12 Mar 2021 16:15 Sandown
Winner: £10,900 (Penalty: £6,173); Distance: 2m 3f 173y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Paddy Power '4 Sleeps To Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Bard Of Brittany (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 43-2601 / 11 | Flat (16), Jump (7) | M Goldstein | Miss S West Mr Michael Moriarty | 10/3 | |
| held up in last trio, smooth headway between horses before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, led before hit last and pecked, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 7 L | Adicci (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 2F0-142 / 6 | Jump (20) | K Brogan | J & A O'Neill Mrs Siobhan McAuley | 4/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, good headway chasing leaders 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | ½ L | Stormy Flight (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 1-37323 / 11 | Jump (36) | Matt Griffiths | J Scott Mr Ian Murray And… | 11/2 | |
| held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd, headway on inside before 2 out, went right last, kept on run-in pressing for 2nd but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 5½ L | Global Fame (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 121-352 / 8 | Jump (19) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien C Coley,exors Of… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, pushed along and chased new leader 2 out until between last 2, 3rd and held when hit last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Fearless (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | U1-24F3 / 9 | Jump (48) | Fergus Gregory | O Murphy The Fearless Partnership | 11/1 | |
| chased leader, led approaching 4th, hit next, headed 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 11 L | Trans Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 7) | 876216 / 12 | Jump (61) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 22/1 | |
| led until reduced lead and headed approaching 4th, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 8 L | Goa Lil (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 0-3F440 / 7 | Jump (29) | D A Jacob | N & W Twiston-Davies N Twiston-davies | 33/1 | |
| last pair, jumped slowly and dropped to rear 4th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 7 L | Nordano (GER) (colt, chestnut, 11 10) | 21-50PP / 8 | Flat (158), Jump (19) | Bryony Frost | N B King A Whyte And T Messom | 25/1 | |
| ran in snatches, chased leaders, reminders after 1st, pushed along after 3 out, weakened on long run before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 4¼ L | Commanche Red (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 3-P4P20 / 11 | Jump (19) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Cheshire And Gordon | 15/2 | |
| mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Pol Crocan (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 0-611 / 6 | Jump (20) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | 12/1 | |
| raced keenly, always towards rear, ridden and tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Dan Mcgrue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 086-545 / 10 | Jump (36) | Archie Bellamy | B Barr Miss Daisy Hitchins | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
