13:20 Sandown

Saturday 6 December 2025

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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 6m 20.63s

Supremely West²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 138| BF

9/1

Useful for Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole, winning 3m Haydock handicap in the mud last December. Encouraging reappearance third for Dan Skelton at Cheltenham in October but not in the same form when fifth to Kikijo there 3 weeks ago.,

Form: 3163-35

Green Book⁹⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 134| CD

14/1

Won a valuable C&D handicap in February of 2022 and 2023 but off since finishing fourth in the Pertemps Final at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. A watching brief is the percentage call given the length of absence.

Form: 596154/

Hititi^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Walford| OR: 130

28/1

Useful hurdler but ran poorly on last month's return to action at Newbury. Entitled to strip fitter with that behind him but others are still preferred.

Form: P2625-8

Kikijo²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 127

9/4

Chase winner over 2½m last winter and in good form back hurdling this autumn. building on Aintree reappearance fourth to win over 3m at Cheltenham (soft) 3 weeks ago, seeing it out thoroughly. Raised 7 lb but his unexposed profile provides the hope for even better.

Form: 5412-41

Ikarak^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 127| D

13/2

Bagged a couple of 25f Warwick handicaps last term and enhanced his fine strike-rate for the Olly Murphy yard with a 23f Lingfield success on reappearance 25 days ago, responding well. May do better again but Sean Bowen on stable's other runner.

Form: 1P152-1

Lavender Hill Mob^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Chadwick⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 127

11/2

Developed into a useful performer on the Flat this year before making a successful return to hurdles in 21f Cheltenham handicap (soft) 3 weeks ago. 8 lb higher here but retains handicapping scope on Flat form now stepping up in trip.

Form: 41330-1

Turndlightsdownlow²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Freddie Keighley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 114

9/4

Progressive form, easily landing a pair of 21f Kempton handicaps this autumn. The longer trip and deeper ground now are unknowns but he's almost certainly capable of better again.

Form: F4-4211

Non-Runners

Chasing Fire²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

The Lord Maid²⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: T Lacey J: Non Runner

Absolutely Doyen¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Forecasts

Kikijo (9/4), Turndlightsdownlow (9/4), Absolutely Doyen (7/2), Lavender Hill Mob (11/2), Chasing Fire (6/1), Ikarak (13/2), The Lord Maid (15/2), Supremely West (9/1), Green Book (14/1), Hititi (28/1)

Perhaps best to focus on the progressive youngsters at the bottom of the weights. ABSOLUTELY DOYEN looked to relish the step up to 3m at Ascot and is selected to make it 4-4 since joining Paul Nicholls. Turndlightsdownlow has impressed when landing 2 Kempton handicaps over shorter and will be a major threat if his stamina holds faced with a much stiffer test now. Last month's Cheltenham scorer Kikijo completes the shortlist.