Racecards
13:05 Sandown Park
Sri Lanka - The Wonder Of Asia Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 10y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,406
- 2nd: £4,784
- 3rd: £2,392
- 4th: £1,196
- Form 21619-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
held up, closed 12th, ridden and went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner
- Form P/2142P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
not always fluent, chased leaders, slow 9th, mistake 11th, ridden and last 12th, well beaten 3 out
- Form 22330-1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
with leader, led 3rd, mistake and headed 5th, led next, not fluent 14th, clear from 2 out, easily
Game Winner (FR)
202- Form 4/212-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Harry Derham
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
led until 3rd, led 5th, headed next, lost 2nd and pecked 2 out, jumped right and no extra last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Le Patron made a winning debut over fences at Fontwell and is preferred to Game Winner but the remaining trio are rated much higher over hurdles than the former. Henri The Second and Rock My Way are both Grade 2 novice winners over timber but another chasing debutant in BLOW YOUR WAD should have come on for last month’s pipe-opener and may be the one to side with in a tight contest.
Formwatch
Blow Your Wad (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Mid-division, headway home turn, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, ran on one pace, 2nd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Pyramid Place (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Henri The Second (FR) 13-2 (12-0) Raced wide and always towards rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) hvy in Mar.
Le Patron (FR) 2-1fav (11-7) Held up in rear, headway to briefly lead 6th, not fluent 8th, disputed lead 10th, led outright before 12th, 3 lengths clear 3 out where travelling well, maintained advantage 2 out, soon clear, pushed out run-in, easily, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Proper Twelve (10-11) by 20l, 4 ran.
Game Winner (FR) 9-4 (11-7) Not always fluent, midfield in touch, ridden to chase leaders before 2 out where in touch, lost touch with leader approaching last, stayed on into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 13l behind Twinjets (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Apr.
Rock My Way (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Chased leaders on inside, weakened before 2 out, 13th of 20, dist behind Hyland (11-1) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gs in Oct.