Racecards
16:35 Sandown Park
Milward Printing Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Form 332-1P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
close up, slight lead 6th to approaching 2 out, weakened quickly
- Form 232-1FP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
made most to 6th, weakened quickly 3 out
- Form 2/3-13
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey P Hide
held up and behind, headway on outside after 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well
Bobsleigh
19- Form 221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, lost place 5th, kept on under pressure before last, never reached leaders
- Form 1-2622
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten
Calvic (IRE)
43- Form B6613
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey A P McCoy
always in rear, tailed off
- Form 555-130
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
chased leaders, driven along after 4th, soon lost place, tailed off 3 out
- Form 255314
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
took keen hold in touch, stayed on same pace from 2 out
- Form 0P-020
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
tracked leader after 3rd, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed 2 out, not quicken run in
- Form 313P0F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
always in rear, tailed off 3 out
- Form 3U-5F4P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer N Gaselee
- Jockey N D Fehily
prominent until weakened approaching 3 out
Shamawan (IRE)
378- Form 12/F132-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up in rear, headway on wide outside to track leaders before 2 out, one pace and held before last
Six of One
12- Form 60-3262
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, pressed leaders next, one pace run in
Elgar
43- Form 2/0-33P1
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey C Eddery
always in rear, struggling after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 00-053
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer R Buckler
- Jockey B Hitchcott
always in rear, mistake 2nd, tailed off 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Spring Pursuit, Bobsleigh and Onwardsandupwards look the ones to concentrate on in a wide-open finale and the tentative vote goes to the last named The five-year old from the Paul Nicholls yard would have won last time out but for a mistake at the last when second behind Your So Cool last time out and of what looks a fair mark and with conditions again to suit he will not be far away. Spring Pursuit rates the main danger on his latest efforts he was a fair fourth behind Ela Re last time and is sure to have the race run to suit so he has definite place claims.Bobsleigh is another worthy of respect he won well last time when defeating Irish Flight but he looks to have plenty of weight for what he has actually archived. Parsons Legacy is another that could go well in won in facile fashion last time out when defeating Little Ed but that was in a novice race and he will find this handicap much more competitive. Of the remainder Bob Ar Aghaigh is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market but in an open affair for the winner we return to Onwardsandupwards.