04 Feb 2017 12:40 Sandown
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in the back straight).
Betfred 'Home Of Goals Galore' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Coeur de Lion (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
122 / 11 |
Flat (101), Jump (28) |
Tom Cannon | A King The Barbury Boys |
7/4 | |
| tracked leaders, tracked leading pair 3rd, 2nd before 2 out, led between last 2, strongly pressed final 50 yards, battled on gamely and found bit extra last strides | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| HD |
Rather Be (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
U129-11 / 8 |
Jump (40) | Ned Curtis | N J Henderson Matt & Lauren Morgan |
5/4 | |
| held up in last trio, steady headway 3 out, chased leading pair before 2 out, 2nd before last, ridden and stayed on run-in, upsides and every chance 50 yards out, no extra last strides | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 13 L |
Accord (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
F2/1-233 / 8 |
Jump (79) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Mr Jim Furlong |
11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and headed between last 2, soon dropped to 3rd, no extra before last | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Bazooka (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
4 / 10 |
Flat (31), Jump (18) |
James Banks | D Flood D Jennings & Partner |
66/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway into 4th 2 out, plugged on same pace, pressed for modest 3rd, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 16 L |
Ahio (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
54/ / 6 |
Jump (749) | Jason Nuttall | G & J Moore Mr G L Moore |
66/1 | |
| held up in rear, plugged on into never dangerous 5th between last 2 | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 19 L |
Altaayil (IRE) (colt, brown, 11 0) |
70 / 7 |
Flat (658), Jump (17) |
J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr P B Moorhead |
50/1 | |
| led, raced keenly on downhill run after 2nd, headed and pecked 3rd, chased leader until before 2 out, weakened soon after, mistake last | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 6 L |
Scrutinise (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
/ 10 |
Flat (112) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mrs Louise Bowtell |
9/1 | |
| not fluent, held up in close 5th, jumped slowly 3rd, jumped slowly again and lost place 5th, rallying on outside when hit 3 out, weakened quickly on long run before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 12 L |
Sergio (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
4 / 7 |
Jump (93) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr Paul Bowtell |
33/1 | |
| last pair, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, ridden and hung right before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
6 |
| 43 L |
Nicolosio (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
/ 7 |
Flat (454) | Nick Scholfield | P E Cowley Tower Hamlets Partnership |
33/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leading pair, jumped slowly 3rd, dropped to 4th next, weakened on long run before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||