15:30 Sandown

Friday 6 December 2019

All12:4513:2013:5514:2514:5515:30

IIRD Supports Motor Neurone Disease Association Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 22.17s

1^st

Guardia Top

310-3

9/2

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Made all, soon clear, ridden out

2^nd

2 ½

Sunrise Ruby

511-10

3/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

In touch, mistake 2nd, ridden and headway 2 out, went 2nd next, kept on one pace op 4/1

3^rd

Et Moi Alors

511-10

16/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased clear winner, ridden 3 out, lost 2nd approaching last, plugged on

4^th

Mickey Buckman

611-12

10/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (7)

In touch, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 11/1

5^th

Welland

611-1

7/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next op 8/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

The Raven's Return

611-4

7/1

T: J W MullinsJ: J McGrath

In rear, ridden 3 out, never near leaders op 9/1

7^th

1 ¼

Pop The Cork

310-9

11/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up, ridden 3f out, never near leaders op 5/1

8^th

Harry Hazard

510-3

16/1

T: Miss Z C DavisonJ: Page Fuller (3)

Held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms

9^th

Catch The Cuban

310-9

7/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

In touch, headway 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last op 6/1

Also Ran

Derek Duval

511-5

33/1

T: J & S BestJ: J E Moore

In rear, hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up last tchd 25/1

Golconda Prince

510-7

66/1

T: M PattinsonJ: M Goldstein

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up 2 out

Megalodon

610-3

16/1

T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan

Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up last op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Kestrel Valley¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: M Sheppard J: Jamie Bargary

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.90, £1.70, £5.50EX:£22.90Trifecta:£333.60Tricast:£211.59SF:£20.35Swingers:£3.40, £16.60, £17.00

Forecasts

Sunrise Ruby (3/1), Guardia Top (9/2), Pop The Cork (11/2), Welland (7/1), The Raven's Return (7/1), Catch The Cuban (7/1), Mickey Buckman (10/1), Et Moi Alors (16/1), Harry Hazard (16/1), Megalodon (16/1), Kestrel Valley (33/1), Derek Duval (33/1), Golconda Prince (66/1)

A low-key finale to an otherwise interesting Sandown card. The chances of Guardia Top, Catch The Cuban and Sunrise Ruby are fairly obvious on paper, but equally the latter named pair in particular are perfectly beatable. Therefore, the tentative vote goes to one of the Gary Moore-trained runners, MICKEY BUCKMAN. His opening mark of 119 isn't 'a gift', hence the deployment of the 7lb claimer Niall Houlihan (Joshua Moore partners Et Moi Alors) but both of his runs over hurdles at Huntingdon stack up well. His most recent 3½L third has been advertised since by the winner Do Wanna Know (Newbury) and the second Hurricance Harvey (Ludlow).

Mickey Buckman
Guardia Top
Catch The Cuban

Previous Winners

2018

Shaw's Cross

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 6

J: T J O'Brien | T: P Henderson

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00