Racecards
13:20 Sandown Park
Masters Chartered Accountants Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class C)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Form 123
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders from 5th, hard ridden and weakened from 2 out
- Form 106
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
tracked leader until mistake 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before last
Sunray
14- Form 342P16
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up in mid-division, hard ridden and behind from 5th
Tusk
21- Form 41
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
made all, hard pressed from 2 out, joined last, driven and kept on gamely run in
- Form 06
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
always in rear
Cherub (GER)
21- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, joined winner and upsides last, not quicken and held run in
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
jumped poorly and always in rear
Kjetil (USA)
35- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up and behind, headway approaching 2 out, weakened run in
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
tracking leaders when jinked and ran out soon after 3 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leaders, chased winner from 3 out, close up and ridden when refused next
Peppershot
18- Form 33
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G Enright
- Jockey L P Aspell
behind, ridden after 3 out, one pace when mistake last
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
in touch, weakened after 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
pulled hard, always behind, pulled up before 2 out
Versus (GER)
18- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
close up, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd last
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up in mid-division, headway 5th, close up 3 out, weakened under pressure before next
- Form 056
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
held up in rear, never near leaders
In depth
Verdict
A potentially informative juvenile novices' hurdle gets proceedings underway at Sandown with the likes of interesting debutantes Prince Holing and Numitas plus the more experienced Sunway, Tusk and Major Speculation passed over in favour of Kjetil. The selection looked as though he would improve for the outing when an eight-length fifth behind Dickens over course and distance last month. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding, a middle distance winner on the flat in his native France, was just behind Henrietta Knight's Tusk (a winner at Kempton since) that day and, with improvement anticipated, is expected to reverse that form. Jonjo O'Neill's Cherub made a promising hurdling debut behind Tusk at Kempton and is another worthy of a mention. Francois Doumen's runners here always warrant respect and it would be no surprise to see Moulin Riche play a part in the finish, while the ex-Sir Mark Prescott trained Numitas, who is now in the care of Philip Hobbs, makes most appeal among the newcomers. However, he may want further to show his best form and preference is for Kjetil.