14:05 Sandown

Friday 14 June 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 1.19s

(3)

Acklam Express²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 81| D

5/1

Unreliable type. Twenty five runs since last win in 2020. 11/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good) on return 21 days ago. 2022 King's Stand third is now on a career-low mark.

Form: 67000-6

(6)

Dubai Station^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 80| D

28/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 25 days ago.

Form: 503229

(4)

Hierarchy^t,p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 80

16/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 11/2) 16 days ago. Tricky sort (usually starts slowly).

Form: 4138-67

(14)

Moulin Booj^h⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 79| D

16/1

Latest win at Southwell in March. 9/2, last of 8 in handicap at Ascot (5f, good) 44 days ago, too free. Hood back on. Has work to do.

Form: 24-2148

(8)

Lil Guff²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 78| CD

4/1

Last of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Yet to fully fire this season but now 6 lb below mark she won this off last year. Interesting under Murphy (touched off under him here in August).

Form: 24-7850

(1)

Atalanta's Boy¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 78

40/1

Untrustworthy individual. Seven wins from 26 Flat runs (5 at Goodwood, latest from mark of 93). Off 21 months/first run since leaving Martin Smith when fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 100/1) 16 days ago, shaping encouragingly. Down another 2 lb and wouldn't dismiss from stall 1.

Form: 08750/5

(9)

Brave Nation^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: M L W Bell| OR: 78| D

11/2

9/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Well handicapped but doesn't do things straightforwardly (comes from off the pace) and will probably need a race that really goes his way to cash in.

Form: 094-302

(12)

Jenever²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 77| D

5/1

28/1, creditable fifth of 21 in handicap at York (6f, good) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. That was a fine return to turf and he could better his 2023 exploits when winning 4 times.

Form: 30-2435

(2)

Fantasy Master^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 74| BF| D

11/2

7/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 9 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. He's handicapped to win and his turn looks close.

Form: 3-76063

(5)

Maharajas Express^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 71| D

14/1

Latest win at Bath in April. Seventh of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Chepstow (5.1f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 721367

(11)

Bang On The Bell^b²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 71| D

18/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in March. 13/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) 29 days ago.

Form: 911752

(7)

Mary Of Modena⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Paddy Bradley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 70| D

28/1

16/1, good second of 6 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to soft) on return 46 days ago. This is tougher.

Form: 51462-2

(15)

Concierge^v³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater| OR: 66| D

80/1

33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, heavy) 31 days ago. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 31180-8

(16)

Phoenix Star^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: George Rooke| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 62| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in March. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good, 10/1) 12 days ago. Not the force of old.

Form: 218332

Non-Runners

(10)

Buraback⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: D Shaw J: David Egan

(13)

Secret Handsheikh¹

Weight: 8-4| Age: 6

T: J Gallagher J: R Ffrench

Forecasts

Lil Guff (4/1), Jenever (5/1), Acklam Express (5/1), Brave Nation (11/2), Fantasy Master (11/2), Maharajas Express (14/1), Moulin Booj (16/1), Hierarchy (16/1), Secret Handsheikh (16/1), Bang On The Bell (18/1), Buraback (20/1), Phoenix Star (22/1), Dubai Station (28/1), Mary Of Modena (28/1), Atalanta's Boy (40/1), Concierge (80/1)

FANTASY MASTER shaped well at Nottingham last week, faring best of those to race prominently, and is handicapped to win, so he could be the answer from stall 2. Good cases can be made for many others in a hot race though, chief among them last year's winner Lil Guff, Jenever, and the classy pair Atalanta's Boy and Acklam Express, who are potentially thrown-in.