19:45 Sandown Park

Thursday 28 May 2026

Market Rasen

Ripon

Sandown Park

Worcester

Yarmouth

Compiegne

Fairyhouse

Limerick

Vaal

Completed
1m
7 runners
GOOD

1 (6)

Hickory (Ire)

Age: 8
Weight: 9st 10lbs
Or: 96

Winning start for this yard in Victoria Cup last year and added to his tally at the end of 2025, winning a classified event back at Ascot. Ridden with an eye to the future when down the field in corresponding former event on return and the suspicion is he may have other targets.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
09/05/26	Ascot	7f	Gd/Frm	18/28	Flat
04/10/25	Ascot	7f	Soft	2/15	Flat
05/09/25	Ascot	7f	Gd/Sft	1/11	Flat
14/08/25	Windsor	1m 31y	Firm	2/8	Flat
31/07/25	Wolverhampton	1m 142y	Std	5/11	Flat
26/07/25	Ascot	1m	Gd/Frm	3/17	Flat
11/07/25	Newmarket (July)	7f	Gd/Frm	6/11	Flat
26/06/25	Newmarket (July)	7f	Gd/Frm	7/12	Flat
12/06/25	Newbury	7f	Gd/Frm	7/10	Flat
29/05/25	Sandown Park	1m	Gd/Sft	3/12	Flat
10/05/25	Ascot	7f	Firm	1/17	Flat
21/10/24	Wolverhampton	7f 36y	Std/Slow	2/12	Flat
02/10/24	Kempton Park	1m	Std	13/14	Flat
22/08/24	Newcastle	7f 14y	Slow	8/12	Flat
27/07/24	Ascot	7f	Good	7/18	Flat
13/06/24	Newbury	7f	Gd/Frm	8/11	Flat
11/05/24	Ascot	7f	Gd/Frm	4/21	Flat
03/04/24	Kempton Park	7f	Std	2/9	Flat
07/10/23	Ascot Challenge Cup	7f	Gd/Frm	12/17	Flat
09/09/23	Ascot	7f	Firm	3/14	Flat
29/07/23	Ascot Moet & Chandon International Stakes	7f	Gd/Sft	2/25	Flat

4 (2)

Nostrum

Age: 6
Weight: 9st 3lbs
Or: 89

Smart for Sir Michael Stoute earlier in his career but struggled for David O'Meara in 2025. Fared best of those from the centre group when fourteenth of 28 at Ascot (7f, good to firm) on first start for this yard recently but he's looked one with problems for a while.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
09/05/26	Ascot	7f	Gd/Frm	14/28	Flat
10/10/25	York	7f 192y	Good	14/17	Flat
06/09/25	Ascot	7f	Good	19/20	Flat
16/08/25	Ripon	6f	Gd/Frm	16/17	Flat
29/07/25	Goodwood Lennox Stakes	7f	Good	8/10	Flat
12/07/25	Ascot Summer Mile Stakes	7f 213y	Firm	6/6	Flat
28/06/25	York Criterion Stakes	7f	Good	8/8	Flat
20/09/24	Newbury	7f	Gd/Sft	8/8	Flat
29/06/24	Newmarket (July)	7f	Gd/Frm	2/5	Flat
26/04/24	Sandown Park	1m	Gd/Sft	6/6	Flat
26/08/23	York Strensall Stakes	1m 177y	Gd/Frm	6/6	Flat
04/08/23	Goodwood Thoroughbred Stakes	1m	Soft	2/7	Flat
13/07/23	Newmarket (July)	1m	Gd/Frm	1/6	Flat
08/10/22	Newmarket (Rowley) Dewhurst Stakes	7f	Good	3/7	Flat
22/09/22	Newmarket (Rowley) Somerville Tattersall Stakes	7f	Good	1/4	Flat
21/07/22	Sandown Park	7f	Good	1/10	Flat

7 (3)

Boyfriend

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 0lbs
Or: 86

Successful over 7f at Newbury as a 2-y-o and added to his tally in 1m Nottingham handicap last summer. Ran creditably after 7 months off when eighth of 24 at Newbury (1m, good) just under 6 weeks ago and he deserves plenty of credit for consistency.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
18/04/26	Newbury	1m	Good	8/24	Flat
26/09/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m 1f	Gd/Frm	6/13	Flat
02/08/25	Goodwood	1m 1f 11y	Good	5/16	Flat
10/07/25	Newmarket (July)	1m	Gd/Frm	4/11	Flat
04/06/25	Nottingham	1m 75y	Gd/Sft	1/5	Flat
17/05/25	Newbury	1m	Firm	2/11	Flat
24/05/24	Goodwood	1m	Good	3/11	Flat
10/05/24	Ascot	1m	Good	7/11	Flat
22/09/23	Newbury	7f	Heavy	1/5	Flat
07/09/23	Salisbury	1m	Gd/Frm	4/12	Flat
10/08/23	Salisbury	6f	Good	4/9	Flat
06/07/23	Newbury	6f	Gd/Frm	6/8	Flat
05/06/23	Windsor	6f 12y	Gd/Frm	2/11	Flat

3 (4)

Dark Tornado (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 7lbs
Or: 93

Two 7f wins for Denis Quinn last spring but ended his time with that yard out of sorts. Shaped as if needing the run on return for new connections at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 12 days ago and this should reveal what ability remains.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
16/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	7f	Gd/Frm	8/11	Flat
15/08/25	Newmarket (July)	1m	Good	8/8	Flat
12/07/25	Ascot Summer Mile Stakes	7f 213y	Firm	5/6	Flat
17/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	7f	Gd/Frm	1/8	Flat
10/05/25	Leicester	7f	Firm	1/7	Flat
04/04/25	Leicester	7f	Good	2/8	Flat
22/06/24	Ascot	7f	Gd/Frm	17/19	Flat
17/05/24	York	7f 192y	Good	3/6	Flat
09/09/23	Ascot	7f	Firm	2/9	Flat
20/08/23	Sandown Park	7f	Good	6/11	Flat

6 (7)

Cogitate (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 0lbs
Or: 86

Gained a first handicap success at Salisbury last spring and returned to that form when making the frame in 4 consecutive starts at Kempton, the latest when runner-up in March on return. Bit below that level the last twice on turf but can bounce back reunited with Buick.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Gd/Frm	7/13	Flat
18/04/26	Newbury	1m	Good	12/24	Flat
28/03/26	Kempton Park	7f	Std	2/9	Flat
29/10/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std	2/11	Flat
22/10/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std	4/11	Flat
01/10/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std	2/12	Flat
06/09/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std	7/14	Flat
16/08/25	Newbury	7f	Gd/Frm	4/11	Flat
26/07/25	Ascot	1m	Gd/Frm	6/17	Flat
10/07/25	Newmarket (July)	1m	Gd/Frm	10/11	Flat
26/06/25	Newmarket (July)	7f	Gd/Frm	5/12	Flat
24/05/25	Salisbury	1m	Gd/Frm	1/8	Flat
03/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Gd/Frm	7/14	Flat
12/04/25	Newbury	1m 7y	Good	7/14	Flat
20/11/24	Kempton Park	1m	Std	4/14	Flat
03/08/24	Goodwood	7f	Gd/Frm	8/11	Flat
20/06/24	Ascot	1m	Firm	21/29	Flat
20/03/24	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	2/7	Flat
23/08/23	York Acomb Stakes	7f	Gd/Frm	5/6	Flat
21/07/23	Newbury	7f	Good	1/9	Flat

5 (1)

Saytarr

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 1lbs
Or: 87

Thriving for new yard, completing the hat-trick in 12-runner event at Newcastle (1m) in March, suited by strong pace. Unable to land the 4-timer but produced a good effort when third of 11 at Ascot (1m, good to firm) earlier in the month and he should remain competitive from 1 lb higher.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
01/05/26	Ascot	1m	Gd/Frm	3/11	Flat
27/03/26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	1/12	Flat
28/02/26	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	1/11	Flat
30/01/26	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	1/12	Flat
23/10/25	Southwell	1m 13y	Std	6/10	Flat
08/10/25	Nottingham	1m 75y	Soft	6/11	Flat
18/09/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std	1/9	Flat
16/09/25	Yarmouth	7f 3y	Good	5/12	Flat
26/08/25	Lingfield Park	7f 1y	Std	1/9	Flat
19/08/25	Kempton Park	6f	Std	2/12	Flat
01/08/25	Newmarket (July)	6f	Gd/Sft	3/12	Flat
01/10/24	Bath	5f 160y	Soft	7/10	Flat
29/08/24	Ffos Las	6f	Heavy	2/4	Flat
18/08/24	Southwell	6f 16y	Std	3/11	Flat
17/07/24	Ffos Las	6f	Gd/Frm	3/7	Flat
16/06/24	Doncaster	7f 6y	Gd/Sft	7/9	Flat
22/05/24	Yarmouth	6f 3y	Soft	5/6	Flat

2 (5)

Raammee

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
Or: 95

Persian King colt who looked well above average on both starts last summer, overcoming both greenness and the run of the race at Kempton on debut before justifying long odds-on favouritism at Newcastle (runner-up won next time out). Can remain unbeaten on turf/handicap debut.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
08/09/25	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	1/6	Flat
06/08/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std/Slow	1/10	Flat

Timeform Verdict

It's hard to get away from RAAMMEE, who looked potentially smart when winning a couple of all-weather novices last summer and Roger Varian's 4-y-o can pick up from where he left off on handicap/turf debut. The obvious danger looks to be Saytarr, who has proved a revelation since joining James Horton and has Daniel Muscutt back on board (3-3 under that rider). Cogitate looks best of the rest.