15:35 Sandown

Saturday 4 December 2021

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Betfair Daily Rewards December Handicap Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 216y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 4m 12.25s
1st
Horse silk
7
8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders 4th, led before 2 out, ridden stayed on strongly and came clear run-in tchd 15/2 and 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
8 ½
8
12/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: T J O'Brien
Held up off the pace towards rear, last when mistake 3 out, steady headway out wide approaching 2 out, went 2nd between last two, stayed on same and no chance with winner run-in tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
10
16/1
T: A WestJ: Jack Tudor (3)
Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, 3rd and no impression between last two op 22/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
4
610-12
5/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Lee Edwards
Towards rear, pushed along after 2nd, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, went left last, stayed on again run-in, went modest 4th last strides op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and 11/2
5th
Horse silk
hd
6
12/1
T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost
Raced keenly, held up in rear, good headway on inside chasing before 2 out, weakened between last two, lost modest 4th final strides
6th
Horse silk
2
5
7/2
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened between last two op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
2
66/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out op 125/1
8th
Horse silk
½
9
8/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up towards rear, some headway before 2 out, weakened soon after op 13/2 tchd 9/1
9th
Horse silk
6 ½
12
40/1
T: D PipeJ: Phillip Armson (7)
Led until 1st, led before 3rd, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly op 25/1
10th
Horse silk
13
1
12/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Slight lead and hit 1st, headed before 3rd, chased leader until 4 out, chased leaders, mistake 2nd, weakened quickly before 2 out, soon behind and eased, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
511-7
10/3f
T: H FryJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, went 2nd 4 out, weakened tamely before next, eased and pulled up between last two op 3/1 tchd 4/1

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11
Horse silk
Natural History20
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 6
T: G & J Moore  J: N F Houlihan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.60, £4.40, £3.60EX:£122.00Trifecta:£1,246.50Tricast:£1,500.64SF:£98.04Swingers:£15.40, £18.50, £15.20

Forecasts

Metier (10/3), Hudson De Grugy (7/2), Benson (5/1), Samarrive (8/1), Elham Valley (8/1), Zambezi Fix (12/1), Miss Heritage (12/1), Navajo Pass (12/1), Natural History (12/1), Thibault (16/1), Heure De Gloire (40/1), Elegant Escape (66/1)

Verdict

ELHAM VALLEY has the distinction of being the only horse to have inflicted defeat on Hudson de Grugy at Sandown, and he looks capable of winning a race of this nature judged on his fine effort at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Hudson de Grugy has clearly improved since finishing second to the selection here 12 months ago and is feared, but the unexposed Samarrive looks a bigger threat.

  1. ELHAM VALLEY (FR)
  2. SAMARRIVE (FR)
  3. HUDSON DE GRUGY (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Benson
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 5
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00

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