Racecards
16:10 Sandown Park
Sunderlands Bookmakers 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Form 00-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
chased clear winner 3rd, weakened after 3 out, finished tired, tailed off
Immola (FR)
23- Form 045
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
made all and soon well clear, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 333
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
prominent in chasing group, went and hit 3 out, weakened rapidly, jumped left 2 out, finished tired, tailed off
- Form 4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
hit 1st, chased clear to before 3rd, in touch in chasing group, went poor 2nd 2 out
- Form 5-0644
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
held up last, hit 5th, hard ridden and struggling from 4 out, finished tired, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Brooklyn Breeze looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to add to earlier successes in bumper company at Aintree and last time over hurdles at Musselburgh in this novices' hurdle and is given a confident vote. Len Lungo's gelding should prove even better over fences next season but is expected to maintain his unbeaten record over hurdles here with Hawk's Landing looking the main danger. Jonjo O'Neill's gelding looked potentially useful when opening his account in bumper company at Kempton two starts ago and, although beaten in similar company here subsequently, he is sure to have been well schooled for his hurdling debut. Kempton second Crimson Pirate and Nicky Henderson's River Pirate are worthy of a mention but it will be a surprise if anything beats the Lungo horse.