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15:30 Sandown

Friday 15 February 2019

All12:5013:2013:5014:2515:0015:3016:0516:35

Dickie Pile 80th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 9.85s

1^st

Reserve Tank

511-2

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up in touch, headway and pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, led 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly

2^nd

2 ¼

Elusive Belle

511-1

8/15f

T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen (3)

Raced keenly, headway tracking leaders when hit 2nd, led before hit 3 out, headed next, no impression when mistake last tchd 8/13

3^rd

Sevarano

611-2

7/2

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until approaching next where mistake, kept on same pace in 3rd, hit last op 11/4

4^th

Kauto The King

511-2

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, plugged on in 4th on long run before next where went left

5^th

Black Centaur

611-2

20/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Always in rear, outpaced and struggling 3rd, never on terms op 18/1

6^th

Rizzardo

711-2

20/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Joe Anderson (10)

Led until before 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened on long run before next, tailed off

7^th

Emmpara

511-2

100/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: M D Grant

Took keen hold, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off

8^th

Muddle Thinking

511-2

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Always behind, pushed along and struggling before mistake 3 out, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.50Pl:£1.70, £1.02, £1.10EX:£30.40Trifecta:£38.40SF:£9.97Swingers:£1.50, £1.60, £1.10

Forecasts

Elusive Belle (8/15), Sevarano (7/2), Reserve Tank (12/1), Kauto The King (12/1), Black Centaur (20/1), Rizzardo (20/1), Muddle Thinking (33/1), Emmpara (100/1)

ELUSIVE BELLE made a big impression at Wincanton winning by 19L and surely could have won by a lot more. She looks likely to follow up in similar style here if the soft ground causes no inconvenience. Sevarano was disappointing last time out but is considered best of the rest after three seconds. Reserve Tank is the preferred of three Colin Tizzard trained runners although there is little between them.