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13:30 Sandown Park

BBC Southern Counties Radio Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class C )

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good places)(Hurdle - Good to Soft, Soft places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.40s
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Calomeria

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Papini (IRE)

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Hunorisk (FR)

      2/1

        1
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots

        Papini (IRE)

        23
        2/1
        • Form 1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-4

        led until narrowly headed 3 out, upsides and every chance last, kept on under pressure flat but not quickened

        2
        Silk - Yellow, Black triple diamond and armlets

        Calomeria

        20
        8/1
        • Form 116
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-1

        held up in touch, effort going well to lead approaching 2 out, ridden and pressed last, kept on under pressure flat

        3
        Silk - Yellow and Purple hoops, Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets, hooped cap

        Hunorisk (FR)

        26
        2/1
        • Form 12U
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-1

        tracked leaders, chased leading pair approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure flat but not quickened

        4
        Silk - Yellow, Purple seams, Yellow cap

        Fred Astor (FR)

        14
        8/1
        • Form 40
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        raced keenly, prominent, pushed along approaching 2 out and soon weakened

        5
        Silk - Black and Pink (quartered), Pink sleeves, Black stars

        Fu Fighter

        13
        100/1
        • Form 50
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        prominent, driven 5th, lost touch from next, tailed off

        6
        Silk - Red, Black chevrons, White sleeves, Black armlets, White cap

        Hoh Nelson

        68 b
        33/1
        • Form 3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        tracked leader, led 3 out, headed and weakening when fell 2 out

        7
        Silk - Sky Blue, Scarlet quartered cap

        Lunar Exit (IRE)

        24
        6/1
        • Form 3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        held up in touch, mistake 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on before last, kept on flat but not reach leaders

        8
        Silk - Emerald green, black epaulets, white sleeves, white cap, black star

        Pangloss (IRE)

        18 v
        22/1
        • Form 02
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        held up, mistake 3rd and never travelling well after, tailed off 3 out

        9
        Silk - Pink, royal blue epaulets, striped sleeves, royal blue cap, pink star

        Tank (IRE)

        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-0

        not fluent in rear, struggling 4th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last

        In depth

        Verdict

        Papini has plenty of scope to progress and gets the vote over Hunorisk, Calomeria and Fred Astor. Despite making a slight mistake two out at Newbury on his debut over hurdles for Nicky Henderson, Papini gained a rather cosy all-the-way success. The ex-German Flat horse surprised connections with the manner of his victory, and with more to come, should be capable of defying a penalty. Hunorisk has winning form in France and his trainer only brings his better runners over, while compatriot Fred Astor also hails from a powerful Gallic yard but needs to brush up his jumping. Calomeria was outclassed behind Cerium at Cheltenham but is race fit and also has winning form to his name. Lunar Exit should come on for his Huntingdon debut but has a job on, and we shall stick with Papini to follow up.