16:40 Sandown

Thursday 17 February 2022

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

Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 30.70s

1^st

Lettie Lutz

610-9

18/1

T: Ben ClarkeJ: Ben Jones

Tracked leader out wide, led before 4th, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on gamely run-in, all out

2^nd

Amenon

711-12

9/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, rallied out wide and slightly hampered between last two, went 2nd soon after, stayed on run-in, always held op 11/1

3^rd

9 ½

Wicked West

612-2

7/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in last trio, closer on inside approaching 4th, tracked leaders going well before 3 out, went 2nd after 3 out, lost 2nd 2 out, no extra in 3rd before the last op 6/1

4^th

Essential Jaco

511-11

6/4f

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Held up in last pair and keen, headway on inside after 3 out, switched left turning in, ridden chasing leaders when hung left between last two, weakened before the last op 5/4

5^th

5 ½

Contemplatemyfaith

611-10

5/2

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, jumped slowly 4th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened on long run before 2 out

6^th

4 ½

Grangeclare Glory

711-11

15/2

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 3 out, went 2nd 2 out until ridden between last two, weakened quickly before the last op 10/1

Also Ran

Moonlight Flit

611-11

28/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led until before 4th, chased leader, reminders after 3 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out op 25/1 tchd 33/1

Colonial Empire

510-7

25/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Tracked leaders until jumped slowly and dropped to rear at 5th, stumbled badly next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Robin Des Smoke³³²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: R T Phillips J: Daniel Hiskett

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.00Pl:£3.40, £2.70, £2.10EX:£139.30Trifecta:£1,085.30Tricast:£1,251.89SF:£163.72Swingers:£14.60, £11.80, £6.90

Forecasts

Essential Jaco (6/4), Contemplatemyfaith (5/2), Wicked West (7/1), Grangeclare Glory (15/2), Amenon (9/1), Robin Des Smoke (12/1), Lettie Lutz (18/1), Colonial Empire (25/1), Moonlight Flit (28/1)

CONTEMPLATEMYFAITH got off the mark at the expense of a subsequent wide-margin winner last time, so it's worth taking a chance that he can prove too good for a mark of 116 on his first go in a handicap. Essential Jaco has made a positive start under Rules and may yet have further improvement in him, so he's feared most ahead of Wicked West.

CONTEMPLATEMYFAITH (IRE)
ESSENTIAL JACO (GER)
WICKED WEST (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Conkwell Legend

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 7

J: Millie Wonnacott | T: N P Mulholland

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,065.002nd: £2,333.003rd: £1,166.004th: £584.005th: £350.006th: £350.00