20:03 Sandown

Friday 25 July 2025

All17:4518:1818:5319:2820:0320:38

Close Brothers And Cancer Research UK Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 1m 46.32s

(8)

Pearl Eye^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: N Callan| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 84| D

12/1

Latest win at Doncaster in March. Fair sixth of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Ascot (10f, firm) 14 days ago so needs considering.

Form: 195056

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(7)

Indalo³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Aidan Keeley| T: R Varian| OR: 81| BF| D

3/1

Looked on the up until going too freely when fourth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 36 days ago. Weighted to go well back in trip now.

Form: 1/1-3524

(3)

Desperate Dan⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 80| D

12/1

33/1, last of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (9f, good to firm) 83 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 83126-0

(2)

Crack On Boys^h1⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D Egan| T: Tom Clover| OR: 87| D

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap (16/1) at York (10.2f, firm) 55 days ago. Back down in trip. Hood on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 4-127

(6)

Orbaan^t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| BF| D

17/2

Latest win at Beverley in July. 4/1, good fourth of 10 in handicap at Epsom (8.5f, good to firm) 15 days ago, never nearer. Can give another good account.

Form: 732314

(5)

Enough Already¹⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Wallis| OR: 76| D

50/1

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 10-runner handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (8f) 140 days ago on final run for Adrian McGuinness. Not ruled out for his new yard after a break.

Form: 01453-1

(4)

Man Of La Mancha⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Dace⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Beckett| OR: 79| D

11/10

Winner at Windsor in May. 3/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (9f, good to firm) 41 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 5-63133

Non-Runners

(1)

Lunario¹⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: L A Dace J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Man Of La Mancha (11/10), Indalo (3/1), Crack On Boys (7/1), Orbaan (17/2), Pearl Eye (12/1), Desperate Dan (12/1), Lunario (12/1), Enough Already (50/1)

INDALO is fancied to resume his progress now reverted to 1m having gone too keenly upped in trip at Chelmsford so gets the vote. Sole 3-y-o Man Of La Mancha could prove the biggest danger ahead of Orbaan, Pearl Eye and Enough Already.