Racecards
16:10 Sandown Park
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Memorial Hunters' Chase (Class H)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 22P365
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Mr T Edwards
tracked leader, led 4th to 14th, stayed chasing winner, kept on but held before last
- Form P22/2-P0
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer H Hill
- Jockey Mr J Trice-Rolph
always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 16th
Braes of Mar
356- Form 144P1/2-
- Age 14
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Bob Mcewen
- Jockey Capt E Andrewes
led to 4th, tracked leader to 8th, weakened and well behind from 12th, tailed off
- Form 1-1556F
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer K Tork
- Jockey Major G Wheeler
always in rear, blundered 8th and 14th, tailed off
- Form P-PPP15
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Major General C Ramsay
- Jockey Capt W B Ramsay
in touch, mistakes 3rd and 10th, stayed on under pressure to chase leading pair from 18th, never going pace to reach leaders
Mr Smudge
33- Form 2-P1424
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Mrs F Marriott
- Jockey Capt R T Sturgis
always towards rear, well behind from 18th, tailed off
- Form 4/5222-P
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss L Revell
- Jockey Lord Manton
held up, blundered 11th, well behind from 18th, tailed off
- Form 631P-44
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss A Armitage
- Jockey Major R Alers-Hankey
close up, ridden along from 10th, outpaced by leaders from 18th
- Form 4-26212
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Barber
- Jockey Lt J Snowden
close up, tracked leader from 8th, led 14th, shaken up after 2 out, in command last, comfortably
In depth
Verdict
Tales of Bounty looks to hold solid claims and gets the vote over Raffles Rooster and Indien du Boulay. The selection was useful over hurdles and remains unexposed over the larger obstacles under rules having had only a couple of starts in novice events. However, he comes here having shown decent form in point-to-points and looks the one they all have to beat. Raffles Rooster, formerly with Venetia Williams, gave little sign of encouragement on his first start for new connections and of more interest may be Indien Du Boulay, who ran creditably in defeat behind Guilsborough Gorse at Musselburgh last month. The race fit Mr Smudge and The Queen's Braes Of Mar, who has a long absence to overcome, are others to consider but the vote goes to Tales Of Bounty, who gets a confident vote.