Hugo Palmer Friday Blog | Sandown

22 Apr 2026
Coral Racing Ambassador, Hugo Palmer, previews his one runner at Sandown on Friday who features in the Esher Cup who will be looking to make it two from two following an impressive seasonal reappearance last month.

13:50 Sandown – Laureate Crown

Laureate Crown was gelded following his last run as a two-year-old, and his work this spring had been great, so we were very confident he would win on his reappearance last month. He's done well since then as well, he's a big, powerful, strong horse who will appreciate all the watering that's taken place for the jumps card here on Saturday, so this has been an obvious target since Wolverhampton.

I think he is probably best going around a bend like he will be here, we're delighted to have Oisin Murphy booked to ride again, and the horse is in good shape, so we're looking forward to seeing how he gets on here.

Hugo Palmer, Coral Racing Ambassador
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