Racecards
14:50 Sandown Park
Ladbrokespoker.Com Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle (Class B)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 111311
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Siddall
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly approaching next, pulled up before last
Tisho
5- Form 4F-3111
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
led, mistake 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, eased
- Form 16P-02
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in touch, outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out, strong run to lead flat, ridden out
- Form 41F0-06
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 4121/3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up and keen, headway 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
Ela Jay
23- Form U-164
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey M Foley
chased leaders until 3rd, behind from 6th
- Form 4116-22
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
in touch, headway 3 out, chased leader and blundered 2 out, slight lead and not fluent last, hard ridden and no extra when headed flat
Avitta (IRE)
234- Form 12-3F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
tracked leader, joined leader 4th, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, weakened flat
Tealby
7- Form 14/122-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch until weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before next
Cool Spice
24- Form 213
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up, some headway approaching 3 out, ridden and no impression until stayed on from 2 out, took 3rd flat, nearest finish
- Form 22-02
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey J Culloty
held up, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out, took 4th flat, nearest finish
In depth
Verdict
Feel The Pride continues to defy the handicapper and is taken to do so again with Tisho and Avitta rated the main dangers in an interesting handicap. The selection has progressed from novice-company into handicaps, winning her last two in comfortable fashion and Jonjo O'Neill's mare looks the bet to complete a hat trick racing off just a 5lb higher mark than for her most recent success at Ayr. Tisho has a 6lb penalty to carry for her win in a Newbury novice event last time and looks to have plenty of weight for what she has achieved. The Venetia Williams-trained Avitta has not been seen since falling three out, when travelling well, at Perth in May but looks well enough treated to take a hand provided that she is fit enough. Iambe de La See ran well after a lengthy absence when third at Newbury in November and has to be respected with the stable of Nicky Henderson in such good form at present. Robert Alner's Kadara is not certain to appreciate the drop in trip and of more interest could be Dancing Pearl for who Tony McCoy has been booked. At the bottom of the handicap, Cool Spice and Celtic Blaze are both worthy of a mention but the vote goes to the hat trick seeking Feel The Pride.