Sandown
13:25
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.20 Place: £1.60 £2.10 £2.80 Exacta: £24.30 Tricast: £231.79 Trifecta: £202.30
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 4 out - mistake 3 out - led going easily before 2 out - clear when good jump last - pushed out - readily(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
5 G Good Nicky Henderson 168 lbs 16/5F Won
2nd
Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - mistake 5 out - good headway from 3 out - went second just before 2 out - soon switched right against far rail - kept on but no match for winner(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
7 G Good Robbie Llewellyn 155 lbs 6/1 6
3rd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went third just after last - no match for first two(tchd 11/1)
7 M Good Sam Thomas 164 lbs 14/1 11
4th
Towards rear - not fluent 1st - outpaced after 3 out - rallying when switched left before 2 out - soon disputing third - not fluent last - kept on run-in(op 7/1)
6 G AVG Lucy Wadham 159 lbs 15/2 .5
5th
Took keen hold - led - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 3rd - headed before 2 out - disputing third approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 7/1)
6 G Poor Stuart Edmunds 162 lbs 15/2 2.25
6th
Prominent - weakened from 2 out(op 50/1)
7 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 155 lbs 33/1 5
7th
In touch with leaders - weakened from 2 out(tchd 9/2)
7 G AVG Jim Boyle 166 lbs 5/1 8
8th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - not fluent 5th - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
6 G Poor Dan Skelton 154 lbs 40/1 3.5
9th
Prominent on inner - lost position before 2 out - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling)(op 11/4)
9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 4/1 2.25
10th
Took keen hold - raced wide - in touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - not fluent 3 out - lost ground and dropped to last before 2 out - soon weakened quickly(op 20/1)
5 G AVG Gary Moore 159 lbs 28/1 25