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13:50 Sandown Park

Betfred 'Follow Us On Twitter' Contenders Hurdle (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 216y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in the back straight)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £14,238
  • 2nd: £5,342
  • 3rd: £2,675
  • 4th: £1,332
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 10.10s
  • Off Time: 13:50:40
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Buveur D'Air (FR)

1/4

    1
    Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds and cap

    Irving

    14 pt D
    9/2
    • Form 1164-1F
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-8
    • Official Rating 160

    tracked clear leader, closer 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, soon dropped to 3rd, weakened

    2
    Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoops, halved sleeves

    Rayvin Black

    24 p DCD
    12/1
    • Form 16-4203
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-8
    • Official Rating 141

    led at start, led and soon clear, jumped slowly and reduced lead 3rd, ridden and hung right before 2 out, 1 length ahead last, headed and outpaced final 100 yards

    3
    Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

    Buveur D'Air (FR)

    35 D
    1/4
    • Form 1131-11
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-4
    • Official Rating 151

    raced in 3rd behind clear leader, hit 1st, closer on bit before 2 out, went 2nd before the last, 1 length down last, cruised into lead final 100 yards, hard held

    4
    Silk - Orange, dark blue hoop, dark blue sleeves, orange armlets, check cap

    Hurry Henry (IRE)

    28 t D
    150/1
    • Form 185-34P
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-0
    • Official Rating 129

    not fluent 1st, soon detached, blundered 3 out, tailed off throughout

    Previous results

    2016
    Silk -

    Connetable (FR)

    15/2
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-4

    2015
    Silk -

    Garde La Victoire (FR)

    11/4
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-4

    In depth

    Verdict

    With doubts surrounding several of the leading fancies in next month’s Champion Hurdle, it could be a shrewd move to switch BUVEUR D’AIR back to the smaller obstacles. He was only beaten once over timber last season and that was in the Supreme Novices’. The six-year-old went on to land a Grade 1 at Aintree and should have too much for the enigmatic Irving and Rayvin Black receiving 4lb, though the latter is a mud-lover who also thrives on this stiff track. Hurry Henry will pick up some decent prize money if he completes in his own time.

    Formwatch

    Irving 6-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, fell 4th, at Haydock 2m (1) sft in Jan.

    Rayvin Black 2-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden when slowed into 4 out, soon lost 2nd, 3rd and no impression from next, 3rd of 6, 33 1/2l behind Zamdy Man (11-4) at Hereford 2m (4) sft in Jan.

    Buveur D'Air (FR) 3-10fav (11-6) Tracked front pair, not much room on inside entering home straight, went 2nd before 2 out, effort between last 2, upsides last, ridden to lead narrowly soon after, stayed on to assert towards finish, won at Warwick 2m (4) sft in Dec beating Gino Trail (11-12) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.

    Hurry Henry (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, reminder after 4th, dropped to 5th and pushed along before 7th, ridden halfway and no extra 5 out, behind and pulled up after 3 out, at Cork 2m 4f hvy in Jan.