16:15 Sandown

Friday 12 March 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:45

Paddy Power '4 Sleeps To Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 17.60s

1^st

Bard Of Brittany

710-10

10/3f

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Held up in last trio, smooth headway between horses before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, led before hit last and pecked, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in op 3/1 tchd 11/4

2^nd

Adicci

611-8

4/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan (5)

Mid-division on inside, good headway chasing leaders 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner op 5/1

3^rd

Stormy Flight

711-2

11/2

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd, headway on inside before 2 out, went right last, kept on run-in pressing for 2nd but no chance with winner op 4/1

4^th

5 ½

Global Fame

711-7

5/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, pushed along and chased new leader 2 out until between last 2, 3rd and held when hit last, weakened run-in tchd 9/2

5^th

2 ½

Fearless

611-1

11/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)

Chased leader, led approaching 4th, hit next, headed 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 op 7/1

6^th

Trans Express

1110-7

22/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Led until reduced lead and headed approaching 4th, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened before next op 18/1

7^th

Goa Lil

511-10

33/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Last pair, jumped slowly and dropped to rear 4th, never on terms op 25/1 tchd 40/1

8^th

Nordano

511-10

25/1

T: N B KingJ: Bryony Frost

Ran in snatches, chased leaders, reminders after 1st, pushed along after 3 out, weakened on long run before next tchd 28/1

9^th

4 ¼

Commanche Red

811-12

15/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened after 4 out op 11/1 and tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Pol Crocan

611-7

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Raced keenly, always towards rear, ridden and tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Dan McGrue³⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: B Barr J: Archie Bellamy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.10, £1.50, £2.30EX:£16.60Trifecta:£63.80Tricast:£69.90SF:£16.59Swingers:£2.40, £5.40, £4.80

Forecasts

Bard Of Brittany (10/3), Adicci (4/1), Global Fame (5/1), Stormy Flight (11/2), Commanche Red (15/2), Fearless (11/1), Pol Crocan (12/1), Trans Express (22/1), Nordano (25/1), Goa Lil (33/1), Dan McGrue (100/1)

POL CROCAN is progressing rapidly so could be ahead of the handicapper off this opening mark, with the return to further in his favour. Bard of Brittany won in good style at Doncaster last week so is an obvious threat under a penalty, while Adicci pulled clear of the rest when runner-up at Wincanton under this rider and is only 1 lb higher here.

POL CROCAN (IRE)
BARD OF BRITTANY
ADICCI (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £6,173.002nd: £1,813.003rd: £906.004th: £453.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00