Racecards
16:20 Sandown Park
William Hill Daily Cheltenham Specials Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 421124
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 140
led until jumped slowly and headed 4th, reminder 9th, chased winner until 4 out, chased leading pair, pushed along before 3 out, driven between last two, plugged on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
- Form 621212
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 139
tracked leading pair, breasted 2nd, 2nd 4 out, every chance briefly 3 out, held before next, weakened into 3rd run-in
- Form 371421
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
jumped well, tracked leader, led 4th, made rest, in command before 2 out, eased close home
- Form 30-5631
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up last, jumped slowly 7th, outpaced 4 out, modest 4th approaching 3 out
- Form 2UP4/4P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
raced keenly, held up 4th, outpaced 4 out, pushed along and weakened before next, mistake last
In depth
Verdict
Yorkist hasn't done much wrong so far over fences but was beaten 19 lengths by Seventh Sky over an extra half-mile at Musselburgh last time. The latter was no match for TRAFFIC FLUIDE at Plumpton subsequently, however, and is only a pound better off. Gary Moore's five-year-old looks a useful recruit to chasing and should follow up here. Ubaltique is 6lb higher than when scoring at Ayr but could be improving and makes more appeal than the returning Cayman Islands of the others.
Formwatch
Seventh Sky (GER) 9-1 (11-5) Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, one pace next, stayed on to take modest 4th last, never on terms, 4th of 11, 24l behind Sound Investment (11-12) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Feb.
Yorkist (IRE) 7-4fav (11-8) Tracked leader, led after 5 out, headed and blundered 3 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 19l behind Seventh Sky (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Feb.
Traffic Fluide (FR) 11-8fav (10-9) Mostly jumped well, held up tracking leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, 2nd at 4th, led 3 out, pushed readily clear before 2 out, won at Plumpton 2m 1f nov chs (3) gs in Feb beating Seventh Sky (11-13) by 6l, 4 ran.
Ubaltique (FR) 4-1 (11-6) Soon in rear and keen, mistake 6th, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, driven out, won at Ayr 2m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) sft in Jan beating Trust Thomas (11-3) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Cayman Islands 7-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, lost place 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Stonethrower (10-9) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr, 9 ran.