16:40 Sandown

Saturday 28 April 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:4017:15

bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 5m 20.22s

1^st

Silverhow

710-11

9/2

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Jumped left 2nd and next, chased leaders, led 4th, made rest, stayed on strongly from 2 out op 11/2

2^nd

War Sound

911-6

9/4f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up, headway on outside into 2nd going well 3 out, hit next, soon held op 11/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Geordie Des Champs

711-12

5/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: N P Madden

Held up, slightly outpaced 9th, rallied into 3rd 4 out, plugged on op 9/2

4^th

3 ½

Deauville Dancer

711-8

25/1

T: David DennisJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, weakened from 3 out

5^th

Rayvin Black

911-6

12/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Held up, steady headway 6th, went 2nd 8th until 10th, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out op 10/1

6^th

Midnight Shot

811-11

9/1

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

Prominent, led after 3rd until next, lost place after 6th, behind when jumped slowly 8th, never dangerous after

7^th

Markov

811-9

16/1

T: B PaulingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Well in rear, never on terms op 12/1

Also Ran

Solighoster

611-10

20/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Held up, fell 5th

Monbeg Charmer

711-6

10/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Soon held up in touch, headway chasing leaders 7th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 11/1

Stynes

811-1

20/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders on outside, weakened and pulled up before 3 out

Ramonex

711-0

14/1

T: R HobsonJ: James Bowen (3)

Ked until after 3rd, lost 2nd 10th, weakening when blundered 4 out, pulled up soon after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£2.20, £1.40, £2.00EX:£18.50Trifecta:£70.50Tricast:£53.21SF:£15.31Swingers:£3.70, £2.30, £3.30

Forecasts

War Sound (9/4), Silverhow (9/2), Geordie Des Champs (5/1), Midnight Shot (9/1), Monbeg Charmer (10/1), Rayvin Black (12/1), Ramonex (14/1), Markov (16/1), Stynes (20/1), Solighoster (20/1), Deauville Dancer (25/1)

WAR SOUND can record his first victory over fences by taking this competitive looking novices' handicap contest. Trainer Philip Hobbs is in good form at present (9/49) and his charge is taken to get the better of top weight Geordie Des Champs who was a winner over further last time out. Stynes was in good form when last seen in action and he is taken to finish third on his first start of 2018.

War Sound
Geordie Des Champs
Stynes

Previous Winners

2017

Shantou Village

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: N D Fehily | T: N P Mulholland

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,896.002nd: £6,468.003rd: £3,234.004th: £1,617.005th: £808.006th: £406.00