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15:30 Sandown Park

Betfair Racing Podcasts 'Four Years Old' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 216y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,804
  • 2nd: £3,588
  • 3rd: £1,794
  • 4th: £897
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 45.14s
  • Off Time: 15:31:25
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - White, maroon chevrons, light blue sleeves, white and maroon hooped cap
11/4
  • Form 12420-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 121

tracked leader, disputed lead after 2nd, bad mistake and headed 3rd, regained lead home turn, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on

2
Silk - PURPLE, YELLOW stripe, hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap, PURPLE star
25/1
  • Form 1P222-P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 118

midfield, dropped to rear after 3 out, no impression from 2 out

3
Silk - MAROON and LIGHT BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, quartered cap
5/1
  • Form 4225-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 117

led, jumped left 2nd, disputed lead after 2nd, mistake but led outright 3rd, shaken up and headed home turn, soon weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out

4
Silk - Royal blue and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves, royal blue cap

Torrent

34 v D
4/1
  • Form 3334-28
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 117

midfield, lost place 4th, headway out wide before 2 out, asked for effort after 2 out, went third run-in

7
Silk - YELLOW, EMERALD GREEN spots and armlets, DARK GREEN cap
  • Form 68-U13
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, lost third and plugged on run-in

8
Silk - Red, dark blue epaulets, halved sleeves and diamond on cap

Caelan (IRE)

24 ht D
10/1
  • Form 45152
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 111

held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, soon held

9
Silk - Light green, black diamond, black sleeves, light green armlets, light green cap, black star
  • Form 234-13
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 110

held up in rear, mistake 5th, smooth progress 3 out, led 2 out where blundered, ridden out run-in

10
Silk - White, emerald green cross belts, striped sleeves, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 218-P3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 110

held up in touch, headway 5th, asked for effort and weakened 2 out

11
Silk - Light blue and emerald green diamonds, emerald green and light blue halved sleeves, beige cap
  • Form 4-27
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 100

held up in touch, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to last and struggling home turn, pulled up before 2 out

5
NR

Benvoy (IRE)

55 t D
33/1
  • Form 4311-68
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 116

NonRunner

6
NR
7/1
  • Form 21-15
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 113

NonRunner

In depth

Formwatch

Marche D'aligre (FR) 5-2fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, took 2nd home turn, pushed along after 3 out, kept on with no real impression, rallied closing stages run-in, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Saligo Bay (10-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.

Galactic Charm 12-1 (12-0) Close up in rear on outer, flattened 5th, pushed along 4 out, lost touch next, pulled up before last, at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gs in Nov.

Ocean Conquest 7-4 (11-9) Raced keenly and jumped left at times, tracked leader until before 3rd, prominent, brushed 4 out, challenged out wide and went left 3 out, 2nd before next where went left, led before last where went left again, ridden and stayed on well run-in, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Diplomatie (12-0) by 7 1/2l, 6 ran.

Torrent 33-1 (10-10) In touch, lost place before 4th, well beaten after 3 out, 8th of 11, 20 3/4l behind Alexei (11-4) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov.

Fight My Fire (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Midfield, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 2 out, soon outpaced, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Fasol (11-6) at Wincanton 1m 7f (3) gd in Nov.

Caelan (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Rear of mid-division, headway from 3 out, disputed second home turn, chased winner from 2 out, ran on after last but always held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Kingston Sunflower (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Across Earth (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, driven before 2 out, kept on run-in, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Surrey Lord (11-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Knight Templar 16-1 (11-9) Held up in last, smooth headway between horses after 3 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, headed last, kept on but held by front two, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Tashan (11-11) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Nov.

La Belle Argentee (FR) 11-1 (11-11) Front mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, gradually faded, 7th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Sweet Caryline (12-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.

Benvoy (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, headway and ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 13, dist behind Gibbs Island (11-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp (2) gd in Oct.

Courageous Strike 11-2 (10-13) Held up in 5th, mistake and lost place 3 out, never on terms after, pushed along out wide when not fluent 2 out, 5th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Manuelito (11-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.