16:05 Sandown

Saturday 29 August 2026

All13:4014:1514:5015:3016:0516:3517:10

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Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 1m 31.29s

1^st

(3)

Storm Free

49-8

12/1

T: J TateJ: Lewis Edmunds

Went left start, took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on well final 110yds, led towards finish op 9/1

2^nd

(10)

Desert Shadow

49-13

2/1f

T: S bin SuroorJ: Oisin Murphy

Took keen hold, midfield, smooth headway 2f out, soon ridden to lead, edged right and kept on same pace final 110yds, headed towards finish op 7/4 tchd 13/8

3^rd

(4)

Defence Minister

410-0

9/4

T: H Al JehaniJ: Callum Rodriguez

Wore hood to post, bumped start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace op 4/1

4^th

1 ½

(6)

God Of War

49-8

11/2

T: Tom CloverJ: Marco Ghiani

Went left start, took keen hold, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final 110yds tchd 6/1

5^th

(5)

Archer Royal

39-4

11/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick

Wore hood to post, bumped start, took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never a factor op 12/1

6^th

1 ¼

(1)

Monarch's Gold

39-5

17/2

T: K P De FoyJ: S M Levey

Took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden and lost position 2f out, kept on final furlong, no danger op 7/1

7^th

4 ¼

(7)

Mister Bluebird

89-4

40/1

T: H MainJ: L Morris

Stumbled start, took keen hold, chased leader, ridden and lost position 2f out, soon weakened op 28/1 tchd 50/1

8^th

(8)

Shameful

49-9

10/1

T: C G CoxJ: Rossa Ryan

Always behind op 8/1 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Huscal²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: C Hills J: J P Spencer

(2)

Silver Ghost³¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Ray Dawson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£2.60, £1.30, £1.40EX:£47.00Trifecta:£194.70Tricast:£77.54SF:£37.53Swingers:£6.50, £5.70, £2.00

Forecasts

Desert Shadow (2/1), Defence Minister (9/4), Huscal (4/1), God Of War (11/2), Monarch's Gold (17/2), Shameful (10/1), Archer Royal (11/1), Storm Free (12/1), Silver Ghost (16/1), Mister Bluebird (40/1)

DESERT SHADOW had so much to spare over C&D last time that even a 9 lb rise may not stop him. God of War catches the eye having dropped to 4 lb below the mark he defied in this race last year and is second choice. Shameful has been off the track for a long time but Clive Cox has his team in form and a good record fresh means it would be no surprise were this low-mileage 4-y-o to make an impact.

DESERT SHADOW
GOD OF WAR
SHAMEFUL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

God Of War

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 3

J: D Egan | T: Tom Clover

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,731.002nd: £3,626.003rd: £1,814.004th: £906.005th: £453.006th: £226.00