Friday - Sandown

[bowles10]

3.10 Handicap chase. There will be a warm favourite in Jericho III who will be looking for its 5th win on the spin. However the fact is the horse has never ran above class D handicaps winning in classes D-F. BROOKLYN BREEZE captures the eye for me, a winner in 5 out of 9 races, Len Lungo's horse only ran once last season bolting up in a novice chase beating simply supreme by 25l. This season the horse has run 3 times, twice over hurdles finishing 5th & 8th having to give weight away to the impressive Over the creek at Aintree (winner last sat) & Lord Jack at Ayr who also went on to win a better race NTO. Lungo has raced the horse over 2m4f & 3m but it was the last effort at Cheltenham that was eyecatching over 2m 5f in a Grade 3 (A) race, BB started to get amongst the leaders when making an error 3 out after which the horse was eased home. I dont believe the trainer has knocked the horse about for a reason, that he belives the horse is capable of a nice prize. Hence why I think he has brought the horse down all the way from Scotland to land the £15k prize. The distance is 2m only, & will be the shortest distance the horse has ran over since 2003 when he won a hurdle. The price is around 7/1 as there will be a bit of value agianst the favourite. The danger for me is GOLDBROOK who finished 3rd 3l behind Oneway over CD in January. Likely to be double figures in the betting though, would appeal. Verdict : Brooklyn Breeze 5pts win @ EP Goldbrook 1.5pt ew @ SP Reverse forecast the above 2 1pt 10pts staked

[bowles10]

Re: Friday - Sandown in the 3.40 I would take COME BYE to make it 4 on the trot in the same grade as it's last win. Bit of a fontwell specialist 2 wins & a second this season, this horse has had 23 runs & only 3 wins - it's last 3 races! In a rich vein of form worth backing whilst in this company. Will be Fav around 5/2. The 4.50 gives us the sight of THERE IS NO DOUBT in the NH flat race. The form of it's last win has worked out well & this was pulled out of a race earlier this week in favour of this one. STAR DIVER is the interesting debutante from T Doumen stable & must be resepcted with McCoy booked. I see it as a match between these 2 & unless they are good prices (above 5/2) will look at a r/Forecast.

[bowles10]

Re: Friday - Sandown bit of a nightmare day! Brooklyn Breeze was so unlucky, came to challenge 2 out for the lead & Goldbrook my other fancy, fell in front of it, they were so close together that BB was hampered. Finsihed 3rd but i believe the way it ran today was the day!! Very unlucky! Comebye finished 4th - i didnt see the race but the write up suggests that the step up to 2m 4f was too far. There is no doubt finsihed 3rd after leading to the 2f marker but ran out of steam.

[Aykay1]

Re: Friday - Sandown Bloody ell!! the 3.10 sounds like a nightmare. It would be funny if you hadnt bet on them!! Unlucky mate - better luck tomorrow

[gazabroad]

Re: Friday - Sandown I watched the race with interest, and had €5ew on Brooklyn Breeze, partly due to the write up beforehand, and partly, cos I fancied it anyway. I have to say that there is no doubt at all that it would have won if it hadn´t been hampered by the fall then having to switch position on the track:unsure

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Re: Friday - Sandown cheers gaza & AK. the 2 market leaders went off at a ridiculous pace going 10l clear jumping the 5 fences down the back, BBreeze was off the poace throughout but came to the 3rd last just a length down then sat behind the leading 3 & jumped the 2nd last when Goldbrook fell in front of it. Glad to see it wasnt just me who thought it looked the likely winner. Thats gambling. I think the way Goldbrook was going, I was on for the forecast at 14/1 & 6/1 also which would have been nice. Looking forward to tomorrow but there is a lot of races but great quality spread over 4 jump meetings.