Prince is too Hasty for his Sandown rivals

End-of-season formlines can often prove deceptive and punters were stung again when Hasty Prince proved the surprise package on the first day of the Betfred Gold Cup meeting at Sandown Park on Friday.

The Jonjo O’Neill-trained gelding, who appeared to have something to prove against rivals of the calibre of Westender and Intersky Falcon, ran out an easy winner of the Concept Hurdle in the hands of Barry Geraghty.