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Sandown Park - Sat 28th Apr 2012
13:30 14:00 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:15 16:50 17:20

13:30 bet365 Josh Gifford Juvenile Handicap Hurdle2m
Weighed In - (Class 2), £25,000 added, 4yo, 13 runners
Winner £15,640 2nd £4,620 3rd £2,310 4th £1,155
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places Surface: Turf
Jockey Specials - Jason Maguire to ride a double - 20/1

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 4m 7.80s
Off time: 13:30:18

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Lexi's Boy (IRE)	9/1
2nd	Sadler's Risk (IRE)	15/2
3rd	Ulck Du Lin (FR)	9/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	1263	Sadler's Risk (IRE) 16	4	11-12 t1	R Johnson	P J Hobbs	143	15/2
2	P13211	Lexi's Boy (IRE) 8	4	11-1	J M Maguire	D McCain Jnr	132	9/1
3	012	Tom Du Lys (FR) 62	4	10-13	Jeremiah McGrath (5)	N J Henderson	130	9/1
4	1532	Creekside 27	4	10-13 v1	D F O'Regan	J P Ferguson	130	14/1
5	255410	Kapga De Cerisy (FR) 45	4	10-13	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams	130	8/1
6	411702	Ulck Du Lin (FR) 14	4	10-11	Harry Derham (7)	P F Nicholls	128	9/2
7	3415	Red Inca 43	4	10-8	Felix De Giles	B Ellison	125	9/1
8	4211	Sonoran Sands (IRE) 34	4	10-7	Brendan Powell (5)	B G Powell	124	9/1
9	4F4171	Songsmith 35	4	10-7	D C Costello	Mrs L Wadham	124	25/1
10	123217	Malanos (IRE) 35	4	10-5	Lee Edwards (3)	A W Carroll	122	25/1
11	2113	One Lucky Lady 35	4	10-4	A Tinkler	N J Henderson	121	15/2
12	6F102	Crafty Roberto 43	4	10-2	Jack Quinlan (3)	Noel Quinlan	119	14/1
13	618	Beyeh (IRE) 16	4	10-0	Ryan Mahon (3)	M Appleby	114	50/1

Non runners
14	5341P2		Kambis	4	10-0	G L Moore	J E Moore	113

Verdict

Lexi's Boy is a useful novice and had more in hand than the official margin suggests when following up his Ascot defeat of Creekside at Ayr last week. Sonoran Sands is improving and also chasing a hat-trick while Sadler's Risk has been contesting the top juvenile races and is likely to make a bold bid to defy top weight. French imports Tom Du Lys and Ulck Du Lin also warrant a second look, but Red Inca was disappointing when favourite at Fakenham last time and will struggle to overturn that form with CRAFTY ROBERTO. Noel Quinlan's charge found only the older Conquisto too good at the Norfolk track and the winner went on to run well in a valuable handicap at Aintree. An earlier surprise win at Newbury came on soft ground and he's potentially well treated here.

Formwatch

Sadler's Risk (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, driven approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, soon no impression, went moderate 3rd flat, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 11, 22l behind Grumeti (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4yo hdl Grade 1 (1) gs.

Lexi's Boy (IRE) 10-11fav (11-8) Made all, ridden before and hit last, soon pressed and hard ridden, kept on gamely towards finish, driven out, won at Ayr 2m 4yo hdl (3) gd beating Otto The Great (10-12) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

Tom Du Lys (FR) 8-1 (10-10) 2nd of 7, 1l behind Ucello Conti (11-2) at Angers(FR) 2m 1f 4yo hdl sft in Feb.

Creekside 5-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, pushed along after 5th, headway from 3 out, went 2nd soon after last, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Lexi's Boy (10-11) at Ascot 2m 4yo hcp hdl (2) gd.

Kapga De Cerisy (FR) 25-1 (11-6) Mid-division on outside, headway 4 out, ridden and struggling before 2 out, 11th of 24, 16l behind Une Artiste (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in Mar.

Ulck Du Lin (FR) 2-1fav (11-2) Chased winner throughout, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace from last, 2nd of 15, 2 3/4l behind Top Wood (10-13) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.

Red Inca 7-4fav (11-5) Mid-division, headway to press leaders when hit 4 out, ridden next, weakened and hit last, 5th of 11, 16l behind Conquisto (11-2) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.

Sonoran Sands (IRE) 5-6fav (10-13) Chased clear leader, headway when mistake 3 out, driven to lead before next, soon clear, easily, won at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Mar beating Chance Encounter (11-0) by 27l, 7 ran.

Songsmith 20-1 (11-0) Held up, hit 6th, headway after 7th, challenged 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led approaching last, pushed clear flat, won at Newbury 2m 3f hcp ch 0-130 (3) gd in Mar beating Kambis (10-8) by 9l, 8 ran.

Malanos (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Led until 3rd, led 6th, headed after next, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 8, 41l behind Songsmith (11-0) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp ch 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.

One Lucky Lady 6-5fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, outpaced before next, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, no impression, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Songsmith (11-0) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp ch 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.

Crafty Roberto 9-1 (10-5) In rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, chased winner approaching last, no impression flat, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Conquisto (11-2) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.

Beyeh (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, hampered approaching 4th, lost place next, behind from 3 out, 8th of 11, 40l behind Grumeti (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4yo hdl Grade 1 (1) gs.

Kambis 20-1 (10-8) Held up, headway on inside after 7th, led after 3 out, not fluent next, headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Songsmith (11-0) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp ch 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.