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Ryan Moore shares his thoughts on his four horses at Sandown on Thursday - including the legendary Frankel's half-brother Kikkuli

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  • Moore also has trips booked on Navagio, Surveyor and Metier at the racecourse 
  • The jockey previously had a good trip aboard Kikkuli at Newmarket last month

By Ryan Moore

Published: 08:52 BST, 23 May 2024 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 23 May 2024

Ryan Moore has four rides at Sandown on Thursday evening, including an outing on a half-brother to the legendary Frankel, Kikkuli. 

The jockey will be looking to challenge frontrunner Ice Max in the 20.12, as well as finally riding Navagio after he was pulled from York last weekend. 

Here, Betfair ambassador Moore runs through his four horses at Sandown on Thursday night. 


Sandown

18.07 - Surveyor

She beat a subsequent winner at Lingfield last month but she doesn’t appear to have run up to that form at Kempton on her handicap debut last time, though she did get checked up slightly in the straight there and she was going on pretty well again at the finish. A mark of 81 gives her chances.

Ryan Moore has shared his thoughts on the horses he will be riding at Sandown on Thursday

19.07 - Metier

Any more rain will obviously suit last year’s Chester Cup winner but he will need up his game after a below-par effort at Newbury last time. He has plenty to prove in this grade and he will be one of the outsiders, but the more rain, the better his chance.

20.12 - Kikkuli

I expect Ice Max is the one to beat in here, but there are obviously a few unexposed horses against him. One of those is Kikkuli, and this half-brother to Frankel did it well for me over 7f at Newmarket last month and the extra furlong should suit. He clearly needs to step up significantly on the bare form but the potential is there.

The jockey thinks Kikkuli will suit the additional furlong after a good run at Newmarket in April

20.42 - Navagio

I was due to ride him at York last week but he got pulled out. What I said then basically stand here. He doesn’t appear to have run particularly well at Newbury last time but he did the time before when third in the Lincoln, and he has a definite chance here on that run. It was soft at Doncaster, so the recent rain won’t be a problem for him.

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