Sandown Races
Sandown
16:30
Aspen Insurance Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qualifier)
Sandown
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63
Place: £1.10 £2 £2.30
Exacta: £13
Tricast: £80.05
Trifecta: £69.10
Non-Runners: Sweet Reward (self certificate, inflammation)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Beach Point (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | William Knight | 122 lbs | 13/8F | Won | Prominent - challenging 2f out - led 1f out - ran on(op 11/8) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Alcaraz (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Tom Dascombe | 137 lbs | 7/1 | 1.75 | Led at slow pace - increased tempo 3f out - faced challenge 2f out - headed 1f out - soon kept on but no extra(op 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Croeso Cymraeg (GB) | 11 G | AVG |
Christian Howarth
(3)lbs
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James Evans | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 3.75 | Took keen hold - in rear - headway on far side of group under 3f out - went third inside final furlong - did well in the circumstances(op 17/2 tchd 10/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Baltic Voyage (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Marcus Tregoning | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | Prominent - outpaced from 2f out - lost third inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Forca Timao (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Pattinson | 126 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - brief headway on near side of group 3f out - outpaced from over 2f out(op 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Arkendale (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Billy Aprahamian | 123 lbs | 50/1 | 1.75 | In rear - outpaced over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Silver Nightfall (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Jim & Suzi Best | 127 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | In rear - outpaced 2f out - soon hung left and no impression(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Man Of Desert (GB) | 4 C | Poor | Chris Dwyer | 132 lbs | 9/4 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said colt did not stretch out freely in running on this occasion)(tchd 7/4) |