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16:50 Sandown Park

Fairmile Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 16.90s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Major Euro (IRE)

25/1

    2
    Silk -

    Heron's Ghyll (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Chase The Sunset (IRE)

      9/2

        4
        Silk -

        Sunne Lord (IRE)

        5/1

          1
          Silk - Dark Blue

          Global Challenge (IRE)

          12 b
          12/1
          • Form 330
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-12

          not always fluent, in touch, mistake 4th, headway next, ridden and weakened after 3 out

          2
          Silk - MAUVE and PURPLE diabolo, PURPLE sleeves, MAUVE armlets and diamond on PURPLE cap

          Cosmocrat

          40
          12/1
          • Form 200F-13
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-10

          in touch until 4th, soon behind

          3
          Silk - Emerald Green, Purple armlets

          Heron's Ghyll (IRE)

          26
          10/1
          • Form 525120
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-9

          led, headed and slightly hampered 2 out, soon ridden, rallied flat, no extra close home

          4
          Silk - BROWN, WHITE hoop, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap

          Kentford Grebe

          50
          12/1
          • Form 0U3-114
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-7

          held up behind, headway 6th, chased leaders and ridden approaching 2 out, weakened

          5
          Silk - Red, White hooped sleeves, Maroon cap

          Major Euro (IRE)

          37
          25/1
          • Form 0-23204
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-7

          held up towards rear, headway on inner after 3 out, led and veered left 2 out, hard ridden and stayed on well

          6
          Silk - MAROON and RED check, RED sleeves and cap

          Gatejumper (IRE)

          46
          14/1
          • Form 0-31
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-6

          chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out

          7
          Silk - Dark blue, dark blue and yellow striped cap

          Cetti's Warbler

          26
          20/1
          • Form 0-03135
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-4

          prominent, ridden after 3 out, one pace

          8
          Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, hooped cap

          Society Affair

          17
          50/1
          • Form 324P0
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-4

          in touch, lost position 3 out, soon ridden, kept on

          10
          Silk - BLACK, RED chevron, hooped cap

          Five Pence

          52
          16/1
          • Form 00-22
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-2

          chased leaders until weakened after 3 out

          11
          Silk - Maroon and Light Blue stripes, Light Blue sleeves, hooped cap

          Chase The Sunset (IRE)

          26
          9/2
          • Form 04-2520
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-1

          held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on

          12
          Silk - BLACK, ORANGE stars, sleeves and stars on cap

          I'lleveit Tou (IRE)

          17
          20/1
          • Form 2-040F
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-1

          always behind

          13
          Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue braces, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Yellow cap, Dark Blue star

          Sunne Lord (IRE)

          17
          5/1
          • Form 000-456
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-13

          mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway next, ridden after 3 out, kept on

          14
          Silk - Yellow, Brown sash, Emerald Green cap

          Mulligans Fool (IRE)

          48
          40/1
          • Form 30U-420
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-11

          always towards rear

          15
          Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

          Stolen Hours (USA)

          36
          9/2
          • Form 465
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-9

          held up behind, never on terms

          16
          Silk - Maroon and yellow check, striped sleeves, maroon cap, yellow spots

          I'm Thinking So (IRE)

          33 b
          16/1
          • Form 0-060
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-8

          prominent until 6th, weakening when blundered 3 out

          17
          Silk - Dark Green, Light Green diamond

          Noble Deed (IRE)

          399
          50/1
          • Form 0/P40-
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-2

          always towards rear, mistake 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

          9
          NR

          Lik Wood Power (NZ)

          7
          • Form 3F42
          • Age 7
          • Weight 11-2

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          In a competitive race, we'll take a leap of faith with Gatejumper ahead of Heron's Ghyll, Cosmocrat, Sunny Lord and Chase The Sunset. The selection is every inch a chaser in the making but does not seem to have been let in too badly following a Plumpton win in January. Cosmocrat won over two miles at Uttoxeter in November from a mark of 97. He's now rated 108 but the step up in trip could bring about improvement. The former Sir Michael Stoute inmate, Global Challenge, is gradually coming to hand following injury and is now equipped with first-time blinkers. He could go well, as could trainer Jonjo O'Neill's other runner, Society Affair, if he can recapture the form of his early career. Mulligans Fool showed promise when second to Shaadiva at Wincanton, a repetition of which might see her claim some money. Sunny Lord is improving and there could be better to come, a similar comment applying to Five Pence. Chase The Sunset and Heron's Ghyll are closely weighted on their December Cheltenham runs, but Kentford Grebe has a few lengths to find. A number of others are stepping up in trip but will need to improve on what they have so far shown to feature. Overall, then, a competitive finale, one in which we will side with Gatejumper.