Read Nicky Henderson's Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle.
Sandown · Saturday, 3 Jan · 19:35
· 1m 7f 216y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:35
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
9.50
17/2
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
23
22/1
08 · —
34
33/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | — |
Nardaran (G)
[PT]
€135,000 purchase who has resumed progress following wind surgery this season, scoring at Plumpton and over this C&D during the autumn. Never travelling when pulled up at first-named venue latest but was presumably amiss and no surprise at…
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 5 | 76.2 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Hot Fuss (G)
FAV
[V]
Useful on Flat and made all in a C&D juvenile event last December prior to finishing a cracking fourth of 22 in the Fred Winter. Returned to form when finding just one too good with the visor refitted (retained) at Ascot (15.7f, good to so…
|
David Bass | Tom Dascombe | 5 | 74.8 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Continuance (G)
[H]
Enthusiastic front-runner who landed back-to-back victories at Ludlow and Fontwell last spring. Back to form when 2½ lengths second to Nardaran over C&D on penultimate start and better still when again finding just one too good at Cheltenh…
|
Freddie Keighley | M Keighley | 5 | 73.9 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 8th | 4 | — |
Imaginarium (G)
Useful Irish Flat performer who made it 3-6 over hurdles when signing off last season with a victory in a 14-runner Perth handicap (16.2f, soft) in April. May well have more to offer but this a sizeable step forward will be needed if he's …
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 7 | 73.5 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
All In You (G)
[H]
Won twice on the Flat and in this sphere in France. Fair fourth on British debut/sole start for Gary & Josh Moore last spring but left that form behind when just touched off by Dance And Glance in a 15-runner Ascot handicap on his recent r…
|
James Bowen | W Greatrex | 6 | 73.5 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 2nd | 6 | — |
Dance And Glance (G)
[T]
Narrow winner of Taunton novice last spring and has done very little wrong switched to handicaps since, most recently adding to his tally when narrowly getting the better of All In You at Ascot (15.7f, good to soft). Meets that rival on th…
|
Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 6 | 72.6 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Brace For Landing (G)
[P1]
Made the frame both starts in France and, having shown some promise on debut for this yard at the end of October, the step up to 20.3f may have counted against him when well held on subsequent handicap bow at Newcastle. In top hands and he…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 5 | 72.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 7th | 8 | — |
He's A Latchico (G)
Notched fourth hurdles success when striking at Leicester at the end of November. Gave it a good shot when beaten just over 2 lengths into fifth in the Ascot handicap won by Dance And Glance last time but there's no real reason to expect h…
|
T P Queally | G & J Moore | 8 | 69.9 kg |
12
11/1
|
Betting forecast: Hot Fuss (5/2), All In You (11/4), Dance And Glance (3/1), Continuance (17/2), Nardaran (11/1), He's A Latchico (11/1), Imaginarium (22/1), Brace For Landing (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 15609.0 GBP |
| P2 | 7176.0 GBP |
| P3 | 3588.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1794.0 GBP |
| P5 | 897.0 GBP |
| P6 | 447.0 GBP |