Racecards
15:42 Sandown Park
Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 37y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £26,015
- 2nd: £11,960
- 3rd: £5,980
- 4th: £2,990
- Form 111FP/6
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led, headed 2nd, tracked leaders, slow jump 12th, lost position 17th, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form PP33-47
- Age 11
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
towards rear, not fluent 1st, ridden and well behind home turn, no response
- Form P/6P0-P4
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey James Best
prominent, led 2nd, headed 5th, remained handy, ridden 2 out, faded run-in
- Form 3120-11
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
mid-division, went 4th at 7th, pecked 17th and chased front pair, pushed along before 2 out, kept on, not quite pace to challenge
- Form 11250/6-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Ben Jones
rear mid-division, mistake 1st, hampered by faller 2nd and in rear, tailed, lost touch from 7th
- Form 343-3P2
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
close up on outer, fell 2nd
- Form 311-314
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rex Dingle
chased leaders, led 5th, forged on approaching 2 out, pushed along before last, kept on run-in, headed closing stages, no extra
- Form 224-811
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey G Sheehan
in rear, towards rear 2nd, closer into 4th after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, stayed on strongly run-in to lead closing stages, won going away
- Form P2P/4-P4
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Jack Tudor
mid-division, not fluent 17th, pushed along and weakened 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Gelino Bello (FR) 22-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced home turn, late headway, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Thomas Mor (11-5) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Shan Blue (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Held up in last trio, slightly hampered by faller 6th, never really involved, tailed off, 7th of 10, 33 1/2l behind Numitor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Escaria Ten (FR) 80-1 (10-4) Bumped 1st, pressed leader, led 4th until 6th, led again 20th, driven along before the last, headed and no extra final 110 yards, 4th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Stumptown (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
In d'Or (FR) 2-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, not fluent 14th, closed before next, challenged 2 out, led before last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gd in Jan beating Rockinastorm (10-6) by 4l, 5 ran.
Pats Fancy (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) In touch in mid-division, closed 8th, lost place before 5 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Nassalam (11-1) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
Gustavian (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Led, close 2nd jumping last, kept on and every chance run-in, always just held (limited comments due to fog), 2nd of 7, nk behind Fortunate Man (11-7) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Dreaming Blue 13-2 (11-6) Prominent, not fluent 8th, raced wide from 4 out, chased leaders after 3 out, stayed on from 3 out, no impression from 2 out, 4th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Beachcomber (11-6) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
O'Connell (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Mid-division, smooth headway before 4 out, travelled powerfully into 2nd 3 out, led last, went clear run-in, impressive, won at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec beating Concetto (11-2) by 9 1/2l, 9 ran.
Eden Du Houx (FR) 22-1 (10-8) Mid-division, in rear after 5th, struggling before 5 out, plugged on (limited comments due to heavy fog), 4th of 7, 24 1/4l behind Lowry's Bar (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Dec.