12:40 Sandown

Saturday 7 January 2023

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 173y  |   Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:40  |   Winning time: 5m 21.2s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Martello Sky47
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Coleman| T: L Wadham| OR:  140| BF| CD
10/3
Confirmed herself useful when winning this in the mud a year ago. Excellent return to action when runner-up at this level at Wetherby in October and again found only one too good trying 3m for the first time at Kempton a month later. Big player despite conceding weight all round.
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2
Horse silk
Love Envoit35
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry| OR:  144| CD
30/100
Strong-travelling mare who took the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham and finished a credible second in the Fairyhouse equivalent in April. Improved again when making a successful handicap debut/reappearance over 2m here a month ago and she's the one to beat back up in trip.
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3
Horse silk
Ballycallan Fame12
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent| OR:  118| D
150/1
125/1 novice hurdle winner at Wetherby 2 years ago. Showed that was no fluke when set for second until a final-flight fall there later that season but fleeting appearances since suggest she's been very hard to train. Hood left off.
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4
Horse silk
Branson Missouri53
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: S Lycett| OR:  113| BF| D
40/1
Has taken form to a new level for this yard, landing brace of 2½m Worcester handicaps under Tom Scudamore in August/October. Winning run ended when second at Lingfield latest but it was another solid effort. This asks a different question upped markedly in grade.
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5
Horse silk
Fautinette275
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  132
14/1
Unbeaten all 3 starts over hurdles in France showing fairly useful form, latest win coming at Vichy (16.4f, soft) in May 2021. No show on stable debut in Aintree Grade 1 in April and off since. Up in trip.
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Forecasts

Love Envoi (30/100), Martello Sky (10/3), Fautinette (14/1), Branson Missouri (40/1), Ballycallan Fame (150/1)

Verdict

This could end up a straight fight between LOVE ENVOI and Martello Sky. The latter won this race a year ago and looks the stronger stayer, but the former defied a pretty lofty mark on reappearance here and is the pick on these terms.

Previous Winners

2022
Martello Sky
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 6
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £14,238.002nd: £5,342.003rd: £2,675.004th: £1,332.005th: £670.006th: £335.00

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