15:30 Sandown

Thursday 17 February 2022

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:40

Virgin Bet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 21.40s

1^st

Monviel

511-7

15/8f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leader on inside, led 3rd, made rest, went slightly left last, stayed on well run-in tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1

2^nd

1 ½

Operation Manna

611-0

11/2

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Tracked leading pair, hit 1st, went right and hampered rival next, hung left paddock bend soon after, lost place at 4th, rallied out wide chasing winner on long run before 2 out, every chance when hit 2 out, hanging right when went right and hampered last, one pace op 4/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Learntalot

611-0

9/4

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Raced keenly tracking leaders, slightly hampered 2nd, tracked leading pair at 4th, pushed along and one pace between last two op 85/40 tchd 11/4

4^th

Twilight Glory

611-0

11/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Led until jumped slowly and headed 3rd, lost 2nd on long run before 2 out, weakened quickly op 14/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

Braveheart

611-0

4/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Never fluent in rear, mistake 4 out, not fluent and reminder after next, never a factor, tailed off op 9/2 tchd 7/2

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Non-Runners

Hidor De Bersy⁴⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: T Symonds J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.40, £2.30EX:£8.40Trifecta:£18.00SF:£11.85Swingers:£5.80

Forecasts

Monviel (15/8), Hidor De Bersy (2/1), Learntalot (9/4), Braveheart (4/1), Operation Manna (11/2), Twilight Glory (11/1)

MONVIEL opened his account at Wincanton 4 weeks ago with a much-improved effort and can follow up. Learntalot, who was a few places behind Philip Hobbs's charge that day, is entitled to progress from that initial effort.

MONVIEL (IRE)
LEARNTALOT (IRE)
OPERATION MANNA

Previous Winners

2021

Red Rookie

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: Thomas Bellamy | T: Miss E C Lavelle

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00