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Sandown

3:00

Date 2025-08-30

Distance 1m1f209y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £23,193

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (6)	Saddadd b Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	131	—	1-321	101	109	102	105d	—	—	+4	26.4	3/1 25%
Won handicap debut at Newbury (1m2f, good to firm) in May in London Gold Cup; off since
8 (13)	Castle Cove b Tom Marquand · William Haggas	Tom Marquand · William Haggas	130	—	144-16	93	111	92	32d	—	—	-3	16.5	10/3 23%
Never able to challenge at Glorious Goodwood (favourite); made good impression time before
14 (5)	Dangerman ch Kieran O'Neill · John & Thady Gosden	Kieran O'Neill · John & Thady Gosden	119	b	824011	89	110	97	23d	—	—	+16	32.8	9/2 18%
Won well with blinkers enlisted over C&D (good) last two starts, from the front on latest
6 (14)	Brioni b Rossa Ryan · Alan King	Rossa Ryan · Alan King	132	p	0-8819	95	108	99	49d	—	—	+5	13.6	9/1 10%
C&D win in first cheekpieces; did not get the run of the race in a top York handicap since
2 (2)	Jeff Koons b/br William Buick · Hamad Al Jehani	William Buick · Hamad Al Jehani	140	—	426832	103	106	104	29d	—	—	+16	23.6	10/1 9%
In good form in Britain last three starts but that does not mean he looks well handicapped
1 (10)	Grey Cuban gr Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	142	h	-79210	105	109	99	32d	—	—	+19	25	14/1 7%
Off 8lb higher than for Chester win two starts back, he probably needs another career best
5 (8)	Flying Frontier b Clifford Lee · James Tate	Clifford Lee · James Tate	133	—	801-91	96	109	82	56d	—	—	+7	13.1	16/1 6%
Not proven on softer than good; strong late bids to win twice over C&D, including latest
10 (12)	Alpha Crucis b David Egan · Gary & Josh Moore	David Egan · Gary & Josh Moore	129	p	14-820	92	110	93	28d	—	—	+6	12.1	14/1 7%
Player if ground softer than good prevails, which it didn't at Goodwood on latest start
12 (9)	Mustazeed br Daniel Muscutt · Harry Eustace	Daniel Muscutt · Harry Eustace	127	—	210-94	90	110	93	37d	—	—	+7	11.2	20/1 5%
Probably retains his ability; not dismissed, with any recent rain probably helping
3 (4)	Savvy Victory b Colin Keane · S Woods	Colin Keane · S Woods	139	b	-40958	102	107	95	32d	—	—	+10	14.2	22/1 4%
Below form in 2025, although latest start was a step back in the right direction
9 (11)	Take Heart gr Kieran Shoemark · David Menuisier	Kieran Shoemark · David Menuisier	129	—	6-9660	92	109	84	32d	—	—	+8	11.4	28/1 3%
Won at 2024 Glorious Goodwood (1m2f, good) but has not repeated the form; new yard latest
4 (3)	Flight Leader b Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	137	—	17-400	100	111	88	23d	—	—	+11	13.2	50/1 2%
Fourth at Chester (10.3f) in May on debut for new yard but two backward steps since
NR (7)	Theory Of Tides b NON-RUNNER · John & Thady Gosden	NON-RUNNER · John & Thady Gosden	128	—	11000-	91	107	50	352d	—	—	—	15.3	—
Went badly the wrong way in 2024; gelded since; interesting to see any market confidence
NR (1)	Gaassee b NON-RUNNER · Jack Morland	NON-RUNNER · Jack Morland	124	t	424351	87	108	95	20d	—	—	—	21.8	—
Haydock (1m2f, good to firm) latest saw him break a long losing run, in good style too

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Saddadd	11/4	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Castle Cove	3/1	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3
Dangerman	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Brioni	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Jeff Koons	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Grey Cuban	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Flying Frontier	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Alpha Crucis	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Mustazeed	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Savvy Victory	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Take Heart	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Flight Leader	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Theory Of Tides	-	-	-	-	-
Gaassee	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dangerman

32.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 18 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Saddadd

26.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Grey Cuban

OR: 13.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Jeff Koons

23.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Gaassee

21.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

—

Castle Cove

16.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Theory Of Tides

15.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Savvy Victory

14.2

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Brioni

13.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Flight Leader

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Flying Frontier

13.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Alpha Crucis

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Take Heart

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Mustazeed

11.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grey Cuban Top Rated	105	109	99
Jeff Koons	103	106	104
Savvy Victory	102	107	95
Saddadd	101	109	102
Flight Leader	100	111	88
Flying Frontier	96	109	82
Brioni	95	108	99
Castle Cove	93	111	92
Alpha Crucis	92	110	93
Take Heart	92	109	84
Theory Of Tides	91	107	50
Mustazeed	90	110	93
Dangerman	89	110	97
Gaassee	87	108	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saddadd	105d ago	Long break
Castle Cove	32d ago	Fit
Dangerman	23d ago	Fit
Brioni	49d ago	Fresh
Jeff Koons	29d ago	Fit
Grey Cuban	32d ago	Fit
Flying Frontier	56d ago	Fresh
Alpha Crucis	28d ago	Fit
Mustazeed	37d ago	Fit
Savvy Victory	32d ago	Fit
Take Heart	32d ago	Fit
Flight Leader	23d ago	Fit
Theory Of Tides	352d ago	Long break
Gaassee	20d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Flying Frontier	Hold Up
Mustazeed	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.

Going: Soft

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