19:45 Sandown

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Ultimate Summer Handicap

Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 1m 29.73s

(7)

Tennessee Gold⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J Parr| OR: 86| CD

4/1

Captured this prize 12 months ago and not seen to best effect when eighth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 42 days ago, left poorly placed. Weighted to go well in his follow-up bid.

Form: 1341-08

(1)

Warm Spell⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 86| D

10/1

12/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) 56 days ago. Booking of Murphy a plus. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 6/58-269

(3)

Diligent Resdev^v⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 85| D

2/1

6/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 54 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 51-3533

(4)

Lunario^b,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Dace⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Dace| OR: 78

9/1

8/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Chester (7.6f, good to firm) 12 days ago, suited by way race developed. Needs considering.

Form: 542471

(2)

Padua^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies| T: H Morrison| OR: 81| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 10/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 19 days ago, making all. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: 27-541

(5)

Happy Banner⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 76| D

9/2

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (9/4) at Redcar (10f, firm) 48 days ago. Back down in trip and in the mix.

Form: 731-653

(6)

The Hare Rail¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: R A Teal| OR: 75

13/2

4/1, good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 632-362

Forecasts

Diligent Resdev (2/1), Tennessee Gold (4/1), Happy Banner (9/2), The Hare Rail (13/2), Padua (15/2), Lunario (9/1), Warm Spell (10/1)

None of these can be ruled out so at the likely odds it is worth siding with last year's victor TENNESSEE GOLD to go in again having slipped to a handy-looking mark and not enjoyed the rub of the green when eighth at Newmarket last time. Recent Haydock scorer Padua is next on the list ahead of Diligent Resdev and Warm Spell.