SECOND RACE 1.10

from Sandown Park Racecard - Saturday 4th February

by Weatherbys

TODAY’S RACE CONDITIONS

THE VIRGIN BET NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3) (GBB RACE)

for novice four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £11000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £4443, 2nd £2221, 3rd £1111, 4th £556, 5th £277 (Penalty Value £5809.10)

Weights raised 3lb and paragraph 34 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable

Leading course trainer (17-22): P Nicholls (30 wins from 153 runners, 20%) runs TWIN POWER

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): G L Moore (7 wins from 36 runners, 19%) runs HEAVEN SMART colours no horse age st-lb

Longest Traveller: HOT ROD LINCOLN trained by H Fry, Corscombe, 134 miles.

1 TWINJETS (IRE) (33) 11-1611

6 12-0

Br B g Jet Away - Shenamar (IRE) (Beneﬁcial) Harry Cobden J

O Mr C. W. Rodgers Milton Harris, Warminster T B Pat Morrissey Bresbet S

TIMEFORMVIEWSmartdualwinnerinbumperswholefthishurdlingdebutformbehindwhencosilylandingaLeicestermaideninagoodtimeinDecember FollowedupingoodstyleatPlumpton(20.5f)andisopentofurtherimprovementonhandicapdebut.Strongclaims. TFRHHHHH BHA121

2 I SHUT THAT D’OR (FR) (28) 24-051

5 11-13

Br B g Barastraight - Anicka d’Or (FR) (Nickname (FR)) Harry Kimber (3) J

O J. K. Powell Racing Joe Tizzard, Sherborne T

B Mr Mathieu Lalanne & Mr Gilles Chaignon Russell’s of Broadway Coral Racing Limited S

TIMEFORM VIEW Fair in bumpers and showed much-improved form to get off the mark in 10-runner novice at Wincanton (21.4f) 4 weeks ago, suited by longer trip. Into handicaps now and he’s respected.

3 HEAVEN SMART (FR) (45) 22-F202

TFRHHHII BHA120

6 11-7

Br B g Saint des Saints (FR) - Barbarella Smart (FR) (Hurricane Cat (USA)) Jamie Moore J

O The Seasiders Gary Moore, Horsham T

B Ecurie Smart Elevage Chevaux De Courses K M Elite Products Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEWRelatedtobumperwinner/smarthurdlerCrackingSmart.Runner-uptwiceinpointsandranhisbestraceoverhurdleswhenjustdeniedin aLingﬁeldmaiden(heavy)45daysago Headsintohandicapcompanynowandprobablyneedstoﬁndabitmoreimprovement.

4 HOT ROD LINCOLN (IRE) (45) 1-45P

7 11-3

HHHII BHA114

Br B g Westerner - Flaming Annie (IRE) (Flemensﬁrth (USA)) Nick Scholﬁeld J

O Gale Force Wins Harry Fry, Corscombe T

B Miss Catriona Tully Grosvenor Sport S

TIMEFORM VIEWSuccessful on sole outing in Irish points and showed plenty to work on when fourth of 14 in a maiden hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f) on Rules debut. There’s nothingwrongwiththatformbuthe’sdisappointedbothstartssince.Tonguestraponforhandicapbowandneedstogetbackontrackinabigway TFRHHIII BHA110

5 TWIN POWER (IRE) (33) 23-22

6 11-0

Br B g Milan - Knockﬁerna (IRE) (Flemensﬁrth (USA)) A. P. Heskin J

O McNeill Family & M and A Wainwright Paul Nicholls, Ditcheat T

B Mrs K. Healy Ultima Business Solutions S

TIMEFORM VIEWFairlyusefulformwhenrunner-uponﬁrstof2startsinbumpersandleftanunderwhelminghurdlingdebutbehind(tonguetied)when9lengths secondof7toTwinjetsinaPlumptonnovice(20.5f,soft)33daysago.Makesanearlyswitchtohandicapsandfurtherimprovementlikely. TFRHHHII BHA107

6 JEN’S GEORGIE (GB) (72) 30/202-P

8 10-6

Br Gr m Geordieland (FR) - Je Ne Sais Plus (FR) (Spadoun (FR)) Robert Dunne J

O Glastonburys & On The Gallops 2 Samuel Drinkwater, Strensham T

B Kevin & Anne Glastonbury Tote S

TIMEFORM VIEW Took her form up a notch when second in 2m6f maiden hurdle at Wetherby in March. However, was let down by her jumping when pulled up on handicap debut/return at Kelso in November Tongue strap now applied.

TFRHHHII BHA99

DECLARED RUNNERS 6 2022: PEEJAYBEE (FR) 6 11 10 James Bowen 3-1 (Richard Spencer) 7 ran

Tongue Strap worn ﬁrst time by No 4, 6. Hood worn by No 2. Tongue Strap worn by No 5.

Stewards Note: JEN’S GEORGIE: Following its run on 24/11/2022 it was reported that the horse lost a shoe

Probable S.P’s: 11-8

Hot Rod

Twinjets (IRE), 4-1

I Shut That d’Or (FR), 9-2

Lincoln (IRE), 20-1 Jen’s Georgie (GB)

PLAY SMARTER

Twin Power (IRE), 6-1

Heaven Smart (FR), 18-1

It’s hard to get away from TWINJETS, whose Leicester form was franked in a big way by Cuthbert Dibble at Leicester earlier in the week, so an opening BHA mark of 121 could prove very lenient. I Shut That d’or and Twin Power head the opposition.