Racecards
15:30 Sandown Park
Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 37y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £26,015
- 2nd: £11,960
- 3rd: £5,980
- 4th: £2,990
- Form 6/3PP-07
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Tom Buckley
mid-division, reminders in rear after 11th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out
- Form P1P-22P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked winner until before 4th, chased leaders, went 2nd again at the last, driven and kept on well run-in, just held
- Form 7117/7-1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
held up, headway tracking leaders 5th, lost place and struggling 16th (water),mistake next, tailed off and pulled up soon after 4 out
- Form 0/313-21
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
slight peck 1st, made all, over 1 length ahead last, stayed on gamely run-in, all out
- Form 3231-P1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
mid-division, closer chasing leaders 6th, outpaced 13th, weakened after 4 out
- Form 42-2F36
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th, ridden between last two, lost two places at the last, weakened run-in
- Form 1117-71
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 16th (water), ridden in 4th between last two, went 3rd at the last, driven and one pace run-in
- Form 4825-13
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in last pair, awkward at 13th, modest 6th when mistake 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
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Verdict
The form of Kapcorse’s comeback victory at Newbury is working out well but he has been best over trips short of 3m so far. Deise Aba loves it here but throws in the odd poor performance and today’s going may not be soft enough. Le Milos has gone up 9lb for winning in a lower grade at Exeter and last month’s course winner Farinet is having a first try over this longer trip. Five Star Getaway bounced back to form at Kempton but there should be more to come from LINELEE KING over 3m given he won a point as a four-year-old and ran his best race over hurdles over this trip. Undersupervision isn’t progressing and Real Steel has become even more disappointing.
Formwatch
Real Steel (FR) 28-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 14th, mistake next, weakened 4 out, plugging on in well held 5th when blundered last, weakened run-in, 7th of 14, dist behind Larry (10-0) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) sft in Oct.
Deise Aba (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden after 18th, beaten when pulled up before 5 out, at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Kapcorse (FR) 13-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway into 4th 5 out, pressed leader 4 out, led 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden out run-in, stayed on well, won at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov beating Court Master (10-8) by 5 1/2l, 13 ran.
Le Milos 15-2 (11-12) Made all, eased clear 2 out, ridden after last, easily, won at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Jan beating Laskalin (11-12) by 7 1/2l, 9 ran.
Farinet (FR) 5-4fav (12-2) Tracked leader, led before 7th, headed 10th, led again 12th, made rest, clear before 2 out, good jump last, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Luckofthedraw (11-10) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
Undersupervision (IRE) 9-2jfav (11-3) Held up towards rear, closed before 13th, mistake 15th, outpaced 18th, well beaten from 4 out, 6th of 11, 18l behind Full Back (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Five Star Getaway (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Disputed lead after 2nd, led 4th, joined 6th, headed 9th, disputed lead next, headed 4 out, pushed along 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden for effort, stayed on well flat, won at Kempton 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec beating Fortescue (11-4) by 1l, 9 ran.
Linelee King (FR) 13-8fav (11-8) Chased leader, mistake 3rd, challenged 13th, every chance when landed very awkwardly 4 out and lost momentum, last before 2 out, rallied flat, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Dubai Days (10-13) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.