14:25 Sandown

Saturday 6 January 2018

All12:1512:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 3.6s

1^st

Summerville Boy

611-7

8/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: N D Fehily

Held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 5th, 2nd 3 out, closed on outside before next, led soon after 2 out, 3 lengths ahead when mistake and rider lost iron last, stayed on well run-in op 9/1

2^nd

Kalashnikov

511-7

2/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leading pair, pushed along on long run before 2 out, soon ridden, went 2nd approaching the last, ridden and kept on same pace run-in op 9/4 tchd 5/2

3^rd

Mont Des Avaloirs

511-7

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Led, set good pace and clear after 2nd, hit 3rd, hit next and reduced lead, joined and hit 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed soon after, no impression when lost 2nd approaching the last, weakened run-in op 9/2 tchd 7/2

4^th

Western Ryder

611-7

7/4f

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Held up in last pair, good headway on inside tracking leader 5th until 3 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 13/8

5^th

The Russian Doyen

511-7

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Chased leader who went clear after 2nd, lost 2nd briefly closed 4th, jumped slowly and lost 2nd 3rd, weakened before 3 out op 17/2 tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

Sussex Ranger²⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.90Pl:£2.50, £1.70EX:£24.20Trifecta:£131.10SF:£24.59Swingers:£6.60

Forecasts

Western Ryder (7/4), Kalashnikov (2/1), Mont Des Avaloirs (4/1), Sussex Ranger (15/2), Summerville Boy (8/1), The Russian Doyen (10/1)

Western Ryder has the form in the bank, and a test like this looks tailor-made for him, so he's hard to knock. Similar comments apply to Kalashnikov, who dug deep at Doncaster but the pair could be in for a surprise as SUSSEX RANGER, who takes this in rather than the juvenile contest that starts the card, looked a horse of great potential when sluicing up over C&D here last time out. The time of that was good too, and getting weight from the principals, can cause the upset.

Sussex Ranger
Western Ryder
Kalashnikov

Previous Winners

2017

Finian's Oscar

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: T J O'Brien | T: C L Tizzard

11/10

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00