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16:15 Sandown Park

Allied Irish Bank (Gb) Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 30.41s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Curtins Hill (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Running Machine (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Castleford (IRE)

      14/1

        1
        Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap

        Spring Dawn

        30
        20/1
        • Form 230-FP6
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-12

        led and set good pace, headed 13th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

        2
        Silk - Pink, dark blue hoop, armlets and cap

        Curtins Hill (IRE)

        27
        9/2
        • Form 343022
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-10

        held up in rear, steady headway from 14th, chased leader when mistake 2 out, led and blundered last, stayed on well flat

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots

        El Hombre Del Rio (IRE)

        8
        8/1
        • Form 2-23FP3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-9

        mid-division, no headway from 16th

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, hooped cap

        Spanish Point (IRE)

        25
        12/1
        • Form F-26335
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-9

        tracked leaders, mistake 15th, lost place and mistake 17th, weakened 4 out

        5
        Silk - Yellow and Purple check, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Houghton Bay (IRE)

        29
        13/2
        • Form 3000/33
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-6

        always behind, struggling from 12th, tailed off 4 out, virtually pulled up flat

        6
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Running Machine (IRE)

        7
        13/2
        • Form P15354
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-6

        tracked leaders, went 2nd at 6th, led 13th, blundered badly 18th, mistake and headed last, no extra flat

        7
        Silk - Black, Orange star, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Flecthefawna (IRE)

        32
        14/1
        • Form 004-66U
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        tracked leaders to 6th, stayed handy, reminders 12th, weakened 3 out

        8
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap

        Castleford (IRE)

        50
        14/1
        • Form 05-3000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-13

        held up in rear, headway to track leaders from 14th, blundered 17th, chasing leader when lost 2nd 2 out and weakened before last

        9
        Silk - MAROON, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, MAROON stars

        Zen (IRE)

        37
        50/1
        • Form 544/6PP
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        raced wide in mid-division, effort when jumped slow 13th and next, weakened quickly and pulled up before 15th

        11
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue cuffs, check cap

        Roddy The Vet (IRE)

        24
        7/2
        • Form 40-3332
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-6

        close 5th when pulled up quickly before 11th (lame)

        12
        Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, Black and White hooped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue spots

        Robber (IRE)

        18
        10/1
        • Form 0F0-063
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        in touch until blundered and weakened 14th, tailed off 4 out, virtually pulled up flat

        10
        NR

        Steve The Fish (IRE)

        55
        • Form P5U-010
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Another tough race to call as many arrive here with solid claims. The shortlist includes: Curtins Hill, who has been banging on the door of late and could easily run into a place if he runs to form, El Homre Del Rio, who is progressing nicely in this sphere, and the oddly-named Steve The Fish, who proved his resolution for a battle when winning a dour battle at Towcester on his penultimate start. However, they will all do to concede weight to Roddy The Vet and Albert Ennis' charge gets the vote here. The six-year-old has been running consistently well during his outings this term and looked set to collect until his rider dropped his whip on the run to the last at Leicester last month. Leighton Aspel is sure to take every measure to ensure that there are no such mishaps this time around and he has the ideal opportunity to give the well handicapped Roddy The Vet every chance to finally break his duck on these shores today.