15:30 Sandown

Friday 2 December 2022

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Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 16.95s

Hugos New Horse²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 117| D

13/8

Looked good prospect when winning a bumper last season and positive start over hurdles, second at Chepstow on reappearance/hurdling debut before landing odds at Wincanton. More to come now handicapping.

Form: 19-21

Mothill²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 117| D

6/1

Fairly useful Flat winner in France who landed odds in Fontwell novice success in May. Followed up on handicap debut at Chepstow (2m) before good fourth of 19 at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 21 days ago. Respected.

Form: 672-114

Raymond Tusk⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 114| D

4/1

Smart on the Flat (second in the John Porter in April). Yet to meet expectations over hurdles but may do a lot better now handicapping.

Form: 624-

Sadler's Bay²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: T R Gretton| OR: 107

11/1

Promising third of 12 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Exeter (soft) on NH debut in January and similar form when third there following month. Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Remains with potential.

Form: 33-

Galahad Threepwood^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 107

5/1

Fairly useful on the Flat for Mick Channon. Just fair form over hurdles to date but shaped well when fifth of 19 at Cheltenham (16.4f, good, 12/1) on handicap bow 21 days ago, running on after some novicey mistakes. Should have more to offer.

Form: 3-2P55

Order Of St John^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 100| D

18/1

Flat winner who got off the mark over hurdles with a narrow success in 4-runner maiden at Leicester under this rider 18 days ago. On a fair mark back in a handicap.

Form: 3064-41

Alioski^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Paul O'Brien| T: G Brown| OR: 97| D

16/1

Gained reward for consistency when landing 2m Worcester maiden in June and ran well on handicap hurdle debut from 4 lb out of the weights there (20f) 3 months later. Gained a second win on the level at Southwell before not disgraced at Cheltenham 3 weeks ago. Back down in class.

Form: 42-F149

Universal Secret³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: J E Moore| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 95

22/1

Proved that his Exeter third in January was no fluke when runner-up in a Wincanton novice the following month. However, in nothing like the same form since.

Form: 0325-P5

Forecasts

Hugos New Horse (13/8), Raymond Tusk (4/1), Galahad Threepwood (5/1), Mothill (6/1), Sadler's Bay (11/1), Alioski (16/1), Order Of St John (18/1), Universal Secret (22/1)

Smart Flat performer RAYMOND TUSK didn't meet expectations when tried over hurdles last winter, but he may do better now handicapping on his return to this sphere and his opening mark looks a fair one. Hugos New Horse got the job done at Wincanton despite still showing signs of greenness so should have more to offer, while Sadler's Bay and Galahad Threepwood also remain with potential.