16:58 Sandown

Friday 29 August 2025

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National Racehorse Week Handicap

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 2m 16.98s

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(8)

Son Of Man²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Paddy Bradley| T: J R Boyle| OR: 82

28/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, last of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 29 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 322070

(7)

Carnival Day⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 81| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Epsom in July. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm, 7/2) 4 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 347413

(11)

Azahara Palace²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: H Crouch| T: H Morrison| OR: 80

13/2

Back to winning ways in 6-runner handicap at Epsom (12f, good to soft) 29 days ago, soon clear. Not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 32-3081

(4)

Charming Whisper¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S M Levey| T: P J McBride| OR: 79| BF| D

15/2

Latest win at Newmarket in August. 5/4, creditable third of 6 in handicap there (10f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 014413

(10)

Tipsy Tiger^p⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Georgia Dobie| T: W Stone| OR: 75| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 40/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 65 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1434-07

(9)

Nepal²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 82| D

3/1

Fair ex-Irish maiden (for John Joseph Murphy) who comfortably landed the odds in 8-runner maiden at Yarmouth (10.1f, firm) for his new stable 23 days ago. Goes into handicaps on a handy-looking mark. Big shout.

Form: 2-56341

(12)

Beach Point^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Knight| OR: 73| CD

18/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (13/8) at this C&D (good to soft) 36 days ago. Well on top at the finish there so firmly in the picture despite a 4 lb weights rise.

Form: 242291

(1)

Keble Spirit⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 77| D

9/2

Progressive daughter of Too Darn Hot who scored at Yarmouth in April and backed it up with an excellent third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 55 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 56-713

(6)

Double Red^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy| OR: 70| D

11/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Creditable third of 9 to Charming Whisper in handicap (11/2) at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and in the picture.

Form: 83-1153

(3)

Something Splendid⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 73| D

15/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (9/2) at Newmarket (10f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Had a bit in hand there so he can go well again.

Form: 6-35241

(5)

Nunc Est Bibendum¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 62

66/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Kempton (12f) 16 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 7432-00

Non-Runners

(2)

Silver Gunn⁴⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: M Botti J: D Egan

(13)

Patagonia Girl³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: Liam Wright

Forecasts

Nepal (3/1), Keble Spirit (9/2), Carnival Day (5/1), Azahara Palace (13/2), Patagonia Girl (7/1), Something Splendid (15/2), Charming Whisper (15/2), Double Red (11/1), Tipsy Tiger (12/1), Silver Gunn (14/1), Beach Point (18/1), Son Of Man (28/1), Nunc Est Bibendum (66/1)

This is wide open but George Scott's new recruit NEPAL looks to have got in quite lightly for his first venture into handicap company so gets the nod over the Gosdens' progressive Keble Spirit. Beach Point, Azahara Palace, Carnival Day and Charming Whisper all need factoring into this competitive event too.