04 Jul 2026 14:25 Sandown
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £61,152); Distance: 1m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Coral Challenge (Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(3) |
| - |
Indalo (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 1) |
1412-23 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Ray Dawson | R Varian VARIAN RACING IX |
9/4 | |
| midfield, ridden 2f out, headway to chase leaders entering final furlong, kept on well and led towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
10(9) |
| ½ L |
Hard Endeavor (FR) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
3315-04 / 4 |
Flat (21) | Billy Loughnane | Jane Chapple-Hyam Mr P W Harris |
7/1 | |
| midfield, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, headway to press leader over 1f out, briefly led entering final 110yds, always held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(4) |
| 1½ L |
Ebt's Guard (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
224-044 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Lewis Edmunds | W Muir & C Grassick Mr Jayant Pindolia |
8/1 | |
| took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on and went third towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
9(11) |
| SHD |
Popmaster (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 13) |
122704 / 8 |
Flat (29) | K Shoemark | E Walker Laurence Bellman |
50/1 | |
| 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 |
1(10) |
| ¾ L |
Liberty Lane (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
341-548 / 6 |
Flat (29) | R L Moore | K R Burke Exors Of The Late… |
18/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along 3f out, headway to lead 2f out, pressed for lead over 1f out, headed and weakened final 110yds | ||||||||||
6th |
15(7) |
| NK |
Tribal Chief (FR) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
6107-33 / 5 |
Flat (56) | Saffie Osborne | D Menuisier All For One Racing… |
4/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
7th |
12(13) |
| ¾ L |
Sea Force (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
461-630 / 4 |
Flat (51) | Harry Davies | W J Haggas Sheikh Rashid Dalmook… |
12/1 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
8th |
6(5) |
| 1½ L |
Classic (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
128-219 / 6 |
Flat (17) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mrs J Wood |
7/1 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, pushed along 2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, kept on, no danger | ||||||||||
9th |
13(6) |
| 1 L |
Mirsky (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) |
9-31007 / 7 |
Flat (16) | Oisin Murphy | D O'Meara Mr J N Blackburn |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold, midfield, ridden 2f out, soon lost position, minor headway inside final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
17(1) |
| ½ L |
City Of Poets (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 8) |
21-3941 / 4 |
Flat (15) | Rob Hornby | J Tate Mr Saeed Manana |
25/1 | |
| wore hood to post, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway but short of room over 1f out, faded final 110yds | ||||||||||
11th |
5(16) |
| 1¼ L |
Balmacara (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
200-376 / 5 |
Flat (7) | Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton Mick and Janice… |
50/1 | |
| went to post early in hood, took keen hold, led, two lengths clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
12th |
16(8) |
| HD |
Bourbon Blues (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
322-306 / 3 |
Flat (14) | Connor Planas | B J Meehan M Hughes, M Kerr-dineen… |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
13th |
4(15) |
| 4½ L |
Excellent Believe (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
122-330 / 4 |
Flat (17) | James Doyle | J Channon Mr Jaber Abdullah |
14/1 | |
| midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
14th |
8(14) |
| 18 L |
Ozat (FR) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
248-008 / 5 |
Flat (17) | J P Spencer | Ian Williams Miss Lauren Kiely |
25/1 | |
| wore hood to post, prominent, ridden and lost position over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
2(17) |
| - |
Cerulean Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
103-425 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Non Runner | D O'Meara Nick Cable |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
11(2) |
| - |
River King (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
231-215 / 4 |
Flat (16) | S M Levey | R Hannon Grande Motte |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
14(12) |
| - |
Beagle Bay (FR) (gelding, bay, 8 10) |
2-1411 / 4 |
Flat (21) | Non Runner | R M Beckett Valmont & Ballylinch… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||