Racecards
15:25 Sandown Park
Littleworth Handicap Chase (Class C)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Form 1B-1U05
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
disp lead when blundered badly and fell 1st
- Form 1/03212-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Hodges
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up behind, lost touch from 10th, well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 44124F-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Dave Crosse
tracked leader, led 9th, clear 3 out, challenged and joined last, soon headed, no extra flat
- Form P53/1PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
led after 1st, mistake and headed 9th, stayed tracking leader to 4 out, soon under pressure, kept on one-paced from 2 out
Lord Moose (IRE)
253- Form PF1/P01-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey M Bradburne
prominent, chased clear leader from 4 out, headway after 2 out, disp lead last, led flat, driven out
Newick Park
243- Form P/1616P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D Grissell
- Jockey B Hitchcott
disp lead when mistake 1st, stayed in touch until weakened after 4 out, soon tailed off
In depth
Verdict
A tricky handicap but Celibate has plenty in his favour and is the TEAMtalk choice to scoop this valuable prize. Charlie Mann's charge is on a winning mark and should be sharper for a recent reappearance when an encouraging third so looks sure to go well on ground that holds no terrors. Lord Moose ended last season in style with a Newbury victory but this is tougher off a 7lb higher mark and he lacks a recent outing. The latter point also applies to both Dulas Bay, whose form tailed off last term, and Dunston Bill who has something to prove having been absent since falling at Bangor in March.