20:22 Newmarket

Friday 7 August 2026

All17:2718:0218:3719:1219:4720:22

Aspall Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 2f  |   Good to Firm  |   3 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:24  |   Winning time: 2m 13.91s
1st
Horse silk
2
(2)
Lucky Hero
39-4
5/6f
T: D O'MearaJ: Billy Loughnane
Took keen hold, chased leader, pressed leader and ridden 2f out, soon led, kept on well final furlong op 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
3
3
(3)
Blue Noon
39-4
9/4
T: R HannonJ: James Doyle
Led, ridden and pressed for lead 2f out, soon headed, outpaced final furlong op 5/2 tchd 85/40
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(1)
Shimmering Sands
79-12
10/3
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Oisin Murphy
Wore hood to post, took keen hold, in touch in rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out op 3/1 tchd 7/2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84EX:£2.80Trifecta:£3.10SF:£2.98

Forecasts

Lucky Hero (5/6), Blue Noon (9/4), Shimmering Sands (10/3)

Verdict

LUCKY HERO improved when winning at Redcar recently and is taken to follow up from an unchanged mark. Blue Noon is reliable and rates the chief danger, ahead of hat-trick-seeking Shimmering Sands, who is up another 8 lb.

  1. LUCKY HERO (IRE)
  2. BLUE NOON (IRE)
  3. SHIMMERING SANDS

Previous Winners

2025
Charming Whisper
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 4
J: S M Levey  |  T: P J McBride
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,154.002nd: £2,417.003rd: £1,209.004th: £604.005th: £302.006th: £151.00

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