13:50 Sandown
Saturday 4 February 2017
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- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 1m 7f 216y | Heavy (Soft in the back straight) | 4 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 10.1s
T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty
Raced in 3rd behind clear leader, hit 1st, closer on bit before 2 out, went 2nd before the last, 1 length down last, cruised into lead final 100 yards, hard held op 2/7 tchd 3/10
T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner
Led at start, led and soon clear, jumped slowly and reduced lead 3rd, ridden and hung right before 2 out, 1 length ahead last, headed and outpaced final 100 yards op 10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield
Tracked clear leader, closer 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, soon dropped to 3rd, weakened op 4/1
T: B BarrJ: Tom Cannon
Not fluent 1st, soon detached, blundered 3 out, tailed off throughout op 200/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.20EX:£2.60Trifecta:£3.80SF:£3.87
Forecasts
Buveur D'Air (1/4), Irving (9/2), Rayvin Black (12/1), Hurry Henry (150/1)
While Buveur D'air is likely to be of warm order with an unexposed, exciting profile, there's little chance he will offer any value and IRVING may be the one to side with. He has proven his liking for these conditions and he produced something near his best when winning a Newcastle Grade 1 event two starts back so there's a chance his greater experience will give him an edge over the aforementioned six-year-old. Rayvin Black would be dangerous if allowed an easy lead but he would likely need a career best to land this.
1. Irving
2. Buveur D'air
3. Rayvin Black
Prize Money
1st: £14,238.002nd: £5,342.003rd: £2,675.004th: £1,332.005th: £670.006th: £335.00
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