17:15 Sandown

Sunday 20 August 2023

All15:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:45

Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 2m 11.81s

(10)

Wisper⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Aidan Keeley| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 87| D

12/1

Won on Brighton reappearance (9.9f) in May and back to that sort of form when third of 9 in handicap at Windsor the following month. Disappointed at Ffos Las since, though, and others more appealing.

Form: 12-1635

(2)

Auld Toon Loon¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 86| D

5/1

Improving nicely, successful twice over this sort of trip in recent months and finding further improvement when second of 11 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, heavy) 14 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 241512

(6)

Silver Gunn³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 84| CD

15/2

C&D winner who got back on scoreboard when taking 10-runner handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm, 7/2) 34 days ago, well on top finish. 4 lb rise fair and not taken lightly.

Form: 986-371

(3)

Derry Lad¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 83| BF| D

9/4

Better than ever this season, winning Sunday Series events at Hamilton (11.1f) and Pontefract (12f) and losing nothing in defeat when third in Haydock handicap (10.2f, heavy) a fortnight ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 26-2113

(9)

Graignes^t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: George Baker| OR: 83| D

11/2

Ran his best race since rejoining current yard when landing 10-runner handicap at Kempton (11f) in June. 8 lb higher mark demands more but he can't be ruled out.

Form: 0/055-41

(7)

Junkanoo^v⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G & J Moore| OR: 80| D

10/1

Proved as least as good as ever when making a winning reappearance at Windsor (10f, heavy) in May, soon clear. 7 lb higher now but may have been aimed at this and won't mind any rain that falls.

Form: 47124-1

(5)

Trais Fluors^p⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Rose Dawes⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 73| BF| C

33/1

Back to winning ways at Goodwood (9.1f) in June and not disgraced, after a very slow start, when third of 7 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to firm) a week later. Could be a player if breaking on terms here.

Form: 0-93313

(4)

Whitcombe Rockstar^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 68| CD

12/1

Suited by strong pace when opening account in 14-runner handicap over C&D (good) 25 days ago. This is tougher but he remains unexposed over this sort of trip.

Form: 4-07501

(1)

Bint Al Daar¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 73

6/1

Found improvement when getting off the mark in 12-runner handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Worth another crack at this longer trip but finds herself in a deeper contest now.

Form: 34-4361

Non-Runners

(8)

Belhaven¹⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: Harry Eustace J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Forecasts

Derry Lad (9/4), Auld Toon Loon (5/1), Graignes (11/2), Bint Al Daar (6/1), Silver Gunn (15/2), Junkanoo (10/1), Wisper (12/1), Whitcombe Rockstar (12/1), Belhaven (16/1), Trais Fluors (33/1)

Preference is for AULD TOON LOON, who has been in great form over this trip in recent months and remains on a workable mark. Plenty of his rivals arrive in good form, with Derry Lad and Silver Gunn particularly respected.