Race cards · Sat 13 Mar
Saturday 13 March · Sandown, England
14:25 Paddy Power Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- Distance
- 1m 7f 216y
- Going
- Soft (Heavy in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 50000
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
MIRANDA produced the best performance of her career so far when landing a Grade 2 at Doncaster in January against her own sex and Angus Cheleda's valuable 7lb allowance will come in handy as she returns to handicap company. Natural History went up 16lb for winning impressively on his handicap debut at Plumpton at the start of the month and he commands the utmost respect despite a hefty rise in the handicap, while others to consider include Langer Dan, who caught the eye when fourth at Market Rasen last time, and Malaya.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langer Dan | 226-954 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 10 10 | 5-1 | |
| 2 | Miss Heritage | 922212 | R Johnson | L Wadham | 10 13 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Mack The Man | 1B-2510 | James Bowen | Evan Williams | 10 8 | 12-1 | |
| 4 | Hasanabad | 1333 | S Bowen | Ian Williams | 10 1 | 12-1 | |
| 5 | Miranda | 813-141 | Angus Cheleda | P F Nicholls | 11 12 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | Natural History | 221 | J E Moore | G & J Moore | 10 12 | 2-1 | |
| 7 | Fransham | 5-51132 | Kielan Woods | Mrs P Sly | 11 8 | 18-1 | |
| - | Mick Maestro | 3/31F13 | C J Todd | N Kent | 11 1 | 12-1 | |
| - | Malaya | 02-2748 | Bryony Le Clerc | P F Nicholls | 11 0 | 7-1 | |
| NR | Diego Du Charmil | 122-335 | Harry Cobden | P F Nicholls | 11 11 | ||
| NR | Leoncavallo | 05/824-1 | T Scudamore | D Pipe | 11 8 | ||
| NR | Highway One O Two | 1-FU602 | Tom Cannon | C Gordon | 11 3 | ||
| NR | One True King | 122103 | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 10 11 | ||
| NR | Hang In There | 5F-6666 | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle | 10 11 | ||
| NR | Eamon An Cnoic | U-76212 | Fergus Gillard | D Pipe | 10 6 |