12:40 Sandown

Sunday 8 November 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 5m 11.17s

1^st

Gortroe Joe

811-0

8/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (8)

Made all, led, 2-length lead when pushed along at the last maintained advantage when ridden run-in, game op 15/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

1 ¾

First Lord De Cuet

611-10

11/8f

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (6)

Tracked leader, headway to make challenge before 2 out, 2nd and landed awkwardly 2 out, never nearer when ridden run-in op 7/4 tchd 15/8

3^rd

Espion

611-12

10/3

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

In rear, not fluent 2nd and 4th, edged left when making headway before 2 out, ridden along after 2 out, kept on well towards finish op 7/2 tchd 3/1

4^th

Espalion

611-6

13/2

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, one-paced when ridden after 2 out, weakened after last op 6/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

3 ¾

Melekhov

611-10

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Bryan Carver

Towards rear, some headway up the inner before 2 out, weakened after 2 out op 11/1

6^th

Top Gamble

1211-8

16/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (3)

op 20/1

7^th

2 ¾

Twenty Twenty

511-2

10/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (6)

Towards rear, not fluent 5th, scrubbed along and struggling before 2 out, never nearer op 7/1

Also Ran

Iconic Sky

711-0

25/1

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier

Towards rear, not fluent 5th and dropped to last, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£1.70, £1.20, £1.40EX:£21.80Trifecta:£85.20Tricast:£44.99SF:£20.30Swingers:£2.90, £3.90, £2.00

Forecasts

First Lord De Cuet (11/8), Espion (10/3), Espalion (13/2), Gortroe Joe (8/1), Twenty Twenty (10/1), Melekhov (14/1), Top Gamble (16/1), Iconic Sky (25/1)

It is easy to put a line through ESPION's handicap debut/reappearance having all but came down at the eighth, and he looks very interesting now returning to the scene of his best novice run (strong form). Twenty Twenty is a consistent type who should give another good account on his reappearance, with hat-trick seeker Espalion also respected.

ESPION (FR)
TWENTY TWENTY (IRE)
ESPALION (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Lord Of The Island

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 11

J: C Brace | T: F O'Brien

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00