13:15 Sandown

Saturday 5 December 2020

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Read Paul Nicholls On betting.betfair Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 216y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 4m 18.79s
1st
Horse silk
1
5/2
T: G L MooreJ: N F Houlihan (7)
Settled in second until taking lead 4th, shaken up after 2 out and went clear, easily op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
13
8
4/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Max Kendrick (3)
Restrained in rear early but improved into third after jumping 3rd, went second before 2 out but awkward over it, kept on one pace but no match for easy winner tchd 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
3
4
15/8f
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: R T Dunne
Third early before dropping to fourth at 3rd, pushed along on run to 2 out, made little impression on leaders but ran on after last and snatched third close home op 2/1 tchd 9/5
4th
Horse silk
nk
2
511-10
3/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led, headed 4th, dropped to third after 3 out, mistake last, caught for third on line op 10/3 tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
19
5
40/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Held up in rear, ridden and began to lose touch approaching 2 out, weakened quickly op 33/1 tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Zero To Hero6
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 5
T: Mrs S Leech  J: Sean Houlihan
NR
3
Horse silk
Cogital12
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: B J Llewellyn  J: Jordan Williams
NR
9
Horse silk
French Kiss301
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 5
T: A W Carroll  J: Brendan Powell
NR
6
Horse silk
Perfect City44
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: Jonjo O'Neill  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.50, £2.00EX:£11.40Trifecta:£25.70SF:£12.62Swingers:£4.50

Forecasts

Frenchy Du Large (15/8), Fifty Ball (5/2), Chasamax (3/1), Naizagai (4/1), Cogital (10/1), Perfect City (16/1), Zero To Hero (33/1), French Kiss (33/1), Coastal Drift (40/1)

Verdict

FIFTY BALL only won by a small margin on his Ascot handicap debut, but he was value for more given the way he travelled and looks well worth keeping onside. Chasamax's recent third at Cheltenham has been franked by the second and the eighth winning on their next starts, so he's a definite player if handling these softer conditions, with the unexposed Frenchy du Large completing the shortlist.

  1. FIFTY BALL (FR)
  2. CHASAMAX (IRE)
  3. FRENCHY DU LARGE (FR)

Previous Winners

2019
Guardia Top
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 3
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £382.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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