Aspen Insurance Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qualifier)

Sandown

4:30

Date 2025-07-24

Distance 1m1f209y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,019

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (4)	Beach Point br Oisin Murphy · William Knight	Oisin Murphy · William Knight	122	p	224229	69	95	84	15d	—	—	-16	25.1	13/8 38%
Below par on AW last time; consistent on turf otherwise this term; rebound likely
5 (1)	Man Of Desert b Silvestre De Sousa · Chris Dwyer	Silvestre De Sousa · Chris Dwyer	132	—	6-6304	79	95	67	43d	—	—	-12	15.7	9/4 31%
Least exposed contender; rallying fourth over 1m last time; interesting back at 1m2f
3 (2)	Baltic Voyage b Clifford Lee · Marcus Tregoning	Clifford Lee · Marcus Tregoning	135	—	41904/	82	-	-	—	—	—	+5	13.5	9/1 10%
Returns from layoff and makes debut for another new yard; market helpful
4 (3)	Croeso Cymraeg b Christian Howarth(3) · James Evans	Christian Howarth(3) · James Evans	134	—	10-917	81	92	66	29d	—	—	+1	10.4	10/1 9%
Not entirely solid on 2025 form and his old legs may now lack consistency
6 (6)	Silver Nightfall b Luke Morris · Jim & Suzi Best	Luke Morris · Jim & Suzi Best	127	—	121-08	74	83	36	14d	—	—	0	8.4	10/1 9%
Five-time AW winner; still a maiden on turf and current mark looks difficult
1 (7)	Alcaraz b Pierre-Louis Jamin · Tom Dascombe	Pierre-Louis Jamin · Tom Dascombe	137	—	-86717	84	85	65	24d	—	—	+12	16.9	16/1 6%
Multiple winner on French soil; failed to beat a rival last month on British debut
7 (9)	Forca Timao b William Carson · Mark Pattinson	William Carson · Mark Pattinson	126	ht	-65170	73	83	69	29d	—	—	+8	12	20/1 5%
Record for current stable is far from solid, notwithstanding an AW success
8 (5)	Arkendale br Thomas Greatrex · Billy Aprahamian	Thomas Greatrex · Billy Aprahamian	123	—	5042-8	70	88	88	14d	—	—	+3	5.6	50/1 2%
Failed to beat a rival this month on debut for new yard; opposed
NR (8)	Sweet Reward b NON-RUNNER · Jonathan Portman	NON-RUNNER · Jonathan Portman	135	—	44-193	82	93	-	41d	—	—	—	8	—
Has plenty of C&D form, including placed effort in latest start; likely player

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Beach Point	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	11/8
Man Of Desert	15/8	2/1	2/1	15/8	9/4
Baltic Voyage	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	9/1
Croeso Cymraeg	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Silver Nightfall	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Alcaraz	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Forca Timao	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Arkendale	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Sweet Reward	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Beach Point

25.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 7 Odds: 13.3

13/8

2nd

Alcaraz

16.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

3rd

Man Of Desert

15.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Baltic Voyage

13.5

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Forca Timao

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Croeso Cymraeg

10.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Silver Nightfall

8.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Sweet Reward

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Arkendale

5.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alcaraz Top Rated	84	85	65
Baltic Voyage	82	—	—
Sweet Reward	82	93	—
Croeso Cymraeg	81	92	66
Man Of Desert	79	95	67
Silver Nightfall	74	83	36
Forca Timao	73	83	69
Arkendale	70	88	88
Beach Point	69	95	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beach Point	15d ago	Fit
Man Of Desert	43d ago	Fit
Baltic Voyage	—	—
Croeso Cymraeg	29d ago	Fit
Silver Nightfall	14d ago	Fit
Alcaraz	24d ago	Fit
Forca Timao	29d ago	Fit
Arkendale	14d ago	Fit
Sweet Reward	41d ago	Fit

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