Paul Kealy is taking on a Nicky Henderson-trained hotpot at Sandown

Totterdown (Paddy Brennan) leads all the way when landing the 2m handicap hurdleSandown 10.11.19 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Sandown: stiff uphill climb to the line after the final flightCredit: Edward Whitaker

No. 1
Nordic Combined
3.00 Sandown
1pt win at 7-1

Mr Coffey is a terribly short price for a horse who was unsteerable when last seen and didn't last home over 2m at Huntingdon.

If he is as keen as he was then he will be paddling at the last at Sandown with a hill to climb, and while a hood and another summer on his back may have settled him down, his trainer has said he will go chasing after one more hurdles run, so I'm viewing this as an attempt to run the freshness out of him.

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Published on 8 November 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 09:12, 8 November 2020

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