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The 2025 Sandown Park Classic Trial Fixture

Ian_Davies

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A meeting I love every year and I saw a host of talent there in 2022.

A quick run through this years's declared runners.

The 5f opener - if there is a Live In The Dream in here, I cannot see who it is as a lot of the pedigrees say "2yo" to me

Esher Cup - Once almost as big as the Britannia at Ascot, there are several interesting types for the future in this

Gordon Richards - There have been better renewals but some decent animals in this, including Alamqam, who I saw win here last year and may benefit if the tap-happy CoC is true to form

Mile - I love Haatem, but I think he wants it on top, so might be "Coopered" (see above), Lead Artist has an obvious chance and Dancing Gemini looked better than ever at Doncaster

Classic Trial - Doubt if there's a Shergar to win it by ten and a few pedigrees here scream "this 1m2f will be plenty far enough!" to me, but Damysus has a pedigree I like

Fillies - I saw Emily Upjohn win this by the length of Esher High Street and the same yard have Star Of Light who has the sort of progressive middle-distance pedigree I swoon over

The Last - Just an innocuous Class 4 3yo 1m2f handicap on paper but could be a source of future quality
 
I've had a look at the card and I've noted the latest stick reading.

As previously stated, there is often a lot to learn for the future from this card, but, as for what might happen tomorrow, a few thoughts....

Zayer 1.15 - Only beaten 3l in the Flying Childers last September, merits his opening mark of OR 99, the stable is flying and I'd expect him to go well. Currently 6/1.

Thunder Wonder 1.50 - There are numerous progressive sorts in this, but he fairly bolted in by 5.5l at Musselburgh last week, same trip, similar ground, another right-handed track here, a 6lb penalty might not stop him and 9/2 might be fair as I've have him 3/1 tops.

Lead Artist & Dancing Gemini 3.00 - Lead Artist has the best form, but he's going to have to be ready here to floor Dancing Gemini who looked an improved horse to me at Doncaster. I love Haatem, went for a monster touch at monster odds in the 2,000 Guineas with him last year, and he wasn't far away, then got it back with interest in the Jersey, but I think he wants it on top and CoC Andrew Cooper is a maniac for overwatering in my book. Both are 3/1, so even money dutched one of them wins it.

Damysus 3.35 - A win any of the quintet wouldn't surprise me tbh, but this colt is by Frankel out of a 1m4f French Group winner, he will definitely get 1m4f himself and I expect him to be staying on best of all at the end of this stiff 1m2f. Currently 9/2.

Star Of Light 4.10 - By Frankel out of an Irish Oaks winner, she's bred to win an Oaks herself and I'm expecting substantial improvement on the level of form she showed to narrowly win a 1m1f110yds Wolverhampton Maiden on her racecourse debut. Currently 3/1.

Sing Us A Song 4.45 - The yard are lethal getting their progressive types handicapped and this Camelot colt out of a Galileo mare is going to do nothing but improve this year. A mark of 85 looks no gift on his nose Goodwood Maiden win, but there's so much more to come from this one, especially when stepped up to 1m4f+ later. Currently 9/1.

A cracking day's racing in prospect.
 
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Lead Artist has the best form, but he's going to have to be ready here to floor Dancing Gemini who looked an improved horse to me at Doncaster....Both are 3/1, so even money dutched one of them wins it.

Sing Us A Song 4.45 - The yard are lethal getting their progressive types handicapped and this Camelot colt out of a Galileo mare is going to do nothing but improve this year. A mark of 85 looks no gift on his nose Goodwood Maiden win, but there's so much more to come from this one, especially when stepped up to 1m4f+ later. Currently 9/1.
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Brave man, Ian, for punting today.

Not my type of racing for betting purposes but often throws up future winners. I hope I can be on them when they materialise.
 
The prices sucked me in, Maurice.

I managed to get 13/2 Zayer (2/1 fav, disappointed) 3/1 Dancing Gemini (evens winner really as dutched with the also disappointing Lead Artist) and 9/1 Sing Us A Song (SP 4/1), a huge price, I thought, for a progressive sort from that yard.

Maybe I'm biased - for the usual obvious reasons 😂 - but I thought Hector Crouch gave him a superb ride, given he's bred to stay 1m4f and really put them to the sword.

And the colt himself looks a lovely, strong, type to me, and will surely continue to progress.

This day's racing seldom disappoints and I enjoyed it enormously.
 

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