17:15 Sandown

Saturday 28 April 2018

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bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 5m 1.9s

Ballotin^p¹⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 143

40/1

Useful horse for Guillaume Macaire in France and a winner on his debut for this yard at Wetherby (good) in October. Reverts to hurdles on his first start since finishing 16L second off this mark at Ascot (2m5,f good-to-soft) in November.

Form: 50-3152

Le Breuil^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| OR: 143| D

16/1

Winning for the third time over hurdles when successful at Fakenham (2m4f, good-to-soft) earlier this month. Raised 4lb for that success and wears cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: 1P-5201

Stowaway Magic⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: James Bowen⁽³⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 140

8/1

Respectable efforts the last twice including when eighth of 26 at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft) last time out. Represents a leading yard with top conditional in the saddle here.

Form: 12-2248

Enniscoffey Oscar⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 139

10/1

Grade 2 novice hurdle winner over an extended 3m at Doncaster (soft) last time out. Well beaten in a Grade 1 at Cheltenham thereafter and making his handicap debut in this.

Form: 473110

Dashing Oscar^t¹²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 139| C| D

25/1

Completed a double when winning over an extended 2m3f at Bangor (soft) in November. Unseen since finishing well held at Kempton the following month.

Form: 329-110

Jester Jet¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: R T Dunne| T: T Lacey| OR: 139| D

11/1

Registered her fifth victory over hurdles when winning at Aintree (2m4f, soft) in a Grade 3 contest last time out. Raised 6lb for that success and she represents a yard in great form (4/10) at present.

Form: 213P21

Zubayr¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 137

20/1

Finished runner-up over 2m5f at Kempton (soft) under this rider last month. Partnership finished well beaten behind Jester Jet at Aintree last time out however but not written off just yet.

Form: 560220

Soul Emotion⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 137| CD

5/1

Winner over hurdles for Guillaume Macaire and made a winning debut for this yard when successful on soft ground over C&D last month. Has to defy a 12lb rise in the weights if he's to take this contest.

Form: 435-PF1

Lough Derg Spirit⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J McGrath| T: N J Henderson| OR: 137

7/1

Has run well in two big field handicaps since finishing runner-up at Wincanton (soft) in a Grade 2 contest in November. Worth a check in the market on this occasion.

Form: 41P-266

Stamp Your Feet^t⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: N P Madden| T: T R George| OR: 135| D

25/1

Finished a good fourth at Musselburgh (3m2f, soft) when last in action back in February. Drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience too much having won over an extended 2m3f at Hereford (soft) in December.

Form: 42P124

Wilde Blue Yonder¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 134

9/1

Lightly raced in recent seasons and put in his best effort of recent times when finishing fourth of 19 at Aintree (2m4f, soft) in a race won by Jester Jet earlier this month. One to note racing off a 2lb higher mark in this.

Form: 540/334

Skipthecuddles^p⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 128

11/2

Returned to form when winning by 12L at Ludlow (good-to-soft) when wearing cheekpieces (retained) for the first time earlier this week. Carries a penalty for that success.

Form: 0-P5501

Landin^p1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J E Moore| T: J W Mullins| OR: 132| CD

25/1

Chasing a hat-trick when pulling up in a race won by Jester Jet at Aintree (2m4f, soft) earlier this month. Wears cheekpieces for the first time in this.

Form: 12511P

Psychedelic Rock^p¹⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 132| D

33/1

Successful twice since joining this yard including at Worcester (2m4f, good) last October. Unraced since finishing runner-up at Market Rasen the following month.

Form: 122612

Wolf Of Windlesham²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Aidan Coleman| T: S Edmunds| OR: 132| C

14/1

Three time winner over hurdles but missed the whole of 2017 and finished well held on the AW at Lingfield on his return to action earlier this month.

Form: 161/5F9-

Fidux⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 132

16/1

Some fair efforts in defeat this season most notably when fourth over 2m on good-to-soft ground here in December. Looks up against it in this contest however.

Form: 3-4U447

Ordo Ab Chao²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 129| D

20/1

Signs of a possible return to form when finishing fourth of seven at Fakenham (2m4f, good-to-soft) on debut for this yard earlier this month. Promising conditional booked to ride here.

Form: 17P/07-4

Destiny's Gold^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 127| D

25/1

Wore blinkers for the first time when winning at Worcester (2m4f, good) in September and still held chances when unseating two from home at Cheltenham last time out. Leading jockey booked to ride for this.

Form: 32341U

Mystic Sky^b²⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Sherwood⁽³⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 126WS

33/1

Winner of a good ground handicap hurdle over an extended 1m7f at Southwell last June. Had wind surgery since finishing fourth in a competitive contest at Market Rasen just under a month later.

Form: 55-4214

Non-Runners

Wait For Me⁴⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Forecasts

Soul Emotion (5/1), Skipthecuddles (11/2), Lough Derg Spirit (7/1), Stowaway Magic (8/1), Wilde Blue Yonder (9/1), Enniscoffey Oscar (10/1), Jester Jet (11/1), Wait For Me (12/1), Wolf Of Windlesham (14/1), Fidux (16/1), Le Breuil (16/1), Zubayr (20/1), Ordo Ab Chao (20/1), Dashing Oscar (25/1), Stamp Your Feet (25/1), Destiny's Gold (25/1), Landin (25/1), Psychedelic Rock (33/1), Mystic Sky (33/1), Ballotin (40/1)

WILDE BLUE YONDER can claim his first victory in over four years by taking the concluding handicap hurdle contest. The selection ran well in a Grade 3 last time out and he can get the better of the unexposed Soul Emotion who was a winner here on his debut for this yard last time. Jester Jet who finished ahead of the selection when winning the aforementioned Aintree contest can take third off her revised mark.