Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race).
Sandown · Saturday, 31 Jan · 16:55
· 2m 3f 178y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:55
Off time
5
Runners
Soft (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
15
14/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Precious Metal (G)
Listed bumper win at Cheltenham last winter and has made a promising start to his hurdle career this time round, finishing runner-up on first 2 attempts before winning 2m Lingfield maiden in December. Up in trip for handicap debut. Almost …
|
G Sheehan | Miss H C Knight | 5 | 76.2 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| — | 2 | — |
Tennessee Tango (G)
[T]
Bumper winner last season. Fair form when placed in 2m novice hurdles at Exeter (soft) and Chepstow (good to firm) in December. Open to improvement now handicapping. NON RUNNER.
|
Non Runner | J Tizzard | 6 | 75.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Calme Olympien (G)
Fairly useful ex-French hurdler who got off the mark on his yard debut in 3-runner novice hurdle at Ffos Las (2½m, good) in October. Off since ahead of this switch to handicaps.
|
James Bowen | Tim Vaughan | 7 | 74.4 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Zainy Champ (G)
[T1]
Comfortable winner of 18.5f Exeter handicap in December but has pulled up in his 3 other handicap starts so comes with risks. Fitted with a first-time tongue tie.
|
Lorcan Williams | J Scott | 7 | 70.8 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Hot Goddess (M)
Returned from 10 months off with a good third of 7 in novice hurdle at Lingfield (2m, good) in December. Respectable fifth on 2½m Ffos Las handicap debut since but that underlines she needs more from her mark.
|
Harry Atkins | M Keighley | 6 | 70.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Bollin Thou (G)
FAV
[P]
Continues to go the right way in handicaps for current yard, having little trouble completing the hat-trick when landing the odds at Lingfield (19.5f, soft) 12 days ago. Another 13 lb higher now but it may not stop him.
|
S Bowen | Nick Scholfield | 8 | 69.4 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
Betting forecast: Bollin Thou (6/4), Precious Metal (15/8), Tennessee Tango (7/2), Zainy Champ (5/1), Hot Goddess (6/1), Calme Olympien (14/1)
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 | 224.0 GBP |