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15:05 Sandown

Friday 12 March 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:45

Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 16.6s

1^st

Orbys Legend

511-7

9/4

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader until after 2nd, handy 3rd, 2nd again before 2 out, 1 length down when left in clear lead 2 out, went badly left last, stayed on strongly tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2

2^nd

Morfee

511-1

20/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (3)

Held up in last pair, closer at 3rd, jumped slowly 4 out, outpaced and struggling before 2 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner

3^rd

4 ¼

Lecale's Article

711-7

11/10f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, hit 4th, went left 3 out, 1 length ahead when jumped very slowly went badly left and headed next, lost all momentum, not recover and lost 2nd before the last, plugged on run-in op 10/11 tchd 6/5

4^th

1 ½

Method Madness

611-7

10/3

T: A RalphJ: Lee Edwards

Raced keenly with head bowed, tracked leaders, tracked leader after 2nd until before 2 out, outpaced 2 out, plugged on run-in op 4/1 tchd 3/1

5^th

Kost A Coat

611-1

50/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Held up last, headway out wide before 2 out, edged left and went well held 2nd before the last until blundered last, weakened run-in op 66/1

6^th

1 ½

Cossack Dancer

511-1

33/1

T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next op 66/1 tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Franigane¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: H Whittington J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.50, £6.70EX:£29.70Trifecta:£74.20SF:£31.00Swingers:£3.70, £1.10, £3.60

Forecasts

Lecale's Article (11/10), Orbys Legend (9/4), Method Madness (10/3), Franigane (10/3), Morfee (20/1), Cossack Dancer (33/1), Kost A Coat (50/1)

Nicky Henderson's expensive recruit LECALE'S ARTICLE couldn't follow up his impressive hurdles debut win when runner-up over 2m5f at Warwick but remains a good prospect at this trip and is taken to edge out Ludlow victor Method Madness.