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14:35 Sandown Park

Ladbrokes.com Tolworth Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class A )

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.20s
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Marcel (FR)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    It's Just Harry

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Chilling Place (IRE)

      16/1

        1
        Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap

        Astronomic

        35
        8/1
        • Form 11
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7
        • Official Rating 137

        tracking leaders when fell 4th

        2
        Silk - Dark green and white diamonds, white sleeves

        Chilling Place (IRE)

        29
        16/1
        • Form 1111
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, stumbled and not recover

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamonds

        It's Just Harry

        9
        6/1
        • Form 3/3-11
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-7

        in touch, headway 6th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, stayed on from 2 out to chase winner flat

        4
        Silk - White, Crimson hoops, Black cap

        Made In Montot (FR)

        229
        8/1
        • Form 2-01
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7

        not fluent 1st, in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        5
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Marcel (FR)

        22
        3/1
        • Form 111121
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7
        • Official Rating 141

        tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, led approaching last, ran on strongly

        6
        Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red spots, Brown cap

        My Way de Solzen (FR)

        24
        10/1
        • Form P211
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7
        • Official Rating 130

        held up, hampered 4th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on

        7
        Silk - PURPLE, gold sleeves, hooped cap

        Wild Passion (GER)

        41
        5/2
        • Form 2F-211
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7

        mid-division, ridden and mistake 3 out, switched left and headway approaching 2 out, chasing leading pair when weakening last

        8
        Silk - Black, Grey epaulets, halved sleeves

        New Entic (FR)

        28
        50/1
        • Form 124
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-9

        held up, brought down 4th

        9
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap

        Phar Bleu (FR)

        11
        14/1
        • Form 53211
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-9

        held up, effort and ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

        Previous results

        2004
        Silk -

        Lingo (IRE)

        5/4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        In what is a very good line-up for the Tolworth Hurdle, we will side with Wild Passion ahead of Marcel, Astronomic and Made In Montot. Marcel has already had an excellent season, winning seven of his eight races, but this looks his toughest assignment to date and he might be vulnerable to what are some useful rivals here. Marcel's only defeat this season came at the hands of the Howard Johnson-trained Astronomic, who faces him again today so we will get to see if that is trustworthy form. With the highly-regarded Chilling Place, the Paul Nicholls-trained Made In Montot, who has a defeat of Marcel in France to his name, the Grade 1 Chepstow winner Phar Bleu, and high-class Irish raider Wild Passion also in the line-up, this race is so good, you want to wrap it up and take it home with you. Given that Wild Passion will not lack for toughness and experience, he is given the narrow vote.