14:30 Sandown Park

Sportingbet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 110y

(4yo+, 2m 110y, Class 1, 12 runners)
Winner £17,085 2nd £6,411 3rd £3,210 4th £1,599 5th £804 6th £402
Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Surface: Turf

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Weighed In:

Winning time: 4m 11.80s
Off time: 14:30:47

Full result

Result 14:30 Sandown Park
Pos	Horse	Distance/th>	Odds
1^st	1 Petit Robin		11/1
2^nd	8 Into Wain	nse	15/2
3^rd	12 Softsong	3¼	13/2

Racecard

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	SP
1	2U/39-51	Petit Robin (FR) 15 T:N J Henderson J:Mr N De Boinville Form: 2U/39-51 Age: 9 Weight: 11-12 OR: 147 Naps:	9	166 11-12	N J Henderson	Mr N De Boinville (7)	147	11/1
2	34/30-06	Starluck (IRE) 15 T:D W P Arbuthnot J:Tom Cannon Form: 34/30-06 Age: 7 Weight: 11-8 OR: 143 Naps:	7	162 11-8	D W P Arbuthnot	Tom Cannon (3)	143	33/1
3	4844-16	Rowan Tiger 14 T:Dr R D P Newland J:Christopher Ward Form: 4844-16 Age: 6 Weight: 11-0 OR: 135 Naps:	6	154 11-0	Dr R D P Newland	Christopher Ward (7)	135	10/1
4	221-127	Monte Cavallo (SAF) 35 T:Miss R Curtis J:B J Geraghty Form: 221-127 Age: 7 Weight: 10-13 OR: 134 Naps:	7	153 10-13	Miss R Curtis	B J Geraghty	134	7/1
5	140-311	Ifandbutwhynot (IRE) 21 T:D O'Meara J:D F O'Regan Form: 140-311 Age: 6 Weight: 10-9 OR: 130 Naps:	6	149 10-9	D O'Meara	D F O'Regan	130	11/4f
6	823222	Dolatulo (FR) 20 T:W Greatrex J:W Hutchinson Form: 823222 Age: 5 Weight: 10-8 OR: 129 Naps:	5	148 10-8	W Greatrex	W Hutchinson	129	14/1
7	421614	Swampfire (IRE) 21 T:Tim Vaughan J:Jason Kiely Form: 421614 Age: 4 Weight: 10-3 OR: 124 Naps:	4	143 10-3	Tim Vaughan	Jason Kiely (10)	124	15/2
8	321146-	Into Wain (USA) 16 T:S Gollings J:L Treadwell Form: 321146- Age: 5 Weight: 10-2 OR: 123 Naps:	5	142 10-2	S Gollings	L Treadwell	123	15/2
9	5FF8/12-	Rajamand (FR) 244 T:G L Moore J:Joshua Moore Form: 5FF8/12- Age: 6 Weight: 10-1 OR: 122 Naps:	6	141 10-1	G L Moore	Joshua Moore (3) (ex2)	122	20/1
10	0-1601U	Canadian Diamond (IRE) 21 T:B G Powell J:Gavin Sheehan Form: 0-1601U Age: 5 Weight: 10-0 OR: 121 Naps:	5	140 10-0	B G Powell	Gavin Sheehan (5)	121	8/1
11	2559U-3	Helium (FR) 217 T:Mrs S Leech J:Donal Fahy Form: 2559U-3 Age: 7 Weight: 10-0 OR: 120 Naps:	7	140 10-0	Mrs S Leech	Donal Fahy	120	66/1
12	0-52	Softsong (FR) 25 T:P J Hobbs J:R Johnson Form: 0-52 Age: 4 Weight: 10-0 OR: 120 Naps:	4	140 10-0	P J Hobbs	R Johnson	120	13/2

Race History

Race History
Year	Draw	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2011		Ubi Ace T:T D Walford J:R Walford	5	11-5	T D Walford	R Walford	7/1

In depth

Verdict

Petit Robin was raised 6lb after winning at Ascot but Nicky Henderson combats that by putting up a 7lb claimer with Barry Geraghty taking the ride on Rebecca Curtis' Monte Cavallo. STARLUCK was only sixth in that Ascot race but wasn't far behind having being checked on the turn for home. The grey will strip fitter here and can have his revenge as the stiffer finish here should play to his strengths. Ifandbutwhynot has improved this season and should make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick while Dolatulo will probably be thereabouts again. Into Wain has been running on the all-weather and is preferred to Rowan Tiger and Swampfire of the remainder.

Formwatch

Petit Robin (FR) 15-8fav (11-9) Shared 2nd behind clear leader, closed 4th, led 2 out, driven out, won at Ascot 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Nov beating First In The Queue (10-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

Into Wain (USA) 4-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, weakened after 4 out, 6th of 9, 26l behind Red Merlin (11-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.

Softsong (FR) 7-4 (10-12) Keen towards rear, headway 4th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Valdez (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.

Swampfire (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Led until after 2nd, chased leader until approaching 4th, chased leaders until pushed along and slightly outpaced approaching 2 out, driven to rally and one pace when squeezed out before last, kept on same pace in 4th run-in, 4th of 16, 8l behind Ifandbutwhynot (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov.

Monte Cavallo (SAF) 16-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and chance, mistake and weakened last, 7th of 15, 6l behind Raya Star (11-12) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) gs in Nov.

Dolatulo (FR) 13-2 (11-9) With leader, led before 4th, clear before and blundered 2 out, ridden and jumped left last, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Romeo Americo (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Nov.

Starluck (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden before next, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 8l behind Petit Robin (11-9) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Nov.

Helium (FR) 5-2 (11-0) Held up behind, struggling 4th, chased leaders under pressure 3 out (usual 4 out), 4th and well held when left 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Eastlake (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chase (5) sft in May.

Ifandbutwhynot (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside and not clearest of runs approaching 3 out, badly hampered next, recovered to stay on and chase leaders on outside and edged left before last, led last, driven clear, won at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov beating Tanerko Emery (10-13) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.

Rajamand (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Raced wide, led, joined 2 out, soon ridden, headed soon after last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind James Pollard (10-13) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.

Canadian Diamond (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 4th, went 3rd before 3 out, went right and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Ifandbutwhynot (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov, 16 ran.

Rowan Tiger 16-1 (11-8) Mid-division, mistake 6th, headway before 4 out, soon chased leaders, weakened before last, 6th of 12, 16l behind Yesyoucan (10-12) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Nov.