Walking With The Wounded Handicap Hurdle – Sandown

Sandown

15:35

Walking With The Wounded Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-24

Distance 2m3f173y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,805

Winning Time 5m 24.83s (slow by 33.83s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Loverdose (FR) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	2/1F	Won
2nd	Il Va De Soi (FR) Brendan Powell · Harry Derham	5/1	10
3rd	Spirit d'Aunou (FR) Freddie Mitchell · Gary & Josh Moore	5/1	16
4th	High Game Royal (FR) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	10/1	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
B.D.	Dominic's Fault (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	4/1
P.U.	Pearly Island (GB) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	10/1
Fell	Yellow Star (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	9/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Dominic's Fault Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	/13-21	120	131	95	46d	—	—	+1	24.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Up 9lb but he's a lightly raced 8yo with clear potential to step up again
8	Loverdose Chestnut J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	146	p	81-121	107	128	108	40d	—	—	-1	20.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
All good since sent handicapping in cheekpieces, posting figures of 1121
1	Spirit d'Aunou Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	168	p	05-F64	129	134	116	27d	—	—	+8	24.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Latest run encouraging; back on last winning mark and more rain the better
2	Il Va De Soi Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Harry Derham	J:Brendan Powell T:Harry Derham	161	p	7211-5	122	134	129	70d	—	—	+10	21.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Can build on his Cheltenham run, especially with his clear penchant for ease underfoot
5	Yellow Star Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	157	b	74-435	118	128	104	35d	—	—	+10	19.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Novice win reads well; has shown he can be competitive in handicaps
4	High Game Royal Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	157	—	35-225	118	129	96	42d	—	—	+11	19.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Still on a realistic mark and won't mind coming back in distance on this stiff track
6	Pearly Island Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	157	v	32-261	118	129	107	23d	—	—	+13	18.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Hammered Godot last time in the new visor and a 6lb rise could have been worse
NR	Godot Chestnut J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	149	p	4-4312	110	128	115	23d	—	—	—	15	—	—
Kept plugging away when second to Pearly Island at Fakenham; place claims

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dominic's Fault	11/4	11/4	11/4
Loverdose	3/1	11/4	3/1
Spirit d'Aunou	7/2	4/1	4/1
Il Va De Soi	13/2	6/1	6/1
Yellow Star	7/1	17/2	17/2
High Game Royal	10/1	9/1	10/1
Pearly Island	16/1	12/1	14/1
Godot	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dominic's Fault

24.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Spirit d'Aunou

24.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Il Va De Soi

21.3

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Loverdose

20.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Yellow Star

19.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

High Game Royal

19.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Pearly Island

18.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Godot

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spirit d'Aunou	129	134	116
Il Va De Soi	122	134	129
Dominic's Fault	120	131	95
Yellow Star	118	128	104
High Game Royal	118	129	96
Pearly Island	118	129	107
Godot	110	128	115
Loverdose	107	128	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pearly Island	23d ago	Fit
Godot	23d ago	Fit
Spirit d'Aunou	27d ago	Fit
Yellow Star	35d ago	Fit
Loverdose	40d ago	Fit
High Game Royal	42d ago	Fit
Dominic's Fault	46d ago	Fresh
Il Va De Soi	70d ago	Fresh