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13:45 Sandown Park

Concept Hurdle (Class B) (Class B)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 50.80s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hasty Prince

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Rigmarole

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Westender (FR)

      11/4

        1
        Silk - White, Dark Blue and Light Green striped sleeves, Light Green cap

        Intersky Falcon

        20 b
        11/4
        • Form 131234
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-10

        held up well in rear, smooth headway on wide outside approaching 2 out, soon found little under pressure and beaten

        2
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow cross belts, diabolo on sleeves

        Rigmarole

        38
        6/1
        • Form 141110
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-10

        held up in touch, headway to track leaders after 3 out, chased winner next, soon no impression, just held on to hold 2nd

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves

        Starzaan (IRE)

        20
        9/1
        • Form 433105
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-10

        led, not fluent and headed 4th, mistake and dropped rear 3 out, kept on again, flat

        4
        Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap

        Geos (FR)

        38
        13/2
        • Form 405-21P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-8

        tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, driven and weakened approaching 2 out

        5
        Silk - White, Crimson hoops, Black cap

        Santenay (FR)

        36
        14/1
        • Form 11F130
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-8

        took keen hold, held up behind leaders, chased leading pair after 3 out, weakened 2 out

        6
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue diamond and sleeves, Red cap

        Sleep Bal (FR)

        20
        33/1
        • Form 1-60
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-8

        tracked leaders, close up 3 out, weakened under pressure before next

        7
        Silk - Pink, Light Blue and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Hasty Prince

        22
        10/1
        • Form 332005
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leader, challenged 3rd, led next, drew clear from 2 out, easily

        8
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        Westender (FR)

        20 b
        11/4
        • Form 23-P653
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-4

        soon tracked leader, driven and no impression approaching 2 out, soon lost 2nd, stayed on under pressure flat, just held for 2nd

        In depth

        Verdict

        Intersky Falcon is taken to get back to winning ways, with Rigmarole, Geos and Westender making for an interesting contest. The latter actually finished ahead of Jonjo O'Neill's runner at Aintree last time and is 6lb better off into the bargain, but is still looking for his first win since 2001 so is passed over again. Providing Intersky Falcon gets a fair pace ahead of him, he should be up to the task in a bid to go one better than when second to Copeland in this two years ago. He had too much to do at Cheltenham and found the trip too far at Aintree three weeks ago, so appears to have a lot going for him. Rigmarole burst onto the Champion Hurdle scene with a string of top efforts earlier on but bombed out when it mattered most and it remains to be seen whether he has had enough for the season, while Tote Gold Trophy hero Geos was tailed off when pulled up at Cheltenham and is another not to totally rely on. Intersky Falcon may well have more to give though and is the pick.