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14:50 Sandown Park

Durkan Group Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 20.60s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, Yellow stars, Maroon sleeves
100/1
  • Form 0/0F3P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out, soon tailed off

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Emerald Green and White check sleeves
  • Form 3055
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next

3
Silk - Royal Blue, White inverted triangle, diabolo on sleeves
100/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

always towards rear, tailed off from 5th

4
Silk - Light Blue, Brown hoops, Light Blue cap
  • Form 36
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leader, mistake 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakening when mistake next, pulled up soon after

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Red star, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 050-40
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up well in rear, late headway 2 out, stayed on well, never on terms

6
Silk - Black, White hooped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap
7/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, 4th and weakening when fell last

7
Silk - YELLOW and BLACK check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
11/2
  • Form 5-24
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, mistake next, one paced

8
Silk - Red, Pink sleeves and cap
11/10
  • Form 211212
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9

made all, unchallenged

In depth

Verdict

As a few of these have some questions to answer at this stage it may pay to concentrate on Zilarator, Bongo Fury and Peppercorn. The last named makes the most appeal if his French form is factored in and he can make amends for a below par run at Kempton when he was last seen over on these shores at Christmas. Bongo Fury receives 5lb from her male counterparts and has to be respected with Tony McCoy in the saddle. But Zilarator is still unexposed over hurdles and the cut in the ground will enable him to utilize his speed from the Flat to be the biggest danger.