Full Result 12.40 Sandown | 8 November 2020

Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-130, 3yo+) (2m3f173yds) 2m4f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £5,913.18 2nd £1,736.28 3rd £868.14 4th £434.07 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Gortroe Joe (IRE) 8/1 Liam Harrison ⁸ Fergal O'Brien	Liam Harrison ⁸ Fergal O'Brien	8	106	116	95	120	–
b g Beneficial - Rowlands Star (IRE) (Old Vic)
Made all, shaken up when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, good jump last, kept on well run-in, always doing enough (op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

2 1¾	3. First Lord De Cuet (FR) 11/8F Fergus Gillard ⁶ David Pipe	Fergus Gillard ⁶ David Pipe	6	114 t	126	103	128	–
gr g Lord Du Sud (FR) - Alyce (FR) (Villez)
Midfield, not fluent 3 out, switched left and headway before 2 out, tracked winner when not fluent and pecked on landing 2 out, soon ridden and edged right, kept on run-in, always held (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe) (op 7/4 tchd 15/8)

3 2 [3¾]	1. Espion (FR) 100/30 Sean Houlihan ³ Philip Hobbs	Sean Houlihan ³ Philip Hobbs	6	119	128	103	128	–
ch g Coastal Path - Toutamie (FR) (Epalo)
Held up in rear, pushed along briefly 4th, slightly hampered before 2 out, soon ridden, went third approaching last, kept on run-in, no match for first two (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

4 14 [17¾]	5. Espalion (FR) 13/2 Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott	Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott	6	116 t	122	82	107	–
b g Khalkevi (IRE) - Somosierra (FR) (Blushing Flame)
Held up in behind leaders, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 5 out, ridden before 2 out, lost third approaching last, weakened run-in (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

5 3¾ [21½]	2. Melekhov (IRE) 14/1 Bryan Carver Philip Hobbs	Bryan Carver Philip Hobbs	6	1110	126	82	106	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Yorkshire Girl (IRE) (Anshan)
Towards rear of midfield, mistake 4 out, ridden and brief headway before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened (op 11/1)

6 5 [26½]	4. Top Gamble (IRE) 16/1 Richard Patrick ³ Kerry Lee	Richard Patrick ³ Kerry Lee	12	115 tp	124	75	99	–
ch g Presenting - Zeferina (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased winner, ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 20/1)

7 2¾ [29¼]	6. Twenty Twenty (IRE) 10/1 Niall Houlihan ⁶ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ⁶ Gary Moore	5	1010 v	118	66	92	–
b g Henrythenavigator (USA) - Distinctive Look (IRE) (Danehill)
Always towards rear, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 7/1)

PU	7. Iconic Sky 25/1 Maxime Tissier Lucy Wadham	Maxime Tissier Lucy Wadham	7	110 p	116	–	–	–
gr m Sixties Icon - Kentucky Sky (Cloudings)
Always towards rear, struggling when jumped right 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 20/1)

8 ran Off time: 12:41:15 Winning time: 5m 11.17s (slow by 20.17s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Terry Warner (Gortroe Joe) 1st breeder: Miss Marie-Louise Donnelly
2nd owner: Potter, Pipe And Pete (First Lord De Cuet)
3rd owner: Michael And Mrs Norma Tuckey (Espion)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £1.70 £1.20 £1.40 Ex: £21.80 CSF: £20.30 Tricast: £44.99 Trifecta: £85.20

12:40 Sandown 8 Nov 2020

Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle