Racecards
13:15 Sandown Park
Spectra Group 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 216y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
- Form 145-115
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
hit 1st, tracked leader, hit 5th, led soon after 3 out, 5 lengths ahead when wandered and awkward 2 out, kept on well
- Form 2-10
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey R T Dunne
edgy,close 4th on inside, went 3rd before 3rd, plugged on same pace from 2 out, weakened badly and lost two places run-in
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Jack Tudor
off the pace in last trio, no impression when left 5th and hampered by faller 2 out, plugged on in modest 3rd run-in
- Form 4-UP8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey D A Jacob
mistakes in rear, outpaced and struggling 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1/5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
off the pace in last pair, hit 5th, steady headway on inside home turn, left modest 4th 2 out, plugged on run-in
- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up in 5th, some headway in 4th after 3 out, pushed along hanging right when fell next
- Form 311-36P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey David Noonan
led, hit 3 out, soon ridden and headed, chased winner, no chance from 2 out
Mister Upton
33- Form 88
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
raced keenly tracking leading pair until pushed along before 3rd, chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 39-4163
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Verdict
AUTHORISED SPEED jumped poorly and was among the first beaten when favourite for the Grade 1 Tolworth here in January. He is much better than that and still holds entries in the Supreme Novices’ and Ballymore next week. Mamoon Star hasn’t really kicked on from his win at Taunton in November while Rath Gaul Hill has questions to answer having run a shocker on a return visit to Ffos Las, though has had a wind operation in the interim. Fever Dream is making his debut under Rules.
Formwatch
Authorised Speed (FR) 5-4fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, pushed along and weakened tamely before 2 out where mistake, tailed off, 5th of 8, 32 1/4l behind Tahmuras (11-8) at Sandown 2m (1) sft in Jan.
Rath Gaul Hill (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Chased leading pair until pushed along before 3 out, weakened soon after, no chance when tired mistake and went left last, 10th of 14, dist behind Hurricane Highway (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
Fever Dream (IRE) 5-2 (11-11) Ld, hdd & cl 3rd 1/2way, chall on outer when mstk 2out, no impr on wnr in 4l 2nd bef last, ko flat, 2nd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Down Memory Lane (11-11) at Umma House 3m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Getaway With You 250-1 (11-10) Off the pace and always towards rear, 8th of 10, dist behind Hermino Aa (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Manorbank (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, tracked leaders 6th, dropped to 4th home turn, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Knowsley Road (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec.
West End Boy (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders in 4th on inside, lost place soon after 3 out, soon behind and struggling, 6th of 8, 28 1/4l behind Givega (12-0) at Sandown 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Yggdrasil (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Mister Upton 66-1 (10-4) Mid-division, headway from 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 8th of 18, 29l behind Celtic Art (11-8) at Wincanton 1m 7f (3) gs in Feb.
Mamoon Star (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Raced in 3rd, went right 2nd, pushed along before 2 out, outpaced when hung right and ridden between last two out, went right last, 3rd of 8, 13 1/2l behind Givega (12-0) at Sandown 2m (4) gs in Feb.