14:25 Sandown

Saturday 9 March 2019

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Matchbook Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 4m 1.95s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Call Me Lord

5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2, 10/3

3/1

Monsieur Lecoq

4/1, 7/2, 4/1

7/2

Dream Du Grand Val

13/2, 6/1, 13/2

6/1

Malaya

9/2, 5/1, 11/2, 6/1, 13/2

7/1

Benny's Bridge

8/1, 15/2

8/1

First Flow

10/1, 11/1, 12/1, 14/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1

9/1

Totterdown

14/1

Speredek

16/1

Storm Rising

20/1, 16/1, 18/1

20/1

Our Merlin

25/1

20/1

Chti Balko

25/1

Pyromaniac

40/1

50/1

All Yours

100/1

66/1

SP Book Percentage 124.49

Non-Runners

Extra Mag⁴⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: T Scudamore

Blu Cavalier²¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: A Stronge J: Non Runner

Solomon Grey⁵⁶

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Call Me Lord (3/1), Monsieur Lecoq (7/2), Dream Du Grand Val (6/1), Malaya (7/1), Extra Mag (15/2), Benny's Bridge (8/1), First Flow (9/1), Solomon Grey (12/1), Totterdown (14/1), Speredek (16/1), Storm Rising (20/1), Our Merlin (20/1), Blu Cavalier (20/1), Chti Balko (25/1), Pyromaniac (50/1), All Yours (66/1)

Call Me Lord is the class act but on testing ground and dropped back in trip, he faces a stiff task lumping weight around. Easy C&D winner Monsieur Lecoq is much-respected but has been hit hard by the assessor for his score here and so the vote goes to EXTRA MAG. David Pipe has continued the Pond House tradition of targeting this race and looks for his fourth win. His Exeter winner failed to concede 7lb to Precious Cargo at Kempton in January, the pair clear, and that rival was a very easy winner here yesterday, boosting the form. Dream Du Grand Val is respected for the champion trainer while any money for First Flow and Pyromaniac would be notable