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12:50 Sandown Park
Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 216y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £16,500 added
- Winner: £8,585
- 2nd: £3,947
- 3rd: £1,973
- 4th: £987
- Form FF/7-221
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 118
wore red hood to post, tracked leaders, dropped to close up rear at 3rd, headway approaching 2 out, led travelling strongly after 2 out, driven out run-in and asserted final 110 yards (4th hurdle back straight omitted)
- Form 1/7-05
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer T Gallagher
- Jockey Philip Armson
led, headed 5th, remained handy, lost position approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 860U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
held up in rear, in touch, went 3rd at 3rd, led 5th, headed after 2 out, battled on, ridden run-in, no extra 110 yards out
Old Cowboy
17- Form 42-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
raced in 2nd, keen, tracked front pair 3rd, pushed along and every chance 2 out, soon held and dropped away before last
Previous results
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Formwatch
Diamonds For Luck (IRE) 4-9fav (11-0) Chased leader, led 2nd, clear from 3 out, stayed on, won at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Dec beating Rumoursareflying (11-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Ballela Blaze (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) Towards rear, good headway into contention on outer 3 out, soon ridden and kept on, not pace to challenge, 5th of 9, 32l behind Kalium (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) sft in Dec.
Noble Park (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Midfield, mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Sandown 2m (3) sft in Jan.
Old Cowboy 18-1 (11-2) Prominent in main group behind clear leader early, went third before 3 out, outpaced by leading pair 3 out, ridden after last, kept on run-in, rallied and just denied second towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Jurancon (11-8) at Newbury 2m (3) sft in Jan.