============================================================================== RACE: Sandown ? · 2026-05-28 Starsports.Bet Whitsun Cup Handicap Good · Flat · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. HICKORY (IRE) (#1) 8yo G · Draw 6 · b Connections Jockey Saffie Osborne Trainer Jamie Osborne Owner Martyn And Elaine Booth Pedigree Sire Free Eagle (IRE) Dam Badr Al Badoor (IRE) Damsire Acclamation Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 11.00 (William Hill) 19:40 12.00 (Bet365) 06:04 13.00 (Bet365) 07:32 17.00 (PricedUp Bet) 09:50 19.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:12 21.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:41 19.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:49 17.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:09 15.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:48 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:39 11.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1748.6 (27 runs, 5 wins, 18.5%) Jockey 1625.8 (2711 runs, 322 wins, 11.9%) Trainer 1603.2 (3774 runs, 408 wins, 10.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 61r 6w 10% A/E 0.86 (fair) Jockey × trainer 935r 110w 12% A/E 0.92 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 150r 17w 11% A/E 0.99 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 110r 7w 6% A/E 0.42 (negative) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 15r 1w 7% A/E 0.34 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 675r 65w 10% A/E 0.75 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 6/7 12/1 0.50L 96 105 Saffie Osborne Taken down early - in rear - some headway inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) 2026-05-09 Ascot 7f Good Cla 18/28 12/1 0.75L 96 110 Saffie Osborne Slowly into stride - raced near side - towards rear - hampered 1f out - never dangerous - 15th of 20 in group (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run 2f out) 2025-10-04 Ascot 7f Soft Cla 2/15 9/1 1.75L 93 100 Edward Greatrex Midfield - headway on far side of group from 3f out - pressed leaders 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 6/1) 2025-09-05 Ascot 7f Soft Cla 1/11 6/1 won 90 101 Saffie Osborne Mounted in chute and taken down early - held up in rear - steady headway over 3f out - ridden and disputed lead over 1f out - drifted left when led inside final furlong - kept on(op 5/1) 2025-08-14 Windsor 1m Good To F Cla 2/8 7/2 0.10L 89 97 Saffie Osborne Mounted in chute - taken down early - in touch with leaders - ran on final 110yds - just failed 2025-07-31 Wolverhampton 1m½f Standard Cla 5/11 5/1 1.25L 87 86 William Carver Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) 2025-07-26 Ascot 1m Good Cla 3/17 12/1 0.30L 87 96 Jamie Spencer Slowly into stride - held up in last - not clear run under 2f out - headway on near side of group over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong(op 16/1) 2025-07-11 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good To F Cla 6/11 16/1 0.10L 89 90 Saffie Osborne Mounted on course and taken down early - towards rear - headway over 2f out - short of room against rail inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 14/1) 2025-06-26 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good To F Cla 7/12 11/1 1.25L 90 87 Saffie Osborne Mounted on course and taken down early - raced far side - towards rear - headway over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - no telling impression - 1st of 5 in group(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) 2025-06-12 Newbury 7f Good Cla 7/10 16/5F 0.30L 90 87 Saffie Osborne In rear - no impression when bit short of room inside final furlong(op 7/2) 2025-05-29 Sandown 1m Good Cla 3/12 7/1 1.25L 90 91 Saffie Osborne Slightly hampered and carried right soon after start - raced in last - headway from 2f out - ran on well and went third post - did well in the circumstances(op 17/2) 2025-05-10 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 1/17 22/1 won 86 95 Saffie Osborne In rear - pushed along and headway from over 1f out - switched right 1f out - ridden and challenging inside final 110yds - led final strides(op 16/1) 2024-10-21 Wolverhampton 7f Standard Cla 2/12 8/1 2.00L 85 91 Jack Doughty Mounted in chute - towards rear - switched right over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - went second post(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) 2024-10-02 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 13/14 15/2 0.50L 87 77 Sean Levey Raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened from 2f out(op 8/1) 2024-08-22 Newcastle (AW 7f Standard Cla 8/12 17/2 0.10L 88 86 Harry Davies Took keen hold - held up in rear - towards near side when headway from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) 2024-07-27 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 7/18 14/1 0.05L 88 93 Saffie Osborne In rear - headway on far side of group from 2f out - disputing fourth inside final furlong - kept on 2024-06-13 Newbury 7f Good To F Cla 8/11 3/1F 0.05L 89 86 William Buick Towards rear - no impression from 2f out - not pace to challenge (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/2) 2024-05-11 Ascot 7f Good Cla 4/21 8/1 1.50L 89 93 Saffie Osborne Ducked right start - switched left soon after start - took keen hold - held up in rear on outer - headway from 2f out - switched right then not clear run and hit on nose by rival's whip over 1f out - soon in the clear - went fourth towards finish(op 7/1) 2024-04-03 Kempton (AW) 7f Standard Cla 2/9 100/30 0.75L 89 96 Saffie Osborne Took keen hold - midfield - steady headway from over 2f out - ridden when prominent inside final furlong - went second towards finish(op 7/2) 2023-10-07 Ascot 7f Good Cla 12/17 13/2 1.00L 89 82 Benoit De La Sayet Raced far side - prominent - hung right and lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - 7th of 10 in group(op 6/1) Comment Taken down early - in rear - some headway inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) Finishing result Position 6 SP 12/1 (13.000) Beaten (L) 0.50 Total beaten 6.00 OR after 96 In-running comment Taken down early - in rear - some headway inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. RAAMMEE (GB) (#2) 4yo G · Draw 5 Connections Jockey Ray Dawson Trainer Roger Varian Owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum Pedigree Sire Persian King (IRE) Dam Qabala (USA) Damsire Scat Daddy Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 1.83 (Unibet) 17:42 1.73 (Bet365) 00:31 1.83 (Bet365) 06:10 1.80 (Bet365) 06:18 1.91 (William Hill) 07:07 1.83 (Betfred) 07:13 1.91 (William Hill) 07:22 1.83 (Coral) 09:23 1.91 (William Hill) 10:39 2.00 (Unibet) 12:24 2.10 (Unibet) 13:30 2.00 (William Hill) 14:16 2.10 (Unibet) 15:20 2.00 (William Hill) 15:32 1.91 (William Hill) 15:42 2.00 (William Hill) 16:07 2.10 (Unibet) 16:34 2.20 (Unibet) 17:03 2.25 (Unibet) 18:21 2.38 (Coral) 18:32 2.25 (William Hill) 18:36 2.38 (Unibet) 18:39 2.25 (Bet365) 18:44 2.38 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1560.0 (2 runs, 2 wins, 100.0%) Jockey 1543.6 (2900 runs, 317 wins, 10.9%) Trainer 1723.5 (6000 runs, 1145 wins, 19.1%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 28r 6w 21% A/E 1.61 (value) Jockey × trainer 350r 63w 18% A/E 0.78 (negative) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 225r 39w 17% A/E 0.90 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 15r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 4r 1w 25% A/E 1.30 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 33r 4w 12% A/E 1.16 (value) Past form (last 3 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 4/7 11/8F 0.20L 95 109 Ray Dawson Took keen hold - prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/4) 2025-09-08 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 1/6 1/9F won — 90 Silvestre De Sousa Made all - increased tempo over 3f out - shaken up and went clear 2f out - easily 2025-08-06 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 1/10 10/11F won — 86 Silvestre De Sousa Slowly away - in rear - niggled along and ran green over 2f out - still plenty to do when ridden over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - led final strides - promising(op 6/4) Comment Took keen hold - prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/4) Finishing result Position 4 SP 11/8F (2.380) Beaten (L) 0.20 Total beaten 2.75 OR after 95 In-running comment Took keen hold - prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. DARK TORNADO (IRE) (#3) 5yo G · Draw 4 Connections Jockey J F Egan Trainer Michael Wigham Owner Paul Kwok Ms Angel Li Pedigree Sire Dark Angel (IRE) Dam Snowy Peak (GB) Damsire Pivotal Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 23.00 (William Hill) 17:42 26.00 (Bet365) 06:04 29.00 (Bet365) 06:18 34.00 (William Hill) 06:30 36.00 (7Bet) 07:32 51.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:01 41.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:34 34.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:07 29.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:39 21.00 (BetTom) 18:44 17.00 (William Hill) ELO Horse 1534.4 (9 runs, 2 wins, 22.2%) Jockey 1558.9 (3913 runs, 320 wins, 8.2%) Trainer 1633.5 (1303 runs, 145 wins, 11.1%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 249r 21w 8% A/E 0.96 (fair) Jockey × trainer 51r 10w 20% A/E 1.70 (value) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 22r 3w 14% A/E 1.24 (value) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 1573r 203w 13% A/E 0.94 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 2r 2w 100% A/E 17.00 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 1682r 210w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Past form (last 11 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 7/7 14/1 0.50L 93 106 J F Egan Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) 2026-05-16 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 8/11 18/1 1.00L 94 104 J F Egan Held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 20/1) 2025-08-15 Newmarket (Ju 1m Good To F Cla 8/8 16/1 3.75L 94 68 J F Egan Prominent - pressed leader over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) 2025-07-12 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 5/6 50/1 6.50L 94 91 J F Egan Midfield - switched right over 2f out - no telling impression(op 40/1) 2025-05-17 Newmarket 7f Good To F Cla 1/8 16/1 won 90 99 J F Egan Raced centre - in touch with leaders - headway and challenging 3f out - led 2f out - kept on well(op 12/1) 2025-05-10 Leicester 7f Good To F Cla 1/7 9/4 won 90 84 J F Egan In touch with leaders - headway from over 2f out - hung right but led over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - eased final strides(tchd 2/1) 2025-04-04 Leicester 7f Good To F Cla 2/8 9/2 2.25L 92 82 J F Egan Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway on far side of group from 2f out - ridden and went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/2 tchd 4/1) 2024-06-22 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 17/19 125/1 1.50L 93 75 J F Egan Midfield on near side of group - ridden 3f out - dropped to rear under 2f out(op 100/1) 2024-05-17 York 1m Good Cla 3/6 10/1 0.75L — 93 J F Egan Held up in last - switched right and good headway on outer 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - soon disputing second - no extra inside final 110yds(op 13/2) 2023-09-09 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 2/9 18/1 1.25L — 91 J F Egan Slowly into stride - soon prominent - ridden over 2f out - edged right and went second over 1f out - kept on(op 14/1) 2023-08-20 Sandown 7f Good Cla 6/11 8/1 1.25L — 71 J F Egan Midfield - headway and challenging over 1f out - hampered inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1) Comment Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) Finishing result Position 7 SP 14/1 (15.000) Beaten (L) 0.50 Total beaten 6.50 OR after 93 In-running comment Towards rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. NOSTRUM (GB) (#4) 6yo G · Draw 2 Connections Jockey Alistair Rawlinson Trainer Michael Appleby Owner Thoroughbred British Racing Pedigree Sire Kingman (GB) Dam Mirror Lake (GB) Damsire Dubai Destination Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 17.00 (William Hill) 19:40 15.00 (Bet365) 00:31 19.00 (William Hill) 05:57 17.00 (Betfred) 06:04 15.00 (7Bet) 06:10 12.00 (Bet365) 06:24 11.00 (Coral) 07:07 10.00 (Bet365) 07:32 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 07:40 12.00 (Midnite) 08:32 13.00 (Midnite) 08:34 12.00 (Midnite) 09:11 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:02 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:12 11.00 (Bet365) 11:18 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:34 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:34 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:00 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:32 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:39 10.00 (Betfred) ELO Horse 1444.3 (15 runs, 3 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1541.2 (3248 runs, 327 wins, 10.1%) Trainer 1582.0 (9033 runs, 1042 wins, 11.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 23r 1w 4% A/E 0.45 (negative) Jockey × trainer 2286r 258w 11% A/E 0.87 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 87r 7w 8% A/E 0.70 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 608r 91w 15% A/E 0.90 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 314r 34w 11% A/E 0.81 (negative) Past form (last 17 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 2/7 13/2 1.50L 89 101 Alistair Rawlinson Taken down early - led - headed but kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1) 2026-05-09 Ascot 7f Good Cla 14/28 40/1 1.00L 92 103 Alistair Rawlinson Prominent towards far side - switched left and groups merged over 4f out - weakened over 1f out - 1st of 7 in group(op 33/1) 2025-10-10 York 1m Good Cla 14/17 11/1 1.50L 95 51 Cieren Fallon Prominent - weakened quickly from over 1f out - eased inside final furlong(op 16/1) 2025-09-06 Ascot 7f Good To S Cla 19/20 50/1 0.30L 100 80 Marco Ghiani In touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out 2025-08-16 Ripon 6f Good To F Cla 16/17 18/1 5.00L 104 69 David Nolan Raced far side - always behind - 8th of 8 in group(op 20/1) 2025-07-29 Goodwood 7f Good Cla 8/10 80/1 1.00L 107 85 Jason Watson Towards rear throughout - hung right over 1f out 2025-07-12 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 6/6 33/1 0.50L 109 90 David Nolan Took keen hold - prominent - raced in second behind clear leader after 1f - lost second over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 40/1) 2025-06-28 York 7f Good Cla 8/8 16/1 6.00L 111 80 Daniel Tudhope Always behind(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) 2024-09-20 Newbury 7f Soft Cla 8/8 2/1F 17.00L 113 40 William Buick Led - headed 3f out - lost ground quickly over 2f out - eased over 1f out(op 9/4) 2024-06-29 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good To F Cla 2/5 5/2 0.75L 112 116 Richard Kingscote In touch with leaders - took keen hold early - switched right over 4f out - switched right and against near rail over 1f out - soon ridden - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1) 2024-04-26 Sandown 1m Good To S Cla 6/6 5/2 5.50L 114 93 Ryan Moore Took keen hold - towards rear - hung right throughout - weakened over 1f out - eased final 110yds (jockey said colt raced awkwardly throughout)(op 9/4) 2023-08-26 York 1m1f Good To F Cla 6/6 5/6F 8.50L 114 86 Ryan Moore Raced in second - took keen hold early - raced wide until switched left 6f out - shaken up over 2f out - weakened and eased over 1f out - finished lame (jockey said he never felt comfortable and he was not happy with the way colt was striding out - and so eased colt down in home straight; vet said colt was lame on his left-hind leg)(op 10/11) 2023-08-04 Goodwood 1m Soft Cla 2/7 4/6F 1.00L 114 111 Ryan Moore Took keen hold - led - increased tempo from over 3f out - headed and no extra final 110yds(tchd 8/13) 2023-07-13 Newmarket (Ju 1m Good To F Cla 1/6 11/10F won 113 118 Ryan Moore Made all - going easily 2f out - went clear inside final furlong - comfortably(op 13/8 tchd tchd 7/4) 2022-10-08 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 3/7 5/2J 2.25L 112 111 Richard Kingscote Prominent - went second 4f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 2/1 tchd 11/4) 2022-09-22 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 1/4 7/4 won — 112 Ryan Moore Raced in second - led under 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well - comfortably 2022-07-21 Sandown 7f Good To F Cla 1/10 13/2 won — 96 Ryan Moore Close up - pushed along over 3f out - quickened to lead over 2f out - soon edged right - kept on strongly - comfortably(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) Comment Taken down early - led - headed but kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1) Finishing result Position 2 SP 13/2 (7.500) Beaten (L) 1.50 Total beaten 1.50 OR after 89 In-running comment Taken down early - led - headed but kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. SAYTARR (GB) (#5) 4yo G · Draw 1 Connections Jockey Daniel Muscutt Trainer James Horton Owner Mrs Aoife Henry Pedigree Sire Mehmas (IRE) Dam Baarrij (IRE) Damsire Iffraaj Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 9.00 (William Hill) 17:42 8.50 (William Hill) 20:01 9.00 (William Hill) 06:16 9.50 (William Hill) 07:22 10.00 (William Hill) 07:32 11.00 (Unibet) 08:07 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 09:44 15.00 (PricedUp Bet) 10:10 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:41 15.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:55 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:20 15.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:28 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:32 15.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:42 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:07 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:22 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:34 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:49 11.00 (LiveScore Bet) 17:34 10.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:07 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:39 10.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1675.2 (17 runs, 5 wins, 29.4%) Jockey 1613.6 (5996 runs, 710 wins, 11.8%) Trainer 1646.6 (546 runs, 61 wins, 11.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 64r 7w 11% A/E 1.16 (value) Jockey × trainer 16r 3w 19% A/E 1.35 (value) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 5r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 404r 51w 13% A/E 0.89 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 2r 1w 50% A/E 3.16 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 388r 45w 12% A/E 0.85 (fair) Past form (last 18 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 5/7 9/1 2.75L 87 106 Daniel Muscutt Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 8/1) 2026-05-01 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 3/11 14/1 0.20L 86 93 Jack Callan Held up in rear - headway on outer 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - headed final 110yds - lost second post(op 10/1) 2026-03-27 Newcastle (AW 1m Standard Cla 1/12 2/1F won 82 92 Daniel Muscutt Dwelt start - towards rear - headway on far side of group over 2f out - led inside final furlong - soon ridden - kept on(op 5/2) 2026-02-28 Southwell (AW 1m Standard Cla 1/11 5/2F won 76 89 Daniel Muscutt Travelled strongly - midfield - headway over 2f out - squeezed through to lead over 1f out - soon drifted right and towards near side - always doing enough and kept on well(op 9/4) 2026-01-30 Southwell (AW 7f Standard Cla 1/12 11/2 won 72 80 Daniel Muscutt Towards rear - headway over 2f out - switched left when not clear run under 2f out - went second over 1f out - ridden and ran on to lead inside final 110yds(op 13/2) 2025-10-23 Southwell (AW 1m Standard Cla 6/10 3/1J 1.50L 73 69 Harry Davies Slowly away - in rear - headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 11/4) 2025-10-08 Nottingham 1m½f Good To S Cla 6/11 13/2 5.50L 73 57 Kieran Shoemark Towards rear - steady headway from 4f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1) 2025-09-18 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 1/9 5/4F won 70 77 James Doyle Held up in rear - ridden over 2f out - headway over 1f out - kept on well and led final stride - just prevailed(op 6/5) 2025-09-16 Yarmouth 7f Good To S Cla 5/12 5/1 0.50L 70 71 Rossa Ryan Pressed leaders - kept on final furlong - lost fourth final strides(op 7/2) 2025-08-26 Lingfield (AW 7f Standard Cla 1/9 5/6F won 66 76 Rossa Ryan Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden and headway from over 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 11/10) 2025-08-19 Kempton (AW) 6f Standard Cla 2/12 2/1F 0.30L 66 74 Mikkel Mortensen Ducked left start - midfield on inner - switched left and headway over 1f out - went second and ridden inside final furlong - challenging towards finish - kept on(op 10/3) 2025-08-01 Newmarket (Ju 6f Good To S Cla 3/12 12/1 0.30L 65 69 Mikkel Mortensen Towards rear - steady headway from 2f out - kept on and went third towards finish(op 18/1) 2024-10-01 Bath 5½f Heavy Cla 7/10 6/5F 2.75L 65 36 Callum Shepherd Slowly into stride - held up in midfield - switched to near side over 3f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt lost his action in the closing stages before being heavily eased)(op 5/6) 2024-08-29 Ffos Las 6f Heavy Cla 2/4 13/8F 0.30L 64 67 Kieran Shoemark Led - pushed along and increased tempo over 2f out - soon went clear - reduced lead inside final furlong - faced challenge inside final 110yds - no extra and headed towards finish(op 11/8 tchd 7/4) 2024-08-18 Southwell (AW 6f Standard Cla 3/11 100/30 1.25L 64 64 Callum Shepherd Pressed leader - briefly led over 1f out - outpaced but kept on inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 3/1 and tchd 6/1) 2024-07-17 Ffos Las 6f Good To S Cla 3/7 12/1 5.50L — 63 Kieran Shoemark In rear - headway 2f out - went third inside final furlong - stayed on but no match for first two 2024-06-16 Doncaster 7f Good To S Cla 7/9 6/1 0.50L — 58 Kieran Shoemark Carried right start - never better than midfield(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) 2024-05-22 Yarmouth 6f Good To S Cla 5/6 9/1 2.75L — 59 Callum Rodriguez Prominent - edged left over 2f out - soon outpaced and lost position - no extra final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) Comment Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 8/1) Finishing result Position 5 SP 9/1 (10.000) Beaten (L) 2.75 Total beaten 5.50 OR after 87 In-running comment Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 8/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. COGITATE (IRE) (#6) 5yo G · Draw 7 Connections Jockey William Buick Trainer Charles Hills Owner H Frost Pedigree Sire Churchill (IRE) Dam Damaniyat Girl (USA) Damsire Elusive Quality Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 13.00 (CopyBet) 17:42 11.00 (Bet365) 20:22 10.00 (Bet365) 00:31 9.50 (William Hill) 06:18 10.00 (William Hill) 07:32 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 08:13 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 08:15 10.00 (PricedUp Bet) 08:58 9.50 (PricedUp Bet) 09:50 10.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:02 9.50 (PricedUp Bet) 11:04 10.00 (William Hill) 11:12 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 12:57 10.00 (William Hill) 13:30 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:20 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:28 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:38 15.00 (PricedUp Bet) 15:42 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:07 12.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:22 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:34 10.00 (LiveScore Bet) 17:09 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:48 10.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:07 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 18:39 9.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1666.3 (20 runs, 2 wins, 10.0%) Jockey 1756.2 (6944 runs, 1520 wins, 21.9%) Trainer 1587.4 (5191 runs, 714 wins, 13.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 633r 112w 18% A/E 0.90 (fair) Jockey × trainer 296r 49w 17% A/E 1.02 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 194r 20w 10% A/E 0.79 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 298r 26w 9% A/E 0.70 (negative) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 8r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 472r 48w 10% A/E 0.80 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 3/7 15/2 1.00L 86 107 William Buick In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) 2026-05-02 Newmarket 1m Good To F Cla 7/13 16/1 0.10L 87 84 Kieran Shoemark Raced centre - in touch with leaders - waiting for room over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - 3rd of 8 in group(op 12/1) 2026-04-18 Newbury 1m Good Cla 12/24 25/1 0.50L 88 87 Saffie Osborne Never better than midfield(op 22/1) 2026-03-28 Kempton (AW) 7f Standard Cla 2/9 6/1 1.00L 87 92 Billy Loughnane In rear - headway from over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 7/1) 2025-10-29 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 2/11 3/1F 1.00L 87 94 James Doyle Midfield - headway from over 1f out - drifted right inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 11/4) 2025-10-22 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 4/11 6/1 0.30L 87 92 Hollie Doyle In rear - headway over 1f out - ran on final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) 2025-10-01 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 2/12 100/30 0.30L 85 92 Billy Loughnane In touch with leaders on inner - headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon ridden and edged left - kept on but headed final strides(op 4/1) 2025-09-06 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 7/14 14/1 1.75L 86 83 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - in rear - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 12/1) 2025-08-16 Newbury 7f Good To F Cla 4/11 14/1 0.05L 86 91 Billy Loughnane Towards rear - ridden and headway on near side of group over 1f out - kept on(op 12/1) 2025-07-26 Ascot 1m Good Cla 6/17 33/1 0.50L 88 88 Mickael Barzalona In touch with leaders - disputing second over 1f out - edged right and outpaced inside final furlong 2025-07-10 Newmarket (Ju 1m Good To F Cla 10/11 12/1 0.50L 89 87 William Buick Never better than midfield(op 10/1) 2025-06-26 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good To F Cla 5/12 15/2 1.25L 89 91 Billy Loughnane Bumped start - raced near side - towards rear - midfield after 2f - headway over 1f out - 5th of 7 in group(op 5/1) 2025-05-24 Salisbury 1m Good To F Cla 1/8 11/10F won 83 93 Billy Loughnane Held up in rear - good headway on inner and led over 1f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong(op 7/4 tchd 11/10) 2025-05-03 Newmarket 1m Good Cla 7/14 20/1 0.10L 86 78 Rob Hornby Raced centre - took keen hold - prominent - led group over 3f out - headed in group 2f out - edged right and weakened from over 1f out - 4th of 8 in group(op 14/1) 2025-04-12 Newbury 1m Good Cla 7/14 11/1 1.00L 87 83 Hollie Doyle Held up in rear - headway inside final 110yds - never on terms(op 9/1) 2024-11-20 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 4/14 25/1 0.10L 87 91 Marco Ghiani Prominent - briefly disputed lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - lost third final strides(op 28/1) 2024-08-03 Goodwood 7f Good To F Cla 8/11 14/1 1.75L 90 78 Hollie Doyle Prominent on inner - weakened over 1f out(tchd 12/1) 2024-06-20 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 21/29 33/1 0.30L 93 76 Hollie Doyle Took keen hold - towards far side - soon in rear - headway under 2f out - edged left and weakened inside final furlong - 5th of 10 in group(op 25/1) 2024-03-20 Southwell (AW 7f Standard Cla 2/7 5/2 5.00L 93 89 Jamie Spencer In touch with leaders - went second over 3f out - hung left and outpaced over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong 2023-08-23 York 7f Good To F Cla 5/6 11/4J 0.10L — 90 William Buick Sweating - pulled hard - raced in second - pressed leaders from 3f out - ridden and hung left over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 5/2) Comment In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) Finishing result Position 3 SP 15/2 (8.500) Beaten (L) 1.00 Total beaten 2.50 OR after 86 In-running comment In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. BOYFRIEND (GB) (#7) 5yo H · Draw 3 Connections Jockey Pat Dobbs Trainer Richard Hannon Owner Mrs J Wood Pedigree Sire Twilight Son (GB) Dam Tallow (IRE) Damsire Kodiac Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 7.50 (William Hill) 17:42 7.00 (Bet365) 19:40 6.50 (Coral) 20:22 6.00 (Bet365) 00:31 5.50 (Bet365) 05:57 6.50 (William Hill) 06:04 6.00 (William Hill) 06:18 5.50 (Bet365) 06:30 6.00 (William Hill) 07:22 5.50 (Bet365) 07:26 6.00 (William Hill) 09:11 6.50 (William Hill) 09:44 6.00 (Betfred) 09:50 5.50 (Bet365) 10:49 5.00 (Bet365) 11:18 4.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1657.6 (13 runs, 2 wins, 15.4%) Jockey 1625.7 (4417 runs, 529 wins, 12.0%) Trainer 1640.6 (11041 runs, 1575 wins, 14.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Sandown 396r 44w 11% A/E 0.99 (fair) Jockey × trainer 1709r 193w 11% A/E 0.81 (negative) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Sandown 530r 61w 12% A/E 0.89 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in Class 3 184r 23w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in Class 3 4r 1w 25% A/E 1.58 (value) Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in Class 3 269r 22w 8% A/E 0.62 (negative) Past form (last 14 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 1m Good Cla 1/7 7/2 won 86 108 Pat Dobbs In touch with leaders - headway to lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) 2026-04-18 Newbury 1m Good Cla 8/24 25/1 0.50L 87 88 Sam Hitchcott Pressed leader - no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1) 2025-09-26 Newmarket 1m1f Good To F Cla 6/13 15/2 0.05L 88 92 Sean Levey Raced near side - midfield - not clear run over 2f out - squeezed through and headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) 2025-08-02 Goodwood 1m1f Good Cla 5/16 13/2 2.75L 88 86 Ryan Moore Towards rear - headway against far rail 1f out - never dangerous(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) 2025-07-10 Newmarket (Ju 1m Good To F Cla 4/11 9/2 0.10L 88 94 Sean Levey In touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead over 2f out - headed over 1f out - kept on(op 11/2) 2025-06-04 Nottingham 1m½f Good Cla 1/5 7/4F won 86 94 Pat Dobbs Slowly away - in rear - smooth headway over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - sustained duel with runner-up final furlong - always doing enough(op 13/8) 2025-05-17 Newbury 1m Good To F Cla 2/11 11/1 0.20L 83 91 Sam Hitchcott Led - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on but headed towards finish(op 16/1) 2024-05-24 Goodwood 1m Good Cla 3/11 18/1 0.30L 83 92 Pat Dobbs Towards rear - headway but waiting for room against far rail 2f out - soon switched left - ran on well final 110yds - just held - eyecatcher(op 14/1) 2024-05-10 Ascot 1m Good Cla 7/11 16/1 1.50L 83 73 Pat Dobbs Slowly away and lost many lengths start - raced centre - held up in rear - switched right when groups merged and brief headway over 2f out - no impression final furlong (jockey said colt was slow away)(Mkt1: tchd 18/1) 2023-09-22 Newbury 7f Soft Cla 1/5 3/1J won 80 83 Pat Dobbs In touch with leaders - nudged along and waiting for room 2f out - in the clear over 1f out - jockey dropped whip inside final furlong - kept on well and led final strides(op 10/3) 2023-09-07 Salisbury 1m Good To F Cla 4/12 12/1 0.30L 83 76 Pat Dobbs Led - headed over 2f out - soon shaken up - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 9/1) 2023-08-10 Salisbury 6f Good Cla 4/9 9/2 5.00L — 66 Pat Dobbs Towards rear - outpaced 3f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 6/1) 2023-07-06 Newbury 6f Good Cla 6/8 11/8F 4.25L — 61 Pat Dobbs Pressed leader - edged right towards near side from 3f out - lost position over 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 15/8) 2023-06-05 Windsor 6f Good To F Cla 2/11 20/1 0.30L — 82 Pat Dobbs Prominent - switched left under 2f out - soon pressed leader - kept on well inside final furlong - just held(op 18/1) Comment In touch with leaders - headway to lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) Finishing result Position 1 SP 7/2 (4.500) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 86 In-running comment In touch with leaders - headway to lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (7 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-28 · Sandown · 1m · Class 3 · Good Starsports.Bet Whitsun Cup Handicap 1 Boyfriend (GB) won SP 7/2 2 Nostrum (GB) 1.50L SP 13/2 3 Cogitate (IRE) 1.00L SP 15/2 4 Raammee (GB) 0.20L SP 11/8F 5 Saytarr (GB) 2.75L SP 9/1 6 Hickory (IRE) 0.50L SP 12/1 7 Dark Tornado (IRE) 0.50L SP 14/1 2026-05-09 · Ascot · 7f · Class 2 · Good Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) 14 Nostrum (GB) 1.00L SP 40/1 18 Hickory (IRE) 0.75L SP 12/1 2026-04-18 · Newbury · 1m · Class 2 · Good Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap 8 Boyfriend (GB) 0.50L SP 25/1 12 Cogitate (IRE) 0.50L SP 25/1 2025-07-26 · Ascot · 1m · Class 2 · Good Betfred Handicap 3 Hickory (IRE) 0.30L SP 12/1 6 Cogitate (IRE) 0.50L SP 33/1 2025-07-12 · Ascot · 1m · Class 1 · Good To Firm Cornish Orchards Summer Mile Stakes 5 Dark Tornado (IRE) 6.50L SP 50/1 6 Nostrum (GB) 0.50L SP 33/1 2025-07-10 · Newmarket (July) · 1m · Class 3 · Good To Firm Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap 4 Boyfriend (GB) 0.10L SP 9/2 10 Cogitate (IRE) 0.50L SP 12/1 2025-06-26 · Newmarket (July) · 7f · Class 3 · Good To Firm laywheeler.com Handicap 5 Cogitate (IRE) 1.25L SP 15/2 7 Hickory (IRE) 1.25L SP 11/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Even tempo likely on Sandown's stiff mile with no obvious lone front-runner; the uphill finish should favour proven stayers and held-up types like Saytarr and Cogitate over flat-track speedsters. Narrative: Competitive 7-runner Class 3 handicap with several runners clustered on RPRs 105-109. Raammee tops the ratings on 109 and is unbeaten in two starts for in-form Varian, but a 262-day absence is a significant question mark. Saytarr is the progressive lightweight with 1113 in his last four and elite horse Elo, while Cogitate's booking of William Buick for hot-yard Hills hints at intent despite ordinary recent figures. Hickory has the highest OFR and best raw Elo but a cold trainer string and an "0" last-time-out blunt enthusiasm. Recommended: Saytarr Progressive 4yo carrying just 127lb with three consecutive wins prior to a creditable 3rd last time, RPR 106 still ahead of his official mark and elite horse Elo 1675 in only 17 runs — the most likely improver in the field. Alternative: Cogitate William Buick (jockey Elo 1756) booked by hot Hills yard (23% 14d) is a strong positive signal; TS 97 is the highest in the race and 1m on good is ideal. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-29 23:00 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11946805