12.20pm Sandown

Ionian

We run two in this novices’ hurdle and it will be hard work for them in the ground. Grand Teton makes his racecourse debut and I ride Ionian, who we thought may run a little better than he did at Kempton last time. But he ran too free there and his jumping can be better, so hopefully a first-time hood and the benefit of that hurdling experience will see him in a better light here. It looks a winnable race but he obviously needs to improve and handle the ground.