Andrew Newton assesses the main trends for Sandown Park challenge

As we race towards the 2022 Cheltenham Festival there is bundles to look forward to this month, but with plenty of coverage from Prestbury Park in this edition, I like to give some of the other races some airtime.
With that in mind, this month’s Paddy Power Imperial Cup, from Sandown Park, does tend to get overshadowed by Cheltenham, as it’s always run on the Saturday before the Festival.
However, for many, it’s also denotes the start of the build-up towards the best four days of jumps action is just...