13:50 Sandown

Sunday 12 November 2017

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Off time: 13:53 | Winning time: 4m 24.30s

Captain Simon²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| D

10/1

Winner of a point-to-point and made a winning debut under rules at Taunton (good) in April. Disappointed on hurdling debut at Chepstow (good-to-soft) last month and more needed today.

Form: 11-9

Desert Cross¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill

12/1

Three time winner on the Flat including over 1m6f at Bath (good) in July. Placed twice in that sphere since and worth a check in the market having finished third at Fontwell (good) on his only previous hurdling start last autumn.

Form: 3-

Irish Prophecy²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Aspell| T: Miss E C Lavelle| D

4/6

Defending an unbeaten record having won two bumpers last season. Most recent of those came over 2m at Kempton (good) and he is one to note as he bids to make a winning hurdling debut today.

Form: 11-

Leapaway

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White

6/1

Unraced son of Stowaway purchased for €10,500 as a foal in November 2013. Half-sister to a winning sprinter and interesting to see how he fares on hurdling debut.

Form:

Lord Marmaduke⁴³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: P R Webber

66/1

Finished third in a 1m2f maiden at Ascot (good) on his sole Flat outing back in September last year. Purchased for 27,000 gns thereafter and making his hurdling and stable debut today.

Form:

Resiliency^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Bridget Andrews⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

40/1

Decent performer on the Flat but failed to shine in two outings over hurdles and jockey bookings suggest that he is the yards second string in this contest.

Form: 05

Second Time Around¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

10/3

Improving with racing and off the mark at the third attempt in bumpers over an extended 2m at Market Rasen (good) in May. One to note on his debut over hurdles.

Form: 64-1

Trust The Man^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: A West

14/1

Maiden after 15 starts though put in a career best effort when finishing third of 13 on hurdling debut at Plumpton (good-to-soft) last month. More needed if he's to register a first success today.

Form: 3

Bisoubisou¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: David England| T: O Murphy

100/1

Well held in three outings over hurdles including on debut for this trainer at Stratford (good) last month. Likely to be of more interest once tackling handicaps.

Form: 77-9

Forecasts

Irish Prophecy (4/6), Second Time Around (10/3), Leapaway (6/1), Captain Simon (10/1), Desert Cross (12/1), Trust The Man (14/1), Resiliency (40/1), Lord Marmaduke (66/1), Bisoubisou (100/1)

SECOND TIME AROUND can make a winning debut over hurdles having broken his maiden in bumpers at the third time of asking last time out. The selection is returning from a six month absence today and can get the better of fellow hurdling debutant Irish Prophecy who is unbeaten in two starts but represents a stable who have yet to hit form so far this season. Desert Cross can fare best of the rest having finished third on his sole previous hurdling outing back in the autumn of 2016.