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Coral Challenge (Handicap).

Sandown · Saturday, 4 Jul · 16:25 · 1m · Class 2 · TURF

DORMANT

Status

13:25

Off time

Runners

Good-good to firm in places on round course

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

TRIBAL CHIEF (FR

🥈 Second

INDALO (IRE

🥉 Third

BEAGLE BAY (FR

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 17 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Indalo

3.75

11/4

02 · 🥈 2nd

Tribal Chief

4.50

7/2

03 · 🥉 3rd

Beagle Bay

7

6/1

04 · —

Cerulean Bay

9

8/1

05 · —

River King

11

10/1

06 · —

Ebt's Guard

11

10/1

07 · —

Sea Force

11

10/1

08 · —

Classic

11

10/1

09 · —

City Of Poets

15

14/1

10 · —

Ozat

21

20/1

11 · —

Hard Endeavor

21

20/1

12 · —

Bourbon Blues

21

20/1

13 · —

Liberty Lane

21

20/1

14 · —

Mirsky

26

25/1

15 · —

Popmaster

26

25/1

16 · —

Balmacara

51

50/1

17 · —

Excellent Believe

51

50/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	10	Liberty Lane (G) [P1] Won the 2024 Cambridgeshire and added 2 listed races over 1¼m last year. Hasn't reached the same heights this season, though, including mid-field in Epsom handicap (1¼m, good to soft) 29 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs first-time cheekp…	341-548	R L Moore	K R Burke	6	62.6 kg	21 20/1 Paddy… 23 Betfa… 23 Sky B… 23
—	2	17	Cerulean Bay (G) Landed back-to-back Goodwood handicaps last autumn and even better form in defeat this year, going close at the York Dante meeting before shaping well when fifth of 28 (second home in group) in Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot. Has his name on a go…	103-425	Non Runner	D O'Meara	5	60.3 kg	9 8/1 Paddy… 11 Sky B… 11 Betfa… 10
—	2	—	No Retreat (G)	02-1150	Oisin Murphy	George Scott	5	61.2 kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
—	3	4	Ebt's Guard (G) A real standing dish in these top handicaps, producing another cracking effort when fourth of 28 in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot last month. Expect him to give it his usual good shot from a handy inside draw.	224-044	Lewis Edmunds	W Muir & C Grassick	5	59.9 kg	11 10/1 Paddy… 10 Sky B… 10 Betfa… 9.50
—	4	15	Excellent Believe (G) Useful sort who has placed 4 times at listed level but disappointed back in a handicap when beating only one in last month's Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot. Bounce back needed.	122-330	James Doyle	J Channon	4	59.4 kg	51 50/1 Sky B… 34 Betfa… 34 Paddy… 34
—	5	16	Balmacara (G) Useful gelding who has been banging his head against a brick wall at listed/Group 3 level this year but life may not be much easier back in handicap company from such a lofty mark, especially from stall 16.	200-376	Charles Bishop	Eve Johnson Houghton	5	59.4 kg	51 50/1 Sky B… 51 Paddy… 51 Betfa… 41
—	6	5	Classic (G) Won this last year (good record here) and has started 2026 in cracking form, building on Newbury Spring Cup second when edging out Indalo back there (1m) in May. That form was advertised several times at Royal Ascot and he shaped as if sti…	128-219	P J Dobbs	R Hannon	6	57.6 kg	11 10/1 Sky B… 10 Paddy… 10 Betfa… 9.50
—	7	3	Indalo (G) [H] C&D winner last July and has done little but progress since, including close second in the Cambridgeshire last autumn and third of 28 (first home in his group) in Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot 17 days ago. Another bold bid looks assured.	1412-23	Ray Dawson	R Varian	5	57.6 kg	3.75 11/4 Paddy… 3.75 Betfa… 3.75 Sky B… 3.75
—	7	—	Centigrade (C)	21/1	Rossa Ryan	R M Beckett	4	59 kg	— Betfa… 6.50 Paddy… 6.50 Sky B… 6.50
—	8	14	Ozat (G) Four-time winner in France and showed promise at the third time of asking for the Ian Williams yard when running on late from the rear (started slowly) for eighth of 28 in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot.	248-008	J P Spencer	Ian Williams	5	57.6 kg	21 20/1 Sky B… 15 Betfa… 15 Paddy… 15
—	9	11	Popmaster (G) Likeable 8-y-o who has been at the top of his game on all-weather this year, winning at Kempton (1m) and runner-up on 3 other occasions. Also a creditable fourth of 18 on turf at Epsom (8.5f, good to soft) last time but probably vulnerable…	122704	K Shoemark	E Walker	8	56.7 kg	26 25/1 Paddy… 67 Betfa… 67 Sky B… 67
—	10	9	Hard Endeavor (C) Won an all-weather novice at Kempton last year. Well held behind a few of these on Newbury reappearance but bounced back from that with a good 3¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Beagle Bay over C&D (good) 21 days ago, nearest finish.	3315-04	Billy Loughnane	Jane Chapple-Hyam	4	56.7 kg	21 20/1 Paddy… 10 Betfa… 10 Sky B… 10
—	11	2	River King (G) Off the mark at Windsor (1¼m) last summer and much improved when making all in 1m handicap at Newbury (firm) last month. Creditable fifth of 28 in Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) since.	231-215	S M Levey	R Hannon	4	55.8 kg	11 10/1 Betfa… 5 Paddy… 5 Sky B… 5
—	12	13	Sea Force (G) [T1] Ended last season with a useful effort to win at Yarmouth (9f, soft). Caught the eye (met trouble) when third of 13 to Mirsky in Thirsk Hunt Cup (1m, good) in May but not in the same form at the York Dante meeting 12 days later. Freshened …	461-630	Harry Davies	W J Haggas	4	55.3 kg	11 10/1 Paddy… 15 Betfa… 15 Sky B… 15
—	13	6	Mirsky (G) Stepped forward from reappearance to land the Thirsk Hunt Cup (1m, good) in May but has found life harder since, including seventh of 28 in Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) last month. Others are more obvious.	9-31007	Oisin Murphy	D O'Meara	7	55.3 kg	26 25/1 Sky B… 29 Betfa… 29 Paddy… 29
—	13	—	The Lost King (G)	121340	—	A M Balding	4	56.2 kg	— Betfa… 51 Paddy… 51 Sky B… 51
—	14	12	Beagle Bay (G) Made it 3 wins from 4 starts this year when seeing off 11 rivals over C&D (good) 3 weeks ago. Asserted late on without looking all out and there's almost certainly more to come from this low-mileage 4-y-o. Shortlisted.	2-1411	Non Runner	R M Beckett	4	55.3 kg	7 6/1 Sky B… 6.50 Paddy… 6.50 Betfa… 5.50
—	15	7	Tribal Chief (G) [T] Has looked better than ever when third in the Lincoln at Doncaster (1m, good) and Victoria Cup at Ascot (7f, good to firm) this season. Shaped better than the result in the latter having had to weave his way through from the rear (best of …	6107-33	Saffie Osborne	D Menuisier	5	54.9 kg	4.50 7/2 Sky B… 4.33 Betfa… 4.33 Paddy… 4.33
—	16	8	Bourbon Blues (G) Useful performer who ran well when 4 lengths sixth of 18 in Golden Gates at Royal Ascot (1¼m, good to firm) a fortnight ago. May find it a bit easier taking on his elders now but he'll require a really smart performance to defy his triple …	322-306	Connor Planas	B J Meehan	3	54.9 kg	21 20/1 Betfa… 15 Paddy… 15 Sky B… 15
—	17	1	City Of Poets (C) Shaped up well this season prior to resuming winning ways at Redcar (1m, good) 15 days ago, holding on gamely. Only nudged up 1 lb for that narrow success.	21-3941	Rob Hornby	J Tate	4	54.4 kg	15 14/1 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21 Sky B… 21
—	18	—	Spanish Voice (C)	187101	—	A M Balding	4	55.3 kg	— Paddy… 17 Betfa… 17 Sky B… 17
—	21	—	Rhoscolyn (G)	604-500	—	D O'Meara	8	54.4 kg	— Betfa… 41 Paddy… 41 Sky B… 41
—	23	—	Dante's Lad (G)	58-3997	—	Ian Williams	4	53.1 kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	24	—	Laureate Crown (G)	856-110	—	H Palmer	3	53.1 kg	— Paddy… 9 Betfa… 9 Sky B… 9
—	25	—	Stem (G)	022-904	—	R Hannon	4	52.2 kg	— Sky B… 26 Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26
—	26	—	Walsingham (G)	10-3108	—	D O'Meara	6	52.2 kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	27	—	Capall Rasa (G)	811-495	—	Tom Dascombe	3	50.8 kg	— Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21 Sky B… 21

Betting forecast: Indalo (11/4), Tribal Chief (7/2), Beagle Bay (6/1), Cerulean Bay (8/1), River King (10/1), Ebt's Guard (10/1), Sea Force (10/1), Classic (10/1), City Of Poets (14/1), Ozat (20/1), Hard Endeavor (20/1), Bourbon Blues (20/1), Liberty Lane (20/1), Mirsky (25/1), Popmaster (25/1), Balmacara (50/1), Excellent Believe (50/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	61152.0 GBP
P2	28668.0 GBP
P3	14352.0 GBP
P4	7164.0 GBP
P5	3588.0 GBP
P6	1776.0 GBP
P7	900.0 GBP
P8	444.0 GBP