Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) – Sandown · The Final Fence

Sandown

13:15

Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Date 2023-12-09

Distance 1m7f216y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £45,016

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR		Constitution Hill Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	/1111-	175	181	173	240d	—	—	+9	75	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Outstanding hurdler; head and shoulders above the rest in this division; should win again
5		Love Envoi Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	157	t	/1126-	153	164	128	224d	—	—	+14	47.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Progressive in the main and is 3-3 at Sandown, including a win on this card 12 months ago
6		You Wear It Well Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	157	—	2115-1	140	156	132	35d	—	—	+8	43.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Front-running mare who has shown steady improvement; Grade 2 winner here; should go well
2		Goshen Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	164	p	2352-4	152	163	139	14d	—	—	+16	29.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Smart but mercurial; has failed to show his form in two starts (Flat/hurdle) this autumn
3		Not So Sleepy Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Hughie Morrison	J:Sean Bowen T:Hughie Morrison	164	—	5/355-	151	159	156	—	—	—	+19	27.5	2.50/1	11 9%
Dead-heated in this race in 2021 but was a humble third to Constitution Hill last year
NR		Shishkin Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	3121-R	163	166	-	14d	—	—	-16	48.3	3.75/1	16 6%
Reverts to hurdles in last-ditch prep run for the King George; needs further than 2m now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Constitution Hill	2/9	1/4	SP	2/9	SP
Love Envoi	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8
You Wear It Well	11/8	6/4	11/8	6/4	6/4
Goshen	11/2	5	5	5	5
Not So Sleepy	11	10	10	10	10/1
Shishkin	14	16	SP	14	SP

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Constitution Hill

75

OR: 30 Form: 25 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Shishkin

48.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

16

3rd

Love Envoi

47.9

OR: 25.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 10.7

6/4

4

You Wear It Well

43.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

6/4

5

Goshen

29.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

6

Not So Sleepy

27.5

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Constitution Hill	175	181	173
Shishkin	163	166	—
Love Envoi	153	164	128
Goshen	152	163	139
Not So Sleepy	151	159	156
You Wear It Well	140	156	132

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Goshen	14d ago	Fit
Shishkin	14d ago	Fit
You Wear It Well	35d ago	Fit
Love Envoi	224d ago	Long break
Constitution Hill	240d ago	Long break
Not So Sleepy	—	—