Racecards
12:00 Sandown Park
Brian Giles Memorial 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 216y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,804
- 2nd: £3,588
- 3rd: £1,794
- 4th: £897
- Form 22145-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led travelling well before 2 out, 4 lengths ahead going strongly when bad mistake last, soon recovered and kept on well
- Form P/2P-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Lily Pinchin
hed up off the pace in mid-division, outpaced 3 out, plugged on from after next
Godot (IRE)
18- Form 37P-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A Irvine
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, outpaced in 4th 3 out, plugged on into modest 3rd before 2 out
- Form 1/3260
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey R Patrick
held up off the pace and never closer than mid-division
- Form 4/2-9P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey James Best
always behind and never a factor, tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
raced keenly, chased leader until 4 out, handy 3rd, went 2nd again before 2 out, ridden between last two, 4 lengths down when hit the last, stayed on same pace and no chance with winner
- Form FU2-475
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
off the pace and always towards rear
- Form 9-5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
off the pace and always rear-division, plugged on
- Form 3-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, hit 4 out, ridden headed and weakened before 2 out, finished tired
- Form 7/67
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
off the pace and always towards rear, last and struggling home turn, tailed off and pulled up 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dan Skelton’s pair, William Of York and Santos Blue, might have place claims but will probably do better in handicaps. Fifth in the Champion Bumper in March, always a good source of novice hurdle winners, AUTHORISED SPEED bolted up in a maiden on his hurdling debut at Lingfield and the Montmartre gelding Immortal will have to be a smart newcomer to lower his colours here, despite receiving 5lb.
Formwatch
Authorised Speed (FR) 4-5fav (11-4) Midfield, headway to chase leaders 5th, led after 3 out, eased clear before last, went further clear after last, easily, won at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Nov beating Broadway Boy (11-3) by 15l, 12 ran.
Arctic Lodge (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, dist behind Twig (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.
Godot (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, kept on well run in but no match for winner, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Endless Escape (10-7) at Lingfield 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Harvie Wallbanger (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) In touch in mid-division, closed 4th, ridden and struggling 6th, behind from next, 11th of 13, dist behind Theatre Man (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.
Horizon D'or (FR) 80-1 (11-0) In rear, asked for effort at halfway, soon struggling and pulled up, at Lingfield 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Immortal (FR) Montmartre gelding out of Cagnes Sur Mer.
Santos Blue 66-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 6th, outpaced 3 out, 4th and weakening 2 out, 5th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Passing Well (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Silver Atom (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Chased leader, jumped violently right 1st, jumped left 4th, pushed along and weakened 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Kingston Sunflower (11-0) at Ludlow 2m (4) gf in Oct.
Star Flyer (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Tracked leader until 3f out, soon ridden, plugged on in 3rd final 2f, 4th of 7, 11l behind Iolaos Du Mou (11-2) at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Nov.
William Of York 18-1 (11-0) Raced keenly in towards rear, made headway under pressure after 3 out, ran on same pace, but always outpaced, 7th of 17, 20 1/2l behind Always Busy (11-0) at Warwick 2m (4) sft in Nov.