14:25 Sandown

Saturday 11 March 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

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

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 11.0s

1^st

Iceo

511-3

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

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

3 ¾

Knickerbockerglory

711-0

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Led, went clear 2 out, reduced lead between last two, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in op 18/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Playful Saint

811-6

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

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 op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1

4^th

Fine Casting

711-0

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan

Chased leaders, stayed on run-in, lost modest 3rd towards finish op 14/1

5^th

1 ¾

Monviel

611-0

11/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders on inside, ridden disputing 2nd before 2 out until between last two, ridden and weakened run-in op 13/2

6^th

Kellahen

610-7

28/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste

Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide 2 out, run flattened out and weakened between last two op 25/1

7^th

Hardy Du Seuil

610-13

11/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Off the pace and always towards rear op 14/1

8^th

Djelo

511-1

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Always in rear, never a factor op 16/1

Also Ran

Metier

712-0

12/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, pushed along out wide and weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before last op 11/1 tchd 14/1

Lightly Squeeze

911-6

80/1

T: H FryJ: Ben Bromley (5)

Held up and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last tchd 100/1

Givega

711-4

9/2f

T: G L MooreJ: J E Moore

Chased leader until pushed along turning in, weakened rapidly, soon behind and pulled up before 2 out op 5/1

Royale Margaux

511-3

80/1

T: T SymondsJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd turning in until pushed along before 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before the last op 66/1

Man O Work

511-3

14/1

T: P G FaheyJ: W T Kennedy

Mid-division, reminders after 3 out (normal 4 out), weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

Punctuation

611-0

22/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

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 op 18/1

Zoffany Bay

910-10

12/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division, weakened before 2 out, pulled up soon after op 17/2

Western Zephyr

610-6

33/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, pushed along after omitted 3 out, weakened and pulled up before the last

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Non-Runners

Salsada⁴²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: B Ellison J: J J Burke

Soaring Glory⁷⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: Jonjo O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.10, £5.50, £2.10, £3.20EX:£197.00Trifecta:£1,815.30Tricast:£842.30SF:£134.80Swingers:£18.60, £6.00, £31.90

Forecasts

Givega (9/2), Iceo (5/1), Monviel (11/2), Playful Saint (13/2), Hardy Du Seuil (11/1), Fine Casting (12/1), Zoffany Bay (12/1), Metier (12/1), Djelo (14/1), Salsada (14/1), Man O Work (14/1), Soaring Glory (16/1), Punctuation (22/1), Knickerbockerglory (25/1), Kellahen (28/1), Western Zephyr (33/1), Lightly Squeeze (80/1), Royale Margaux (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. PLAYFUL SAINT scored with lots in hand at Leicester last time and remains with few miles on the clock so Dan Skelton's 8-y-o gets the nod with conditions likely to be very much in his favour too. Salsada is weighted to have a big say back in handicap company having chased home Epatante in a Doncaster Grade 2 and is next on the list, with Monviel, Zoffany Bay and Punctuation completing the shortlist.

PLAYFUL SAINT (FR)
SALSADA (IRE)
MONVIEL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Suprise Package

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 6

J: James Bowen | T: Peter Fahey

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00

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

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