15:00 Sandown

Saturday 11 March 2017

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Matchbook Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 216y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places in back straight)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 4m 5.1s
1st
Horse silk
7
10/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Held up in mid-division, not much room and stumbled after 3 out, headway before next, challenged last, edged right and led, driven out op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
1
5/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Chased leaders, switched left after last, went 2nd but wanting to hang left, stayed on, not able to challenge op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
11
510-11
25/1
T: G L MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Prominent, led before 2 out, headed soon after last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
20/1
T: M D I UsherJ: Mr Zac Baker (7)
Prominent, not fluent 5th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish
5th
Horse silk
½
13
6/1
T: G L MooreJ: J E Moore
Took keen hold, mid-division, mistake 2nd, closed before next, pressing for 2nd 2 out, one pace and beaten from last op 13/2 tchd 7/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
4
16/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: J McGrath
Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, faded flat op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
3
3
11/2
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Mid-division, not much room 2nd, headway after 3 out, beaten before last, weakened flat op 13/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
2
7/1
T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods
Mid-division, not much room after 3 out, never involved, well beaten from 2 out op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
1
12
10/1
T: K FrostJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up in rear, shaken up before 2 out, hampered last, never dangerous op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
14
5
8/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: Richard Patrick (7)
Held up towards rear, slow 3rd, mistake next, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, well beaten next

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
14/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, weakened before 2 out, pulled up approaching last op 12/1
F
Horse silk
9
40/1
T: A W CarrollJ: Lee Edwards
Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, effort after 2 out, beaten and disputing 7th when fell last op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
10
710-13
10/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Held up and behind, some headway but still plenty to do when faltered and pulled up before last op 12/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.50Pl:£3.30, £2.20, £7.40EX:£72.30Trifecta:£1,978.00Tricast:£1,241.49SF:£59.70Swingers:£10.80, £23.80, £6.00

Forecasts

Fixe Le Kap (5/1), William H Bonney (11/2), Not Another Muddle (6/1), Kayf Blanco (7/1), Gassin Golf (8/1), London Prize (10/1), Chieftain's Choice (10/1), Disputed (10/1), Max Do Brazil (14/1), Bigmartre (16/1), Spice Fair (20/1), Darebin (25/1), Prairie Town (40/1)

Verdict

FIXE LE CAP can take this valuable handicap under top weight on his first outing since finishing eighth at Cheltenham nearly a year ago here. The selection finished runner-up to a classy rival off level weights at Haydock 13 months ago and still holds an entry in the conditional jockeys race at Cheltenham this year, he is taken to get the better of January's Cheltenham victor William H Bonney with the unexposed London Prize taken to finish in third with last years third Spice Fair another to take note of here.
  1. Fixe Le Kap
  2. William H Bonney
  3. London Prize

Prize Money

1st: £39,389.002nd: £14,840.003rd: £7,427.004th: £3,710.005th: £1,862.006th: £931.007th: £462.008th: £238.00

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