16:00 Sandown Park

Charles Stanley Handicap Hurdle 2m 6f

(4yo+, 2m 6f, Class 3, 8 runners)
Winner £7,798 2nd £2,290 3rd £1,145 4th £572
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf

Olympian Boy, Valco De Touzaine and Cockney Trucker all to win - 22/1!

Weighed In:

Winning time: 5m 47.40s
Off time: 16:01:14

Full result

Result 16:00 Sandown Park
Pos	Horse	Distance/th>	Odds
1^st	4 Top Of The Range		11/4
2^nd	2 Araldur	4	4/1
3^rd	10 Winds And Waves	12	6/1

Racecard

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	SP
1	210-535	Volador (IRE) 10 T:P J Hobbs J:Jonathan Moore Form: 210-535 Age: 9 Weight: 11-12 OR: 133 Naps:	9	166 11-12	P J Hobbs	Jonathan Moore (10)	133	33/1
2	06P-144	Araldur (FR) 27 T:A King J:W Hutchinson Form: 06P-144 Age: 9 Weight: 11-11 OR: 132 Naps:	9	165 11-11	A King	W Hutchinson	132	4/1
3	581/725	Spanish Treasure (GER) 8 T:Andrew Turnell J:James Banks Form: 581/725 Age: 7 Weight: 11-10 OR: 131 Naps:	7	164 11-10	Andrew Turnell	James Banks (7)	131	50/1
4	433-543	Top Of The Range (IRE) 20 T:N J Henderson J:B J Geraghty Form: 433-543 Age: 6 Weight: 11-10 OR: 131 Naps:	6	164 11-10	N J Henderson	B J Geraghty	131	11/4
5	732F-11	Billy Merriott (IRE) 109 T:H Fry J:N Fehily Form: 732F-11 Age: 7 Weight: 11-9t OR: 130 Naps:	7	163 11-9 t	H Fry	N Fehily (7)	130	13/2
6	54-08F2	Cockney Trucker (IRE) 6 T:P J Hobbs J:A P McCoy Form: 54-08F2 Age: 11 Weight: 11-9 OR: 130 Naps:	11	163 11-9	P J Hobbs	A P McCoy	130	9/4f
8	2P-1140	Arkose (IRE) 27 T:O Sherwood J:L Aspell Form: 2P-1140 Age: 9 Weight: 11-8p OR: 129 Naps:	9	162 11-8 p	O Sherwood	L Aspell	129	16/1
10	05P-311	Winds And Waves (IRE) 31 T:H D Daly J:Jake Greenall Form: 05P-311 Age: 7 Weight: 10-13 OR: 120 Naps:	7	153 10-13	H D Daly	Jake Greenall (3)	120	6/1

Non Runners

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	Odds
7	142-962	Mister Dillon 16 T:N J Henderson J:Jeremiah McGrath Form: 142-962 Age: 6 Weight: 11-8 OR: 129 Naps:	6	118	N J Henderson	Jeremiah McGrath	129	NR
9	210-124	Kaysersberg (FR) 55 T:N B King J:A Merriam Form: 210-124 Age: 6 Weight: 11-7 OR: 128 Naps:	6	117	N B King	A Merriam	128	NR
11	U14248	Greenlaw 29 T:C E Longsdon J:N Fehily Form: U14248 Age: 7 Weight: 10-13p OR: 120 Naps:	7	1013 p	C E Longsdon	N Fehily	120	NR
12	P23-P07	Brilliant Barca 13 T:Miss S West J:M Goldstein Form: P23-P07 Age: 5 Weight: 10-8 OR: 115 Naps:	5	108	Miss S West	M Goldstein	115	NR

Race History

Race History
Year	Draw	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2012		Hildisvini (IRE) T:C E Longsdon J:Felix De Giles	6	11-8	C E Longsdon	Felix De Giles	13/2

In depth

Verdict

Top Of The Range has been raised 3lb since finishing third at Ascot but is one of the more likely winners of this competitive handicap. Araldur has appreciated the switch back to hurdles this season and ran another solid race when fourth at Newbury last month while Cockney Trucker ran the well-handicapped Aiam To Prosper to a neck at Doncaster last Saturday and looks to be on the way back. Billy Merriott and Winds And Waves are both chasing hat-tricks and Mister Dillon only found Doctor Foxtrot too good at Doncaster last month but we prefer KAYSERSBERG. Neil King's novice should enjoy the drop in distance after a couple of runs over 3m1f and looks well treated on his victory at Kempton in November.

Formwatch

Mister Dillon 13-2 (11-7) Held up mid-division, headway on outer before 4 out, every chance before 3 out ridden before last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Doctor Foxtrot (10-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Feb.

Kaysersberg (FR) 4-1 (11-8) Chased leaders until lost place 7th, ridden next, rallied to modest 4th and hit 2 out, kept on flat, 4th of 8, 25l behind Cloudy Copper (11-8) at Kempton 3m nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.

Greenlaw 8-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before last, 8th of 11, 26l behind Hada Men (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.

Brilliant Barca 100-1 (10-10) Chased leading pair, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 7th of 15, 7l behind Baby Shine (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.

Top Of The Range (IRE) 9-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Kuilsriver (9-10) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) sft in Feb.

Araldur (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway to mid-division when hit 6th, chased leaders approaching 2 out, ridden in 3rd and no impression before last, outpaced to 4th run-in, 4th of 18, 8l behind Master Of The Sea (10-11) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Feb.

Winds And Waves (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) With leader, led 6th, headed 3 out, switched left after 2 out, led flat, ran on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb beating Koultas King (11-8) by 4l, 13 ran.

Arkose (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 13th of 18, well behind Master Of The Sea (10-11) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Feb.

Cockney Trucker (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Patiently ridden and held up in mid-division, smooth headway approaching 2 out, chased winner between last two, upsides last, driven to narrow lead flat, no extra and headed in closing stages, 2nd of 11, nk behind Aaim To Prosper (10-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd.

Volador (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Held up in rear, jumped left 1st, headway on inside 9th, steadied next, ridden after 11th, soon struggling, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Howard's Legacy (11-7) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (3) gs in Feb.

Billy Merriott (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) In rear on outer, headway before 4 out, led 2 out, kept on well, won at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gs in Nov beating Ballylifen (10-12) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.

Spanish Treasure (GER) 16-1 (11-12) Led, reached for 4th, hit 4 out, ridden and headed before mistake 2 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 12l behind Thunderstorm (11-3) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Feb.