Racecards
12:55 Sandown Park
Ripley Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class C)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Form 463215
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
made virtually all, ridden and mistake 2 out, 2 lengths clear when blundered badly last, stayed on well
- Form 521
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey D J Casey
held up and behind, stayed on under pressure approaching 2 out, no danger
- Form 221121
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
tracked leaders, chased winner from 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression when not fluent last
Allude (IRE)
14- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up, mistake 3rd, headway after 3 out, hard ridden and mistake 2 out, weakened quickly
- Form 27
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Hide
mid-division, steady headway after 3 out, hard driven and mistake next, not fluent last, stayed on
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
jumped big, chased winner to 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey B Hitchcott
keen hold, tracked leaders until weakened 3 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey S Durack
prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened and mistake 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
in touch, behind from 4th, tailed off when mistake 3 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, mistake 3rd, jumped left 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on under pressure
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer D Williams
- Jockey F Houston
not jumped well, always in rear, tailed off when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
Bongo Fury is the clear choice in this race. The Martin Pipe-trained filly has been in cracking form this season, winning three of her seven start and finishing a close second in the others. She is the sole course and distance winner in the race and should take all the beating. Silver Buzzard looks the pick of the rest. This unexposed four-year-old made it a third-time lucky start over hurdles at Haydock on 7 November and hasn't raced since. His stablemates have been in great form, so look out for improvement from this gelding. Fortunate Dave won well at Warwick in November and did well in a similar race over two miles at Bangor later the same month. However, he was well-beaten in Class E company last time, which followed a poor run in a Class B race at Cheltenham, and this may be prove too tough. Mistanoora is a solid hurdler who won well at Wetherby is November and finished second to Nas Na Riogh on his start over course and distance earlier this season. However, his stable has been out of form recently and he would be no more than an each-way chance. Allude made a promising debut at Kempton, finishing a close third to Bal De Nuit. He should improve for that run. Cape Canaveral finished well behind him in that race, having earned second place on his hurdling debut at Fontwell in December.