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Sandown · Saturday, 31 Jan · 16:20
· 1m 7f 216y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:20
Off time
6
Runners
Soft (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
SINCHI ROCA (IRE
🥈 Second
IONIAN (IRE
🥉 Third
GRAND TETON (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.20
16/5
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Crackerjacque (G)
FAV
[T1]
A fairly useful bumper winner who probably didn't need to match that form to make a successful hurdling debut at Fontwell (17.7f) in November. Struggled in Grade 2 company at Sandown since but this is more suitable.
|
10/1512- | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball | 6 | 72.6 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Sinchi Roca (G)
£70,000 after winning sole outing in points. Fairly useful winner in bumpers and took well to hurdling when making a successful start in 12-runner Wincanton maiden 16 days ago. Open to improvement.
|
291452 | Charlie Deutsch | S Hosie | 6 | 72.6 kg |
4.20
16/5
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
The Cistercian (G)
Left his Irish form behind to make a winning start for Stuart Edmunds in 2m Leicester maiden hurdle on heavy in December. Backed that up when third under a penalty at Haydock but was running below form when unseating his rider last at Font…
|
313U3U | Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 6 | 72.6 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Grand Teton (G)
€100,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Roaring Bull and fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser Latitude. Very interesting newcomer for top stable but Ionian seemingly the sta…
|
5 | James Bowen | N J Henderson | 5 | 69.9 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Ionian (G)
[H1]
Unplaced on sole start in Irish point but he was a short-priced favourite on that occasion and shaped better than the distance beaten suggests (raced too freely) when sixth of 11 in a Kempton novice (2m) on Rules debut last month. Should b…
|
6-6243 | N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 5 | 69.9 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 6th | 6 | — |
Wispit Twob (F)
Built on the promise she seemed set to show on debut when second of 12 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Cork (17.3f, soft) 69 days ago. Subsequently sold out of Denis Hogan's stable for £26,000.
|
F260 | Harry Atkins | M Keighley | 4 | 64.4 kg |
23
22/1
|
Betting forecast: Crackerjacque (13/8), Sinchi Roca (16/5), The Cistercian (7/2), Ionian (6/1), Grand Teton (10/1), Wispit Twob (22/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7804.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3588.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1794.0 GBP |
| P4 | 897.0 GBP |
| P5 | 448.0 GBP |
| P6 | 223.0 GBP |