Coral Challenge (Handicap)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	10	Liberty Lane (G) P 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. Ba…	41-5485	R L Moore K R Burke	6	62.6kg	19 18/1
—	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…	425842	Non Runner D O'Meara	5	60.3kg	9 8/1 Paddy… 11 Sky B… 11 Betfa… 10
—	2	—	No Retreat (G)	2-11507	Oisin Murphy George Scott	5	61.2kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
3rd	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 insi…	4-04439	Lewis Edmunds W Muir & C Grassick	5	59.9kg	9 8/1
13th	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	59.4kg	15 14/1
11th	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 st…	00-3760	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	5	59.4kg	51 50/1
8th	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 time…	28-2198	P J Dobbs R Hannon	6	57.6kg	8 7/1
1st	7	3	Indalo (G) FAV 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.…	12-2310	Ray Dawson R Varian	5	57.6kg	3.25 9/4
—	7	—	Centigrade (C)	21/1	Rossa Ryan R M Beckett	4	59kg	— Betfa… 6.50 Paddy… 6.50 Sky B… 6.50
14th	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…	8-00800	J P Spencer Ian Williams	5	57.6kg	26 25/1
4th	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…	227044	K Shoemark E Walker	8	56.7kg	51 50/1
2nd	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…	3315-04	Billy Loughnane Jane Chapple-Hyam	4	56.7kg	8 7/1
—	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) …	—	S M Levey R Hannon	4	55.8kg	11 10/1 Paddy… 6.50 Betfa… 6 Sky B… 6
7th	12	13	Sea Force (G) T 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…	461-630	Harry Davies W J Haggas	4	55.3kg	13 12/1
9th	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 mo…	100799	Oisin Murphy D O'Meara	7	55.3kg	21 20/1
—	13	—	The Lost King (G)	213401	— A M Balding	4	56.2kg	— 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 …	2-1411	Non Runner R M Beckett	4	55.3kg	7 6/1 Sky B… 6.50 Paddy… 6.50 Betfa… 5.50
6th	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…	07-3360	Saffie Osborne D Menuisier	5	54.9kg	5 4/1
12th	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 real…	22-3060	Connor Planas B J Meehan	3	54.9kg	26 25/1
10th	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.	1-39410	Rob Hornby J Tate	4	54.4kg	26 25/1
—	18	—	Spanish Voice (C)	710153	— A M Balding	4	55.3kg	— Paddy… 17 Betfa… 17 Sky B… 17
—	21	—	Rhoscolyn (G)	4-50050	— D O'Meara	8	54.4kg	— Betfa… 41 Paddy… 41 Sky B… 41
—	23	—	Dante's Lad (G)	58-3997	— Ian Williams	4	53.1kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	24	—	Laureate Crown (G)	—	— H Palmer	3	53.1kg	— Paddy… 9 Betfa… 9 Sky B… 9
—	25	—	Stem (G)	22-9041	— R Hannon	4	52.2kg	— Sky B… 26 Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26
—	26	—	Walsingham (G)	310805	— D O'Meara	6	52.2kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	27	—	Capall Rasa (G)	811-495	— Tom Dascombe	3	50.8kg	— Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21 Sky B… 21

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