16:35 Sandown

Saturday 29 April 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 1.00s

1^st

Crebilly

610-12

7/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Tracked leaders, 2nd after 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well op 4/1

2^nd

4 ¾

Bourbali

610-10

11/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Quickly away, led and raced keenly, hit 2nd, headed 2 out, chased winner and well held before the last op 10/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Samarrive

612-0

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (7)

Tracked leaders, pushed along when stumbled and rider lost iron briefly 3 out, soon lost place, rallied chasing leaders under pressure before 2 out, ridden and held when not much room before last, soon switched left, went remote 3rd run-in op 8/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

2 ¼

Iceo

511-9

6/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up in 6th, smooth headway out wide before 2 out, modest 3rd and mistake last, run flattened out run-in and soon lost 2nd tchd 11/8

5^th

6 ½

El Muchacho

610-9

11/2

T: M F HarrisJ: Bradley Harris (7)

Held up in last pair, headway and squeezed through on inside approaching 3 out, 4th and held when stumbled last, weakened run-in tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

6^th

8 ½

Fine Casting

710-13

11/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Tracked leaders in 4th, closer disputing 2nd after 3 out until awkward 2 out, ridden and weakened between last two op 9/1

7^th

Silent Revolution

711-0

18/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Raced keenly and waited with in rear, smooth headway out wide before 2 out, weakened tamely soon after 2 out tchd 16/1

8^th

9 ½

Erne River

811-11

20/1

T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond

Chased leader until after 3rd, chased leaders, bad mistake 3 out, lost place and no chance after tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Press Your Luck¹⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: C Gordon J: Freddie Gordon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £2.20EX:£33.40Trifecta:£170.90Tricast:£273.14SF:£40.39Swingers:£3.40, £8.10, £19.80

Forecasts

Iceo (6/4), Crebilly (7/2), El Muchacho (11/2), Samarrive (15/2), Press Your Luck (10/1), Bourbali (11/1), Fine Casting (11/1), Silent Revolution (18/1), Erne River (20/1)

ICEO has been kept fresh for this since his Imperial Cup win and, with the longer trip a potential source of further improvement, can provide the Paul Nicholls stable with a third successive win in this concluding race of the season. Consistent former C&D winner Bourbali is second choice. The unexposed Crebilly didn't fare too badly in the EBF Final here and is next on the list.

ICEO (FR)
BOURBALI (FR)
CREBILLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Samarrive

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00