15:35 Sandown

Friday 26 January 2024

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Hampton Court Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 173y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 5m 22.1s
1st
Horse silk
13
510-6
10/3j
T: Anthony CharltonJ: H Cobden
Rear of mid-division on outside, headway after 6th, 3rd 3 out, left 2nd last, stayed on, led towards finish op 3/1 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
5
611-8
10/3j
T: T SymondsJ: Jordan Nailor
Chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, closed before next, led 3 out, got weary flat, headed towards finish op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
23
8
7/2
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, well held by leaders before 2 out, left 3rd last op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
1
1
1012-1
10/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)
Held up in rear, ridden before 7th, well behind before 2 out, plugged on for remote 4th latter stages op 9/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
10
10/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division, not fluent 1st, went modest 4th briefly before 2 out but no chance with leaders op 20/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
22/1
T: S HosieJ: M G Nolan
Led after 1st, headed next, lost place 5th, behind next, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
3
811-10
28/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Held up in mid-division, closed 3rd, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 16/1
F
Horse silk
4
13/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led until after 1st, led next, not fluent and headed 3 out, switched left and 2 lengths 2nd when fell last op 6/1
PU
Horse silk
9
12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway after 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Bashers Reflection48
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: B I Case  J: J M Quinlan
NR
12
Horse silk
Clondaw Royale55
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Non Runner
NR
7
Horse silk
East India Express37
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 5
T: N J Henderson  J: Paul O'Brien
NR
6
Horse silk
Spring Note27
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 6
T: N J Henderson  J: James Bowen
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £1.60EX:£14.60Trifecta:£50.00Tricast:£40.55SF:£15.27Swingers:£3.00, £2.80, £3.20

Forecasts

Havaila (10/3), Issam (10/3), Spring Note (10/3), Gyenyame (7/2), East India Express (9/2), Lord Of Cheshire (13/2), Jatiluwih (10/1), Robin's Dream (10/1), Bashers Reflection (10/1), Clondaw Royale (10/1), Sholokjack (12/1), Mullinaree (22/1), Chez Hans (28/1)

Verdict

EAST INDIA EXPRESS didn't quite come up to expectations in a good novice at Newbury last time but he was impressive on his previous outing and the form is strong, so he takes marginal preference over his stablemate Spring Note, an emphatic winner at the same track last month. Clondaw Royal arrives on the up and makes plenty of appeal.

  1. EAST INDIA EXPRESS (IRE)
  2. SPRING NOTE (IRE)
  3. CLONDAW ROYALE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
West To The Bridge
Weight: 11-13  |Age: 10
13/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,804.002nd: £3,588.003rd: £1,794.004th: £897.005th: £448.006th: £224.00

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