13:20 Sandown

Saturday 10 March 2018

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Matchbook Betting Exchange Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 11.3s

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Shambra^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁷⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 122| D

7/2

Filly won her first two starts over hurdles in decent style, found out last time in Class 2 Haydock contest (2m, heavy). Will handle conditions here eased in grade and capable of having her say for last year's winning trainer.

Form: /114

Oistrakh Le Noir³²

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: B Pauling

Form: 4121

Eragon De Chanay⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 121| D

10/3

Winner of a 2m soft-ground Ffos Las contest second start in October, thankless tasks since at Cheltenham/Doncaster behind unbeaten Henderson duo with leading Triumph Hurdle claims next week. Not facing anything as daunting here.

Form: 1-3134

Royale Zanzibar⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: T Symonds| OR: 121| D

8/1

Placed over hurdles in France and off the mark at the second time of asking for this yard when winning a maiden hurdle at Hereford (2m, soft) in January. Interesting contender today.

Form: 02-281

Quothquan⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Harry Reed⁽⁷⁾| T: M Madgwick| OR: 116

3/1

Winner on the Flat, made some progress in three hurdles outings over the winter, including second behind useful Sussex Ranger over C&D in December. Handles testing ground and credentials are clear.

Form: /323

Erick Le Rouge⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Chester Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Nick Williams| OR: 112

6/1

Modest form in three hurdles outings to date, including in Cheltenham Grade 2 in January when last spotted. Must improve but easier task this time on paper.

Form: 445

Born Legend^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Harrison Beswick⁽⁷⁾| T: O Sherwood| OR: 102

11/2

Recorded his first victory when winning on soft ground at Bangor in November. Struggled since but not beaten far at Warwick (soft) on his first outing since wind surgery last time out.

Form: P31P75

Risk And Roll¹³²

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls| D

Form: 4-513

Shee's Lucky⁵⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N P Mulholland

Form: /22

Zoltan Varga¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: M R Channon

Form: 244947

Forecasts

Quothquan (3/1), Eragon De Chanay (10/3), Shambra (7/2), Born Legend (11/2), Erick Le Rouge (6/1), Royale Zanzibar (8/1)

ERAGON DE CHANAY scored at Ffos Las in October and has unsurprisingly come up shy in races won by Apple's Shakira at Cheltenham and We Have A Dream at Doncaster since. Gary Moore's charge wasn't disgraced in either run and can get back on track here. Shambra is also eased in grade and rates the chief danger for last year's winning trainer Lucy Wadham ahead of Royale Zanzibar and Quothquan.