16:10 Sandown

Saturday 1 February 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:14 | Winning time: 5m 31.95s

1^st

Stick With Bill

611-12

2/1f

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

Made all, hit 3rd, pushed along on long run after 2 out, stayed on gamely run-in op 5/2 tchd 15/8

2^nd

1 ¼

Lisa De Vassy

511-0

7/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders bypassing 2 out, went 2nd before the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in op 11/2 tchd 15/2

3^rd

Iconic Muddle

711-3

5/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased winner, hit 1st, lost 2nd before the last, no extra in 3rd tchd 11/2

4^th

4 ¾

Special Acceptance

711-8

20/1

T: P R WebberJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, not much room after 2 out (normal 3 out), ridden in 5th before the last, modest 4th after the last op 14/1

5^th

2 ¼

On The Quiet

510-9

33/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (7)

Held up in last pair, pushed along before chasing bypassing 2 out, soon weakened, went modest 5th post op 25/1

6^th

Dublin Four

611-7

9/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up towards rear, headway on outside bypassing 2 out, well held 4th when mistake last, weakened run-in op 8/1

7^th

3 ½

Ambion Hill

511-4

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders, pushed along bypassing 2 out, soon weakened

8^th

Barntown

610-13

4/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up last, pushed along on long run after 2 out (normal 3 out), never a factor, tailed off tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Equus Dancer

611-4

8/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, jumped slowly 4th, weakened before bypassing 2 out, pulled up before last op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.50, £1.90, £1.90EX:£19.00Trifecta:£89.00Tricast:£63.17SF:£17.31Swingers:£3.80, £3.30, £6.40

Forecasts

Stick With Bill (2/1), Barntown (4/1), Iconic Muddle (5/1), Lisa De Vassy (7/1), Equus Dancer (8/1), Dublin Four (9/1), Ambion Hill (14/1), Special Acceptance (20/1), On The Quiet (33/1)

Plenty of interest to be found in a complex finale where five of the runners are making their handicap debuts. Stick With Bill found Grade 1 company too hot last time but he’s on a reasonable opening mark given his previous novice form. Iconic Muddle is another who looks to have been dealt a fair mark and is still unexposed but the biggest danger from those making their initial start in a handicap looks to be Lisa De Vassy her yard is in form and a mark of 112 looks lenient. DUBLIN FOUR is bang in form and is knocking at the door and this test should suit him ideally after he was just touched off at Kelso last time.

Dublin Four
Lisa De Vassy
Stick With Bill

Previous Winners

2019

Duarigle

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: P J Brennan | T: P Henderson

7/1

Prize Money

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