13:50 Sandown

Saturday 1 February 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Betway Contenders Hurdle (Listed)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 216y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 4m 15.3s
1st
Horse silk
2
6/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked clear leader, closer at 3rd, led approaching 2 out, 1 length ahead last, stayed on well run-in op 7/1 tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
3
1
4/6f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and 1 length down last, no extra run-in op 8/13 tchd 4/7 and tchd 8/11
3rd
Horse silk
6
4
2/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, plugged on into 3rd and hit last op 9/4
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
33/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led and soon clear, reduced lead 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, ridden and outpaced in 3rd between last 2, weakened into 4th at the last

Also Ran

R
Horse silk
3
511-0
66/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: S Bowen
Off the pace in 5th, outpaced 4th, awkward 3 out, closer on outside when refused 2 out tchd 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.30Pl:£2.20, £1.20EX:£10.40Trifecta:£16.60SF:£11.27

Forecasts

Call Me Lord (4/6), Eldorado Allen (2/1), Quel Destin (6/1), Zambella (33/1), Benson (66/1)

Verdict

No Buveur D’Air for Nicky Henderson this year in a race his charge has won three times in a row but he saddles an able deputy in CALL ME LORD. He’s not quite in the same class as his stablemate but he won a Grade 2 hurdle last time out and his course record of 11213 shows how much he loves Sandown. Eldorado Allen can’t be ignored after his tremendous handicap debut here last time but he may be found wanting in terms of experience. Quel Destin has been exposed the last twice and it may well be that Zambella is a bigger threat to the big two running in the same ownership as the suggestion. She looked useful at Wetherby and deserves a chance to make amends.
  1. Call Me Lord
  2. Eldorado Allen
  3. Zambella

Previous Winners

2019
Buveur D'Air
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 8
1/5

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00

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