12:15 Sandown

Saturday 4 January 2020

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

Unibet Casino Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 4m 16.75s

1^st

Palladium

410-12

4/11f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced keenly, tracked leader, led after 2nd, jinked left approaching 2 out, soon straightened and clear

2^nd

Brambledown

410-12

20/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Held up in 4th, badly hampered by loose horse and left in 3rd place 1st, went 2nd briefly 3rd, pushed along and went 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner

3^rd

Hereia

411-4

4/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Led until after 2nd, chased winner, hampered by loose horse 3rd and next, pushed along and lost 2nd 2 out, soon weakened, mistake last

Also Ran

Zarafshan

410-12

9/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

In 3rd until fell 1st

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Non-Runners

Mr Chua²⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: M Scudamore J: R Johnson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.20EX:£5.90Trifecta:£10.80SF:£7.09

Forecasts

Palladium (4/11), Hereia (4/1), Zarafshan (9/1), Mr Chua (10/1), Brambledown (20/1)

He never really showed his full potential on the Flat when with Martyn Meade but PALLADIUM has the potential to make a hurdler and was a little unlucky not to make a winning debut in this sphere at Warwick. With that experience under his belt he should go close to making amends here. The 6lb that Hereia has to concede to the rest of the field looks as though it could anchor him despite the drop in grade. Both Brambledown and Mr Chua have questions to answer and it may well be that the biggest danger comes from Zarafshan on his hurdling debut, he has a very similar profile to the favourite and could well make up into a hurdler.

Palladium
Zarafshan
Hereia

Previous Winners

2019

Torpillo

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 4

J: D A Jacob | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

3/10

Prize Money

1st: £6,758.002nd: £1,984.003rd: £992.004th: £496.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00