Saturday 14 June · Sandown, England

14:05 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Distance: 1m 0f 0y
Going: Good to Firm
Class: 2
Prize: GBP 40000
Runners: 5

Race preview

Classic had to be switched for a clear run when runner-up in last year's renewal and is likely to prove competitive once again. However, he finished third behind URBAN LION when Jack Channon's charge was beaten only a neck in the Spring Cup at Newbury in April, and the son of Zoustar is taken to build on that promising effort and go one better. Tribal Chief struggled when upped in trip last time, but has a shout on his earlier placed efforts at Newmarket, while Theoryofeverything is not out of it either.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Urban Lion	1454-12	Edward Greatrex	J Channon	9 8	9-4
2	Classic	9656-34	R L Moore	R Hannon	9 3	11-8
3	Balmacara	13220-0	Charles Bishop	Eve Johnson Houghton	10 2	10-3
4	Urban Sprawl	464410	Billy Loughnane	C Johnston	9 2	15-2
5	Samuel Colt	1/239-0	R Havlin	Mrs A J Perrett	10 0	40-1
NR	Lattam	7/2852-0	Ryan Sexton	Miss J A Camacho	9 11
NR	Theoryofeverything	01080-4	Rossa Ryan	D O'Meara	9 8
NR	Mr Professor	1000-05	D Egan	Raphael Freire	9 8
NR	Tribal Chief	1112-20	Harry Davies	D Menuisier	9 7
NR	Asteverdi	103731-	Oisin Murphy	H Palmer	8 13
NR	Atlantic Gamble	311-008	Rob Hornby	W J Knight	8 11