16:30 Sandown

Thursday 24 July 2025

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Aspen Insurance Handicap

Off time: 16:34 | Winning time: 2m 20.64s

(7)

Alcaraz²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 84| D

7/1

Useful performer at best in France, but failed to beat a rival home on debut for these connections at Windsor late last month.

Form: 4-86717

(2)

Baltic Voyage³³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 82| D

10/1

Winner of a soft-ground Ripon handicap for Ralph Beckett in 2023, but hasn't made much of an impact in this sphere nor over hurdles since. Needs to get back on track on this debut for new yard.

Form: 841904/

(3)

Croeso Cymraeg²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-8| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 81| CD

9/1

Got back on track when landing a 6-runner Lingfield handicap (1¼m, heavy) on penultimate start, but failed to build on that at Carlisle next time.

Form: 110-917

(1)

Man Of Desert⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 79

9/4

Low-mileage 4-y-o who bettered his low-key handicap debut when fourth over a mile at Yarmouth last time. 1 lb lower now and needs considering with this step back up in trip a potentially good move.

Form: 6-6304

(6)

Silver Nightfall¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: J & S Best| OR: 74

11/1

Winner of 5 of her 17 starts on the AW, but record stands at 0-8 on turf and she's probably worth taking on.

Form: 2121-08

(9)

Forca Timao^h,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: M Pattinson| OR: 73

16/1

Did the job well when snapping a losing run at Southwell in April, but he has finished nearer last than first both subsequent starts.

Form: 9-65170

(5)

Arkendale¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 70

50/1

Signed off last season with a good second at Doncaster (1¼m, good to soft) on final run for Edward Bethell, but offered little on recent debut for new yard at Newbury.

Form: 35042-8

(4)

Beach Point^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: W J Knight| OR: 69| BF| D

13/8

Runner-up on 4 of his first 5 starts this season before misfiring at Kempton recently. Cheekpieces refitted and it would be no surprise were this 4-y-o to quickly bounce back with a bold show.

Form: 224229

Non-Runners

(8)

Sweet Reward⁴¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 8

T: J G Portman J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Beach Point (13/8), Man Of Desert (9/4), Sweet Reward (9/4), Alcaraz (7/1), Croeso Cymraeg (9/1), Baltic Voyage (10/1), Silver Nightfall (11/1), Forca Timao (16/1), Arkendale (50/1)

The fact that BEACH POINT is to be turned out again just 15 days on from his low-key display at Kempton suggests that all is well and William Knight's charge, who was knocking on the door prior to that, is taken to get his head in front here with Oisin Murphy booked. Man of Desert may be the one to give him most to think about, ahead of Silver Nightfall.