2.25 Coral Challenge (Handicap) of £120,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 2 ) 1m.

Sandown Results Sat, 4th Jul, 2026

Going - Good to Firm (Good in places).

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £3,634.74 carried forward to Market Rasen on Sun, 5th Jul. Placepot Pool - £279,271.12 Winning Units - 180.47 Dividend - £1,129.70. Quadpot Pool - £20,999.16 Winning Units - 90.72 Dividend - £171.30. Place Six Dividend - £872.11. Place Five Dividend - £168.88.

Coral Challenge (Handicap) of £120,000.00 3-y-o plus (Class 2 ) 1m.

1st - £61,152.00, 2nd - £28,668.00, 3rd - £14,352.00, 4th - £7,164.00, 5th - £3,588.00, 6th - £1,776.00 , 7th - £900.00, 8th - £444.00 14 Ran
Card Odds Compare

1st

9-1 (VARIAN RACING IX )
(Drawn 3)hd⁶ Rated 99
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Pearly Empress (FR)(Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Breeder - Pearly Empress Partnership

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 11/4 9/4)
(Ring price: 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4) SP 9/4fav

Roger Varian

R Dawson

Tote Win £3.25 Place £1.60

midfield, ridden 2f out, headway to chase leaders entering final furlong, kept on well and led towards finish

17th Jun, 26 Ascot
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

2nd

0.5L

8-13 (Mr P W Harris )
(Drawn 9) Rated 97
New Bay (GB) - Crisolles (FR)(Le Havre (IRE))
Breeder - China Horse Club International

(Morning price: 16/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 6/1 13/2 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

J Chapple-hyam

Billy Loughnane

Place £2.90

midfield, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, headway to press leader over 1f out, briefly led entering final 110yds, always held towards finish

13th Jun, 26 Sandown
4th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

3rd

1.5L

9-6 (Mr Jayant Pindolia )
(Drawn 4) Rated 104
Cable Bay (IRE) - Whims Of Desire (GB)(Nathaniel (IRE))
Breeder - Bluehills Racing Ltd

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 9/1 17/2 9/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1

William & Grassick

Lewis Edmunds

Place £2.60

took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on and went third towards finish

17th Jun, 26 Ascot
4th Flat Hcp Rated 104 This
Race

4th

shd

8-13 (Laurence Bellman )
(Drawn 11) Rated 97
Gutaifan (IRE) - Best New Show (IRE)(Clodovil (IRE))
Breeder - Grangemore Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 33/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Ed Walker

Kieran Shoemark

wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on, just failed for third post

5th Jun, 26 Epsom
4th Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race

5th

0.75L

9-12 (Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obai )
(Drawn 10)cp¹ Rated 110
Teofilo (IRE) - Cape Liberty (IRE)(Cape Cross (IRE))
Breeder - Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

(Morning price: 14/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1) SP 18/1

K R Burke

R L Moore

prominent, pushed along 3f out, headway to lead 2f out, pressed for lead over 1f out, headed and weakened final 110yds

5th Jun, 26 Epsom
8th Flat Hcp Rated 113 This
Race

6th

8-9 (All For One Racing (ii) )
(Drawn 7)ts⁺ Rated 93
Sioux Nation (USA) - Araca (FR)(Elusive Quality (USA))
Breeder - Pimpicks Srl

(Morning price: 4/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2 4/1) SP 4/1

D Menuisier

Saffie Osborne

wore hood to post, slowly away and lost many lengths in rear, in touch and ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

9th May, 26 Ascot
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 93 This
Race

7th

0.75L

8-10 (Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum )
(Drawn 13)ts¹ Rated 94
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Pretty Baby (IRE)(Orpen (USA))
Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

(Morning price: 12/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 10/1 12/1) SP 12/1

William Haggas

Harry Davies

mounted in chute and went to post early, dwelt in rear, some headway and ridden 2f out, soon switched right, kept on entering final furlong, no further impression final 110yds

14th May, 26 York
18th Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race

8th

1.5L

9-1 (Mrs J Wood )
(Drawn 5) Rated 99
Dubawi (IRE) - Date With Destiny (IRE)(George Washington (IRE))
Breeder - Newsells Park Stud

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Richard Hannon

P J Dobbs

wore hood to post, midfield, pushed along 2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, kept on, no danger

17th Jun, 26 Ascot
9th Flat Hcp Rated 99 This
Race

9th

8-10 (Mr J N Blackburn )
(Drawn 6) Rated 94
Siyouni (FR) - Latice (IRE)(Inchinor (GB))
Breeder - George Strawbridge

(Morning price: 20/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

David O'Meara

Oisin Murphy

took keen hold, midfield, ridden 2f out, soon lost position, minor headway inside final furlong

18th Jun, 26 Ascot
7th Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race

10th

0.5L

8-8 (Mr Saeed Manana )
(Drawn 1) Rated 92
Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Populist (IRE)(Shamardal (USA))
Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

J Tate

Rob Hornby

wore hood to post, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway but short of room over 1f out, faded final 110yds

19th Jun, 26 Redcar
1st Flat Hcp Rated 91 This
Race

11th

1.25L

9-5 (Mick and Janice Mariscotti )
(Drawn 16) Rated 103
New Bay (GB) - Utopian Dream (GB)(High Chaparral (IRE))
Breeder - Meon Valley Stud

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Eve Johnson Houghton

Charles Bishop

went to post early in hood, took keen hold, led, two lengths clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out

27th Jun, 26 York
6th Flat Rated 105 This
Race

12th

8-9 (M Hughes, M Kerr-dineen And Partners )
(Drawn 8) Rated 102
Space Blues (IRE) - Upper Street (IRE)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Dunchurch Lodge Stud Company

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1 25/1) SP 25/1

Brian Meehan

Connor Planas

held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

20th Jun, 26 Ascot
6th Flat Hcp Rated 103 This
Race

13th

4.5L

9-5 (Mr Jaber Abdullah )
(Drawn 15) Rated 103
Make Believe (GB) - Lambeth Walk (GB)(Charm Spirit (IRE))
Breeder - David Ward

(Morning price: 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Jack Channon

James Doyle

midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

17th Jun, 26 Ascot
27th Flat Hcp Rated 106 This
Race

14th

18L

9-1 (Miss Lauren Kiely )
(Drawn 14) Rated 99
Kingman (GB) - Ollie Olga (USA)(Stormy Atlantic (USA))
Breeder - Sumbe

(Morning price: 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

I Williams

J P Spencer

wore hood to post, prominent, ridden and lost position over 2f out, soon weakened

17th Jun, 26 Ascot
8th Flat Hcp Rated 100 This
Race

Off 2.25
Time 1m. 40.72 secs, which is 2.24 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £25.50
Tote Trifecta- £208.90
CSF- £17.69
Tricast- £118.05.

Non runners Cerulean Bay , River King , Beagle Bay (FR)

2025 Classic 5 8-10 S M Levey 6/1 (Richard Hannon) (Drawn 2)

2024 Cicero's Gift 4 9-12 Billy Loughnane 11/2 (Charles Hills) (Drawn 1)

2023 Perotto 5 8-13 Tom Marquand 5/1JFav (Roger Varian) (Drawn 4)

2022 Sinjaari 6 9-11 Kieran Shoemark 7/2 (Roger Charlton) (Drawn 7)

2021 Magical Morning 4 9-0 L Dettori 13/2 (John Gosden) (Drawn 11)