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12:55 Sandown Park

Sodexho Prestige 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 15.00s
  • Off Time: 12:55:36
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap
11/10
  • Form 335-21
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-8

tracked leader, hit 4th, led approaching 2 out, narrowly headed last, rallied gamely under pressure run-in to regain lead last stride

2
Silk - BEIGE and EMERALD GREEN check, BEIGE sleeves
4/1
  • Form 5211-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, soon challenging, narrow lead last, driven and stayed on run-in, caught final stride

3
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE star, sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form 6U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, slow jump 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

4
Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
13/2
  • Form 36-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up in 6th, headway and went 4th approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2

5
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
7/2
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

chased leaders in 4th, challenged and going well when hit 2 out, still well there last, stayed on under pressure towards finish

6
Silk - Maroon and white (quartered), white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap
100/1
  • Form 003-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always last, ridden and struggling 3 out, tailed off when blundered and fell 2 out, remounted

7
Silk - BLACK, PINK hoops, WHITE sleeves, PINK cap
  • Form 3-10
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

led, mistake 4th, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly

8
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE sash, hooped sleeves, WHITE cap
20/1
  • Form 3-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up, pushed along after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, no impression on front trio

In depth

Verdict

Any race on the hurdles track will take a fair bit of getting today and these young horses will find it tough going, but we will side with Hell's Bay to get the better of County Zen and Evelith Echo in a race that shoudl prove informative. Paul Nicholls gives Hell's Bay his hurdling debut here and the five-year-old comes here with confidence gained from a Wincanton good ground bumper win last month. Being by Supreme Leade he should relish these testing conditions and being related to Flagship Uberalles and Viking Flagship, both winners of today's feature the Tingle Creek in their time, we expect to see him show plenty of guts if he needs to. County Zen came good when beating Blue Bajan at Ascot last time and he handled heavy ground well enough on debut earlier in the year, so the ground should not inconvenience. He has the best form on offer here but may not be open to as much improvement as the selection. Evelith Echo has run up a hat-trick in bumpers and novices' company and also handles the ground. He needs to improve on what he has achieved thus far but with his yard going well that is entirely possible. Folie Dancer comes back from a year's absence but he looks like being one to keep an eye on here, though the selection remains Hell's Bay, who can be too hot to handle.

Formwatch

County Zen (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Prominent, chased leader after 5th, led approaching 2 out, driven and stayed on flat, won at Ascot 2m hdl (2) gd in Nov beating Blue Bajan (11-0) by 3/4l, 14 ran.

Evelith Echo 8-11fav (10-12) Chased leaders, led approaching 2 out and not fluent, soon ridden, kept on, won at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Nov beating Bayberry King (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.

Double Shot 100-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, hampered and unseated rider in race won by Merchent Paddy (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov, 14 ran.

Edgeover 25-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakening when mistake 3 out, 7th of 14, 15l behind County Zen (11-0) at Ascot 2m hdl (2) gd in Nov.

Hell's Bay (FR) 4-6fav (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven clear flat, comfortably, won at Wincanton 2m nhf (6) gd in Nov beating Like A Hurricane (11-4) by 3/4l, 13 ran.

Li Lo Bosh (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Keen, blundered 1st, tailed off from 5th, 13th of 16, well behind Carruthers (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Shake The Barley (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Pulled hard, soon in touch, struggling over 2f out, 14th of 18, 19l behind Phoudamour (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (5) gd in Nov.

Folie Dancer 17-2 (10-12) Led until 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 3rd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Fiddling Again (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f mrs nhf (5) sft.