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12:35 Sandown Park

Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 216y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,000 added
  • Winner: £5,809
  • 2nd: £2,673
  • 3rd: £1,336
  • 4th: £669
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 11.10s
  • Off Time: 12:35:53
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Chasing Fire

4/6

    2
    Silk -

    Iliko D'olivate (FR)

    5/2

      1
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap

      Chasing Fire

      40 D
      4/6
      • Form 11-11
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 133

      chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 4th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, jumped right last, clear flat, stayed on well

      2
      Silk - Dark blue, red cross belts, light blue sleeves, dark blue cap, red star

      Getaway Drumlee (IRE)

      85
      6/1
      • Form 21-16
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8

      led, awkward 1st, headed before 3rd, lost place 5th, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

      3
      Silk - Pink, large Purple spots, hooped sleeves

      Iliko D'olivate (FR)

      26 t
      5/2
      • Form 2-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 124

      took keen hold, tracked leader, led before 3rd, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat

      4
      Silk - Royal blue and pink (quartered), pink and royal blue hooped sleeves, pink cap, royal blue star

      Blue Ridge Hill

      69 BF
      33/1
      • Form 5C4-222
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      jumped slowly early stages, in rear, went 4th before 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression

      5
      Silk - Royal blue, large light blue spots, white sleeves, light blue armlets, white cap, royal blue spots

      Dr Hegarty (IRE)

      55
      200/1
      • Form 07
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out

      6
      Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Odin's Quest

      40 h D
      25/1
      • Form 1-45
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      in touch in rear on inside, not fluent 1st, closed 3 out, went 3rd but no impression 2 out, weakened into 4th when not fluent last

      7
      NR

      Stenatee (FR)

      335 ht
      10/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      Silk -

      Shallwehaveonemore (FR)

      4/9
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Supreme Novices’ entry Chasing Fire has yet to taste defeat and has won both hurdle starts at Market Rasen with consummate ease. However, his credentials will be tested here as he has to give 4lb to the unexposed Taunton winner ILIKO D’OLIVATE on going that may be softer than ideal. Getaway Drumlee was clearly out of his depth in a Cheltenham Grade 2 last time but still has a bit to find with the likely market principals on the form book. Jamie Moore prefers the French Flat winner and newcomer Stenatee to Odin's Quest.

      Formwatch

      Chasing Fire 4-9fav (11-7) Chased leader on inside, led going well approaching 2 out, clear last, easily, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gs in Dec beating They Call Me Pete (11-0) by 16l, 10 ran.

      Getaway Drumlee (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Hampered 1st, held up in 5th on inside, never on terms, 6th of 7, 37l behind Hermes Allen (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) gd in Nov.

      Iliko D'olivate (FR) 6-4jfav (11-5) Raced wide tracking leader, led 4th, bit awkward 2 out, good jump to assert last, came easily clear run-in, won at Taunton 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan beating Way Out (11-5) by 6l, 12 ran.

      Blue Ridge Hill 15-8fav (11-2) Handy, disputed lead over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Lost In Transit (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Nov.

      Dr Hegarty (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mistakes, always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind The Trader (11-4) at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.

      Odin's Quest 11-1 (11-7) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Billy Boi Blue (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gs in Dec.

      Stenatee (FR) (9-7) won at Angouleme 2m 1f gs in Mar beating Falco Du Lemo (9-6) by 15l, 2 ran.