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13:10 Sandown Park

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

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 173y
  • 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: 5m 10.10s
  • Off Time: 13:10:30
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, black sleeves, maroon armlets, black cap
  • Form 11-1611
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 121

chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, closed last, pressing winner and edged right flat, no impression inside final 100 yards

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star
  • Form 24-751
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 120

chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3 out, ridden and beaten from 2 out, not fluent last, weakened flat

3
Silk - Pink, dark blue diamond, halved sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Form 22F-292
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 114

held up in touch on inside, took keen hold, mistake 2nd, not fluent 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off

4
Silk - Black and yellow (quartered), yellow sleeves, black armlets, black and yellow hooped cap
  • Form 1-45P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 110

led, ridden and headed before 2 out, 3rd and no impression before last, stayed on same pace

5
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap
9/2
  • Form 23-22
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 107

tracked leader, led before 2 out, pressed flat, stayed on well, holding 2nd inside final 100 yards

6
Silk - White, Emerald Green stripe, hooped sleeves and diamond on cap
40/1
  • Form 38/272-P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 99

in rear, behind 4th, closed 3 out, 5th and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Heaven Smart has found only one too good in two of his three runs to date under Rules and I Shut That D'Or took a big step forward when scoring at Wincanton. Hot Rod Lincoln ran a race full of promise on his hurdling debut at Chepstow but has disappointed since. TWINJETS (NAP) gave Twin Power 6lb and a nine-length beating at Plumpton and can confirm that form and complete his hat-trick even though the latter is now 8lb better off.

Formwatch

Twinjets (IRE) 1-3fav (11-10) Disputed lead, headed 8th and close up, going best shaken up before 2 out, soon led, kept on well and asserted run-in, readily, won at Plumpton 2m 5f (3) sft in Jan beating Twin Power (11-4) by 9l, 7 ran.

I Shut That D'or (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Midfield, went third 3 out, good headway to lead approaching 2 out, in control when blundered last, soon ridden, kept on flat, won at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan beating Top Target (11-9) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.

Heaven Smart (FR) 15-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 4th, challenged before 2 out, led flat, headed close home, 2nd of 14, nk behind No Tackle (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Dec.

Hot Rod Lincoln (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden 3 out, pulled up next, at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Dec.

Twin Power (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Disputed lead, led 8th, pushed along after 3 out, headed next, ran on flat but no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Twinjets (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f (3) sft in Jan.

Jen's Georgie 7-1 (11-10) Towards rear, in touch, pushed along home turn, weakened before 2 out, pulled before last, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.