15:30 Sandown

Friday 6 December 2019

All12:4513:2013:5514:2514:5515:30

IIRD Supports Motor Neurone Disease Association Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 216y  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 4m 22.17s
1st
Horse silk
10
9/2
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
Made all, soon clear, ridden out
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
3
3/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
In touch, mistake 2nd, ridden and headway 2 out, went 2nd next, kept on one pace op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
10
2
16/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Chased clear winner, ridden 3 out, lost 2nd approaching last, plugged on
4th
Horse silk
½
1
10/1
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (7)
In touch, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
3
6
611-1
7/1
T: Mrs P SlyJ: Paul O'Brien (3)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next op 8/1 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
6
5
7/1
T: J W MullinsJ: J McGrath
In rear, ridden 3 out, never near leaders op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
11/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up, ridden 3f out, never near leaders op 5/1
8th
Horse silk
9
12
16/1
T: Miss Z C DavisonJ: Page Fuller (3)
Held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms
9th
Horse silk
18
7
7/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
In touch, headway 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last op 6/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
33/1
T: J & S BestJ: J E Moore
In rear, hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up last tchd 25/1
PU
Horse silk
9
66/1
T: M PattinsonJ: M Goldstein
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up 2 out
PU
Horse silk
11
16/1
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up last op 20/1

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Non-Runners

13
Horse silk
Kestrel Valley1
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 5
T: M Sheppard  J: Jamie Bargary
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.90, £1.70, £5.50EX:£22.90Trifecta:£333.60Tricast:£211.59SF:£20.35Swingers:£3.40, £16.60, £17.00

Forecasts

Sunrise Ruby (3/1), Guardia Top (9/2), Pop The Cork (11/2), Welland (7/1), The Raven's Return (7/1), Catch The Cuban (7/1), Mickey Buckman (10/1), Et Moi Alors (16/1), Harry Hazard (16/1), Megalodon (16/1), Derek Duval (33/1), Kestrel Valley (33/1), Golconda Prince (66/1)

Verdict

A low-key finale to an otherwise interesting Sandown card. The chances of Guardia Top, Catch The Cuban and Sunrise Ruby are fairly obvious on paper, but equally the latter named pair in particular are perfectly beatable. Therefore, the tentative vote goes to one of the Gary Moore-trained runners, MICKEY BUCKMAN. His opening mark of 119 isn't 'a gift', hence the deployment of the 7lb claimer Niall Houlihan (Joshua Moore partners Et Moi Alors) but both of his runs over hurdles at Huntingdon stack up well. His most recent 3½L third has been advertised since by the winner Do Wanna Know (Newbury) and the second Hurricance Harvey (Ludlow).
  1. Mickey Buckman
  2. Guardia Top
  3. Catch The Cuban

Previous Winners

2018
Shaw's Cross
Weight: 10-11  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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