15:50 Sandown

Friday 14 June 2024

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

Style Awards Return To Ladies Day Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 2m 8.8s

(2)

Crimson Road¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 82| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm, 9/4) 17 days ago. In the mix again.

Form: 443-31

(8)

Travolta^b⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 82

17/2

Promising sort. 5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 73 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve further.

Form: 534-1

(4)

Games People Play²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 81

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 8/1, best run when third of 11 in maiden at Newbury (10f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. May well do better.

Form: 34-3

(3)

Dr Foster^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 79

33/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f, soft) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1-23566

(9)

Rukaana²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 79

20/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Nottingham in May. Eighth of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Goodwood (8f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 891-618

(7)

Screaming Eagle²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 78

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 11/2) 27 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 92-364

(6)

Timetobenice⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: M Botti| OR: 77

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Creditable third of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Doncaster (10.2f, soft) 49 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 712-43

(5)

Devoirs Choice⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| OR: 74

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent second of 6 in handicap (2/1) at Haydock (10.2f, firm) 7 days ago, clear of rest. Big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 53452

(1)

Signalman¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: W Buick| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 69

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, fourth of 9 in minor event at Leicester (10f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Much respected on his handicap debut for top yard.

Form: 7-54

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(10)

Ravenswell²⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: R J Smith J: David Egan

Forecasts

Games People Play (3/1), Screaming Eagle (10/3), Devoirs Choice (9/2), Crimson Road (5/1), Travolta (17/2), Signalman (10/1), Ravenswell (14/1), Rukaana (20/1), Timetobenice (20/1), Dr Foster (33/1)

This looks wide open. DEVOIRS CHOICE rates the pick of the weights on the back of his excellent recent Haydock second so edges the verdict. Handicap-debutants Games People Play and Travolta both appeal as likely improvers though and merit serious consideration. Ravenswell is another who can have a say in an intriguing contest.