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15:35 Sandown Park
Betfair Racing Podcasts Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 216y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,804
- 2nd: £3,588
- 3rd: £1,794
- 4th: £897
- Form 3-22
- Age 4
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
prominent, slow and went left 1st, slow 3rd, not fluent 5th, every chance 2 out, lost place before hampered and stumbled last
- Form 41-13
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, headway on outside when jumped right and bumped last, went 3rd, hung right and stayed on, unable to challenge
Sun Joy (FR)
22- Form 242-22
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led, headed 2 out, losing place when jumped left and bumped last
- Form 1/5-23
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 114
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway before last, went 2nd and switched right flat, soon led, stayed on well
- Form 6F2-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up in touch, ridden before 2 out, soon outpaced and no impression, plugged on flat
- Form 212-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leaders, hampered 1st, pushed along briefly after next, every chance 2 out, losing place when hampered last
- Form 55-8116
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
held up in mid-division, switched left and headway to lead 2 out, hung right and headed flat, no impression on winner towards finish
- Form 22-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
NonRunner
- Form 2365-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
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Verdict
Conditions are likely to be too testing for He‘s A Latchico but Sun Joy and Asta La Pasta are having a first run in a handicap, as is IMMORTAL. Nicky Henderson’s five-year-old didn’t appear to last home over an extended 2m3f at Aintree last month so gets one more chance. Classic Anthem should be winning soon but looks closely matched with Impact Du Bonheur on recent form here. West End Boy arrives on a hat-trick and his latest win at Plumpton has been franked so he looks a danger.
Formwatch
Magical King (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd home turn, pushed along before omitted 2 out, kept on, no impression on winner, well clear of rest, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Josh The Boss (11-5) at Aintree 2m 4f (3) sft in Nov.
Asta La Pasta (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Bit keen in mid-division, headway on inside tracking leaders 4th, went modest 3rd and not fluent 3 out, 3rd of 15, 29 1/2l behind Insurrection (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f (3) gs in Nov.
Sun Joy (FR) 9-4 (11-3) Prominent, led 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on from last but no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 10l behind Canty Bay (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Classic Anthem (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, lost 2nd last, 3rd and no impression flat, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Southoftheborder (11-4) at Sandown 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
West End Boy (IRE) 8-13fav (10-7) Close up, tracked leaders 4 out, effort on inner into straight, switched left approaching last, ridden to lead run in, ran on, won at Plumpton 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Parc d'Amour (11-5) by 3l, 7 ran.
Impact Du Bonheur (FR) 7-1 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, pushed along and went 4th before 2 out, no impression, well held last, 4th of 9, 20l behind Southoftheborder (11-4) at Sandown 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
He's A Latchico (IRE) 11-4 (10-9) Held up in 5th, not fluent 6th, mistake and weakened 2 out, last of 6, 12 1/2l behind Celtic Art (11-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Immortal (FR) 13-8fav (11-4) Mid-division on inside, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and unable to quicken between last two, went 3rd at the last, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 11, 10 1/4l behind Rebel Intentions (10-3) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Fever Dream (IRE) 18-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, jumped left last, kept on same pace flat, 4th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Weaver's Answer (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.