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(R1) 13:15 SANDOWN, 5f 10y Bet365 Handicap (Class 2) (3YO only) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (1) 4140- FIRST EDITION (IRE) 196 CD 3 9 - 11 A Kirby 101 b c Invincible Spirit - Remember C G Cox

2 (4) 213426- NOMADIC EMPIRE (IRE) 196 D 3 9 - 7 D Tudhope 97 b c Kodiac - Beatify D O'Meara

3 (5) 2111-25 CHARLIE FELLOWES (IRE) 44 D 3 9 - 3p W Buick 93 b g Swiss Spirit - Filatelia George Scott

4 (3) 36321-1 NELSON GAY (IRE) 41 D 3 8 - 6p David Egan 82 b g Mehmas - Rublevka Star Richard Hughes

5 (2) 08114- FANTASY MASTER 177 D BF 3 8 - 5 Hollie Doyle 81 ch c Sepoy - Dinvar Diva M Appleby

ATR VERDICT: FIRST EDITION failed to fire on his final start in 2020, where soft ground would have been against him, but it is far too soon to be writing him off. Clive Cox's colt had been an impressive maiden winner over C&D in September and was then not disgraced when fourth in the Group 2 Mill Reef at Newbury. It would be no surprise to see him play a leading role back on a decent surface this afternoon. Nomadic Empire made the frame in Listed company twice as a juvenile and he is an obvious threat to the selection. Charlie Fellowes and Nelson Gay are both fit from the all-weather but they will need to improve if the selection is ready to go on his return to action.

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(R2) 13:50 SANDOWN, 1m Bet365 Esher Cup Handicap (Class 2) (3YO only) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (7) 216-1 NAAMOOS (FR) 20 D 3 9 - 7 B A Curtis 98 b c Wootton Bassett - Praise Dancing M Johnston

2 (4) 41-4 QUINTILLUS 22 3 9 - 1 W Buick 92 ch c Dubawi - Epitome C Appleby

3 (5) 22-1 ILZA'EEM (FR) 18 D 3 8 - 12 89 b c Olympic Glory - Money Time S & E Crisford

4 (3) 921- RIFLEMAN (IRE) 163 3 8 - 10 R L Moore 87 ch c The Gurkha - Dietrich J & T Gosden

5 (10) 631-3 DINGLE (IRE) 7 D 3 8 - 9 S M Levey 86 b c Footstepsinthesand - Beal Ban R Hannon

6 (9) 516- TAWAAREQ (IRE) 195 3 8 - 5 Andrea Atzeni 82 b g Shamardal - Sundus Sir

7 (6) 51-6 CHATEAU D'IF (FR) 26 3 8 - 3 David Egan 80 b g Intello - Moonlight Cass D Menuisier

8 (8) 751- WITHOUT REVENGE 149 D 3 8 - 3 Hollie Doyle 80 b g Muhaarar - La Dorotea R Charlton

9 (1) 32-31 MELODY OF LIFE (IRE) 100 3 8 - 2 F Norton 79 b c Dark Angel - Tamarisk A M Balding

10 (2) 43-1 BUXTED TOO 17 3 8 - 2 Cam Hardie 79 ch g Iffraaj - Much Promise Ian Williams

Long Handicap: Melody Of Life 8 - 1, Buxted Too 8 - 1 ATR VERDICT: This appears to be a very competitive renewal of this contest but the marginal preference is for ILZA'EEM, who created a big impression when getting off the mark easily on his seasonal return at Redcar earlier in the month. The Crisford's colt had chased home a pair of exciting prospects in his two juvenile starts at Kempton last November and it would be no surprise if an opening mark of 89 underestimated his ability. Rifleman improved with every start as a two-year-old and the son of The Gurkha should have more to offer this year. Dingle confirmed his well-being with a placed effort in a similar contest at Newbury a week ago and he should be thereabouts once again. Others to consider are Quintillus and Naamoos.

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(R3) 14:25 SANDOWN, 1m 1f 209y bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (4YO plus) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (2) 232250- DESERT ENCOUNTER (IRE) 154 D 9 9 - 0h Andrea Atzeni 115 b g Halling - La Chicana D M Simcock

2 (1) 21136-0 EXTRA ELUSIVE 62 D 6 9 - 0 Hollie Doyle 113 ch g Mastercraftsman - Nessina R Charlton

3 (5) 1/120- HIGHEST GROUND (IRE) 195 D BF 4 9 - 0 R L Moore 111 b c Frankel - Celestial Lagoon Sir Michael Stoute

4 (6) 31/115- HUKUM (IRE) 223 4 9 - 0 Jim Crowley 114 b c Sea The Stars - Aghareed Owen Burrows

5 (4) 111/21- THUNDEROUS (IRE) 288 D 4 9 - 0 F Norton 112 b c Night Of Thunder - Souviens Toi M Johnston

6 (3) 1/32-1 WALDKONIG 17 D 4 9 - 0 L Dettori 109 b c Kingman - Waldlerche J & T Gosden

7 (7) 832162- WINTER REPRISE (FR) 149 D 4 9 - 0 W Buick 98 b g Intello - Winter Fashion D Menuisier

ATR VERDICT: Waldkonig won well on his return to action at Pontefract a couple of weeks ago but that was only handicap company and this is much more demanding. With that in mind, preference is for HIGHEST GROUND, whose disappointing run on soft ground at Newmarket when last seen in October can be easily forgiven. The son of Frankel had been progressive prior to that defeat and he can add to his trainer's outstanding record in this contest. Thunderous beat the selection in the Dante last year and he cannot be discounted this afternoon, although his only defeat came on his seasonal debut last year.

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(R4) 15:00 SANDOWN, 1m bet365 Mile (Group 2) (Class 1) (4YO plus) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (1) 241119- HAPPY POWER (IRE) 188 D 5 9 - 4 Oisin Murphy 115 gr h Dark Angel - Tamarisk A M Balding

2 (3) 4-15463 BLESS HIM (IRE) 21 D 7 9 - 1h J P Spencer 105 b g Sea The Stars - Happy Land D M Simcock

3 (2) 12/22-11 KHUZAAM (USA) 21 D 5 9 - 1 Jim Crowley 116 ch g Kitten's Joy - Afraah R Varian

4 (4) 11/1113- PALACE PIER 188 C D BF 4 9 - 1 L Dettori 125 b c Kingman - Beach Frolic J & T Gosden

ATR VERDICT: PALACE PIER lost his unbeaten record when finishing third in the QEII at Ascot in October on very soft ground, but he is best judged on his two previous Group 1 victories. The son of Kingman followed up his success in the St James's Palace with a win in a decent renewal of the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville in August and a reproduction of either of those efforts today would make him very hard to beat. That said, Khuzaam appeared to take a big step forwards when winning the All-Weather Mile Championship at Lingfield earlier in the month, although his lack of turf form is a concern. If Happy Power were to get an easy lead he could outrun his price, whilst Bless Him looks to be up against it.

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(R5) 15:35 SANDOWN, 1m 1f 209y bet365 Classic Trial (Group 3) (Class 1) (3YO only) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (1) 41- ADAYAR (IRE) 177 3 9 - 1 James Doyle 93 b c Frankel - Anna Salai C Appleby

2 (9) 12- ALENQUER (FR) 230 3 9 - 1 Tom Marquand 100 b c Adlerflug - Wild Blossom W J Haggas

3 (4) 11- BELLOCCIO (FR) 163 3 9 - 1 David Egan - ro c Belardo - Three Cards D Menuisier

4 (7) 110- ETONIAN (IRE) 195 C 3 9 - 1 P J Dobbs 109 b c Olympic Glory - Naan R Hannon

5 (5) 11- IRISH LEGEND (IRE) 167 D 3 9 - 1 Jim Crowley 88 b c Sea The Stars - Stealth Missile Hugo Palmer

6 (2) 2111- LONE EAGLE (IRE) 195 D 3 9 - 1 S M Levey 110 b c Galileo - Modernstone M Meade

7 (10) 221212- RECOVERY RUN 195 C 3 9 - 1 Oisin Murphy 107 b c Nathaniel - Regal Splendour A M Balding

8 (8) 541- SIR LUCAN (IRE) 192 3 9 - 1 R L Moore 104 b c Camelot - Sparrow A P O'Brien

9 (3) 3-31 TRAWLERMAN (IRE) 17 3 9 - 1 L Dettori 93 b c - Tidespring J & T Gosden

10 (6) 3511- YIBIR 217 C 3 9 - 1 W Buick 100 ch c Dubawi - Rumh C Appleby

ATR VERDICT: A case can be made for all of these but none more so than ETONIAN, who won twice over 7f at this track as a two-year-old. On the first of those occasions, Richard Hannon's colt accounted for the high-class One Ruler in a maiden, while he scored in the Group 3 Solario Stakes on his next start. He didn't appear to relish the soft ground when well beaten in the Dewhurst on his final start in 2020, but could return to winning ways with conditions set to suit today. Yibir progressed well throughout his juvenile campaign and he looked to be a nice prospect when winning what is traditionally a decent conditions race at Newbury in September. Sir Lucan is another who caught the eye last year and, whilst he may not be the very best three-year-old in Ballydoyle, he should be capable of making his mark at this level. Lone Eagle and Recovery Run are closely matched based on their meeting in the Zetland and they complete the shortlist.

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(R6) 16:10 SANDOWN, 1m 1f 209y bet365 Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10/GBB Race) (Class 4) (3YO only) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (2) 31- NASH NASHA 261 3 9 - 7 W Buick 78 b f Dubawi - Just The Judge C Appleby

2 (6) BRECCIA 3 9 - 0 Tom Marquand - b f Intello - Rock Choir W J Haggas

3 (4) CHIASMA (IRE) 3 9 - 0 L Dettori - b f Galileo - J & T Gosden

4 (5) 9- HAIZOOM 142 3 9 - 0 Jim Crowley - ch f Sea The Stars - Sortita M P Tregoning

5 (1) LOVING DASH 3 9 - 0t1 Daniel Muscutt - b f Lope De Vega - Miss Dashwood J R Fanshawe

6 (3) ROYAL HARMONY (IRE) 3 9 - 0 Andrea Atzeni - b f Shamardal - Lady Of Dubai S & E Crisford

ATR VERDICT: Nash Nasha sets the standard after getting off the mark at Lingfield last August, however, that form does not appear to be very strong and the 7lb penalty has to be a slight concern. With that in mind, preference is for CHIASMA, who is a full-sister to the unbeaten 10-time Group 1 winner Frankel as well as . The Gosden's have given this well-bred filly plenty of time and it would be no surprise if she proved to be well above average. Royal Harmony is the first foal out of a mare who won a Listed race over 1m2f and was placed in the Oaks. Loving Dash is closely related to the Queen's Vase winner Dashing Willoughby, while Breccia shares here page with plenty of high- class performers.

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(R7) 16:40 SANDOWN, 1m 1f 209y Bet365.com Handicap (Class 3) (3YO only) No(Dr) Silk Form Horse Details Age/Wt Jockey/Trainer OR 1 (1) 11 SEA THE SHELLS 42 3 9 - 7 F Norton 93 b c Sea The Stars - Seychelloise M Johnston

2 (5) 6114-4 FABILIS 85 BF 3 9 - 5 R L Moore 91 b c Frankel - Mirabilis R M Beckett

3 (2) 431- JUAN DE MONTALBAN (IRE) 194 3 8 - 12 Oisin Murphy 84 ch c Lope De Vega - Abilene A M Balding

4 (3) 532-5 ARTHUR'S REALM (IRE) 27 3 8 - 11 Tom Marquand 83 b c Camelot - Morning Line E A L Dunlop

5 (4) 4412- VALORANT 182 C 3 8 - 5 Hollie Doyle 77 b f Showcasing - Comeback Queen R Charlton

ATR VERDICT: SEA THE SHELLS confirmed the promise that he displayed when winning easily on his debut at Wolverhampton in February by defying a penalty at the same venue last month. That last piece of form was boosted when the second hit the crossbar in a handicap at Newmarket last week off a mark of 85. Given that Mark Johnston's colt readily beat that rival whilst giving him 7lb suggests that an opening mark of 93 appears to be very fair. Juan De Montalban progressed well through his juvenile campaign and he was last seen getting off the mark over 1m1f at Goodwood in October. Valorant merits consideration on her seasonal return, while Fabilis edges out Arthur's Realm to be best of the rest.

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