Horse Alert

11 Mar 2023 14:25 Sandown

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in Places).

Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Iceo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	1144-2 / 6	Jump (63)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Chris Giles	5/1
		not fluent 1st, held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd between last two, soon switched right, led before hit last, stayed on strongly run-in
2^nd	11	3¾ L	Knickerbockerglory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1311-12 / 8	Jump (108)	Bridget Andrews	D Skelton S T Racing - Knickerbocker	25/1
		led, went clear 2 out, reduced lead between last two, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in
3^rd	4	1¼ L	Playful Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	12/1-421 / 9	Jump (73)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr and Mrs J D…	13/2
		raced keenly, waited with towards rear on inside, headway on inside before 2 out, stayed on run-in, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner
4^th	12	NK	Fine Casting (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	14-2315 / 8	Jump (28)	Luca Morgan	B Pauling Mrs S P Davis	12/1
		chased leaders, stayed on run-in, lost modest 3rd towards finish
5^th	13	1¾ L	Monviel (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0)	6118-15 / 7	Jump (28)	Ben Jones	P Hobbs & J White Dr V M G Ferguson	11/2
		chased leaders on inside, ridden disputing 2nd before 2 out until between last two, ridden and weakened run-in
6^th	17	5 L	Kellahen (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 7)	42-123 / 6	Flat (560), Jump (60)	Benjamin Poste	T Symonds Gun Dog Gin Limited	28/1
		off the pace towards rear, headway out wide 2 out, run flattened out and weakened between last two
7^th	14	HD	Hardy Du Seuil (FR) (colt, bay, 10 13)	222-531 / 7	Jump (63)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden The Hardy Souls	11/1
		off the pace and always towards rear
8^th	9	NK	Djelo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	1-1230 / 6	Jump (21)	Charlie Deutsch	Miss V Williams Mr P Davies	14/1
		always in rear, never a factor
	15	-	Salsada (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 12)	122-2 / 7	Flat (262), Jump (42)	J J Burke	B Ellison Brian Ellison Racing…	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	16	-	Zoffany Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 10)	12F51/2 / 9	Flat (1107), Jump (21)	Aidan Coleman	Peter Fahey Pimlico Racing…	12/1
		mid-division, weakened before 2 out, pulled up soon after
PU	1	-	Metier (IRE) (colt, bay, 12 0)	7/P417-P / 8	Flat (31), Jump (75)	S Bowen	H Fry G C Stevens	12/1
		chased leaders, pushed along out wide and weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before last
PU	10	-	Punctuation (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0)	911-114 / 7	Flat (883), Jump (42)	P J Brennan	F O'Brien Mr Grant Leon	22/1
		mid-division, headway on inside turning in, pushed along chasing leaders when lost action before hit 2 out, weakened and pulled up before the last
PU	8	-	Man O Work (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	F15-24F / 6	Flat (143), Jump (34)	W T Kennedy	P G Fahey C J O'Reilly	14/1
		mid-division, reminders after 3 out (normal 4 out), weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
PU	6	-	Royale Margaux (FR) (filly, chestnut, 11 3)	1-P1555 / 6	Jump (43)	Caoilin Quinn	T Symonds Dahlbury Racing	80/1
		chased leaders out wide, went 2nd turning in until pushed along before 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before the last
PU	5	-	Givega (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	1-11P1 / 7	Jump (23)	J E Moore	G & J Moore Mr Ashley Head	9/2
		chased leader until pushed along turning in, weakened rapidly, soon behind and pulled up before 2 out
PU	3	-	Lightly Squeeze (GB) (colt, bay, 11 6)	80/74-15 / 9	Flat (918), Jump (63)	Ben Bromley	H Fry J Davies And Govier…	80/1
		held up and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last
	2	-	Soaring Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1435-P5 / 9	Jump (70)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Mr P Hickey	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	18	-	Western Zephyr (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	10-1315 / 7	Jump (27)	Sam Twiston-Davies	C E Longsdon Swanee River Partnership	33/1
		mid-division, pushed along after omitted 3 out, weakened and pulled up before the last