16:45 Sandown

Friday 9 March 2018

All14:0014:3015:0515:4016:1016:45

Noel Fehily Cheltenham Previews At 188Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 26.50s

1^st

Tzar De L'Elfe

810-9

12/1

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Held up in last pair, good headway on outside chasing leaders 5th, left in 2nd 2 out, ridden and 3 lengths down last, stayed on under pressure run-in, led final strides

2^nd

Lex Talionis

511-2

10/1

T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister

Held up tracking leaders, headway chasing leaders 6th, 2nd going well before 2 out, challenging when left in lead 2 out, soon ridden, 3 lengths clear last, headed and no extra last strides tchd 9/1

3^rd

Three Star General

511-10

11/2

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, 2nd 3rd until pushed along before 2 out, left in 3rd and slightly hampered 2 out, plugged on same pace op 5/1

4^th

1 ¼

Fenlons Court

610-13

10/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (5)

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 6th, plugged on in 4th run-in op 12/1

5^th

1 ½

Lip Service

911-10

11/4f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders on inside, awkward 2nd, slightly hampered on bend after 3 out, outpaced when slightly hampered again approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2 tchd 5/2

6^th

Vango De Vaige

511-0

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

In rear, not fluent 3rd, lost touch 6th, headway on outside under pressure before 2 out, 4th and well held when hit last, weakened run-in op 14/1

7^th

Coeur Pensif

611-12

16/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, not fluent next, weakened on long run after 3 out op 10/1

8^th

Admiral Kid

710-11

9/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Always towards rear, never on terms tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Jet Set

611-10

3/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Led and wandered in front, jinked left before 2 out, joined when fell 2 out op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Cheer's Delboy⁹¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: R Dickin J: C Poste

Sergeant Brody²⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: S Drinkwater J: R T Dunne

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.00Pl:£4.30, £2.50, £1.40EX:£136.40Trifecta:£480.10Tricast:£740.74SF:£122.98Swingers:£7.80, £7.90, £6.90

Forecasts

Lip Service (11/4), Jet Set (3/1), Three Star General (11/2), Sergeant Brody (7/1), Admiral Kid (9/1), Lex Talionis (10/1), Fenlons Court (10/1), Tzar De L'Elfe (12/1), Vango De Vaige (12/1), Cheer's Delboy (12/1), Coeur Pensif (16/1)

Jet Set holds obvious claims after shaping with a great deal of promise in maiden/novice events but preference is for LIP SERVICE. Lightly-raced for his age this gelding has been given a break and a wind op since his last start, and if that has helped stop the regression he has shown in his last couples of races he could be well-treated. In an open looking handicap Lex Talionis should enjoy the conditions.

Lip Service
Jet Set
Lex Talionis

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00