Sandown Races
Sandown
14:25
Unibet Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.30 £2.50 £3.30
Exacta: £35.90
Tricast: £589.41
Trifecta: £242.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Tahmuras (FR) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 162 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Midfield - good headway before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon shaken up - led when mistake last - ridden and idled run-in - hung left final 110yds - always doing enough(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | L'Astroboy (GER) | 6 G | Elite | Evan Williams | 162 lbs | 16/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - pushed along and headway before 2 out - soon ridden - no chance with winner but stayed on and went second towards finish(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Nemean Lion (GER) | 7 G | Good | Kerry Lee | 162 lbs | 18/1 | 1 | Midfield - pushed along and headway before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - pressed leaders approaching last - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Colonel Harry (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Jamie Snowden | 162 lbs | 20/1 | 2.75 | Jumped left on occasions - led - not fluent 1st - ridden before 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 28/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Authorised Speed (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 162 lbs | 5/4F | 26 | Prominent - mistake 2nd - mistake 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out (trainer said that a post-race endoscopic examination revealed that the gelding had scoped dirty)(op 6/5) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Blow Your Wad (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 162 lbs | 22/1 | 36 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Ukantango (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 162 lbs | 40/1 | - | Prominent - ridden and weakened quickly then pulled up before 2 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Arctic Bresil (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 162 lbs | 9/2 | - | Took keen hold - midfield - in rear when pushed along and struggling 4 out - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey saying that the gelding didn't travel)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) |