16:35 Sandown

Saturday 29 April 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 173y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:35  |   Winning time: 5m 1.0s
1st
Horse silk
7
610-12
7/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Tracked leaders, 2nd after 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¾
8
610-10
11/1
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Quickly away, led and raced keenly, hit 2nd, headed 2 out, chased winner and well held before the last op 10/1 tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
5
1
15/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (7)
Tracked leaders, pushed along when stumbled and rider lost iron briefly 3 out, soon lost place, rallied chasing leaders under pressure before 2 out, ridden and held when not much room before last, soon switched left, went remote 3rd run-in op 8/1 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
511-9
6/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams
Held up in 6th, smooth headway out wide before 2 out, modest 3rd and mistake last, run flattened out run-in and soon lost 2nd tchd 11/8
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
9
11/2
T: M F HarrisJ: Bradley Harris (7)
Held up in last pair, headway and squeezed through on inside approaching 3 out, 4th and held when stumbled last, weakened run-in tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
8 ½
6
11/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Tracked leaders in 4th, closer disputing 2nd after 3 out until awkward 2 out, ridden and weakened between last two op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
8
5
18/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Raced keenly and waited with in rear, smooth headway out wide before 2 out, weakened tamely soon after 2 out tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
20/1
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond
Chased leader until after 3rd, chased leaders, bad mistake 3 out, lost place and no chance after tchd 25/1

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3
Horse silk
Press Your Luck10
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 8
T: C Gordon  J: Freddie Gordon
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £2.20EX:£33.40Trifecta:£170.90Tricast:£273.14SF:£40.39Swingers:£3.40, £8.10, £19.80

Forecasts

Iceo (6/4), Crebilly (7/2), El Muchacho (11/2), Samarrive (15/2), Press Your Luck (10/1), Bourbali (11/1), Fine Casting (11/1), Silent Revolution (18/1), Erne River (20/1)

Verdict

ICEO has been kept fresh for this since his Imperial Cup win and, with the longer trip a potential source of further improvement, can provide the Paul Nicholls stable with a third successive win in this concluding race of the season. Consistent former C&D winner Bourbali is second choice. The unexposed Crebilly didn't fare too badly in the EBF Final here and is next on the list.

  1. ICEO (FR)
  2. BOURBALI (FR)
  3. CREBILLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Samarrive
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00

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