Racecards
15:15 Sandown Park
Oddschecker Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 37y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £15,609
- 2nd: £7,176
- 3rd: £3,588
- 4th: £1,794
- Form 5/2P770-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Beau Morgan
prominent, soon pressed leader, led after 11th, headed 18th, remained close up, led again narrowly 2 out and pushed along, ridden run-in, kept on gamely, just prevailed
- Form 0/3232U
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
led, soon pestered, headed and tracked leaders after 11th, regained lead 18th, headed 2 out and pushed along, battled on, ridden and every chance flat, just held
- Form PPP/P-31
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
tracked leaders, went close 2nd after 11th, nodded on landing 17th, lost position next and pushed along, kept on, rallied run-in, not quite reach leaders
- Form P2PP23-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 124
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, lost ground and ridden after 4 out, soon beaten
- Form 41415-3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey H Cobden
NonRunner
- Form P2F27-1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Twig 50-1 (10-5) Wore hood to post, never better than mid-division, plugged on through beaten rivals from 3 out, 10th of 34, dist behind Nick Rockett (11-8) at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Courtland (IRE) 18-1 (11-1) Led until 3rd, led next, headed 5th, led 6th until 9th, mistake and unseated rider 10th, at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Only The Bold (IRE) 18-1 (10-2) Mid-division, briefly outpaced bypassing damaged fence 16th, headway from 3 out, hung left and went second last, ran on well run-in, all out when led towards finish, won at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jun beating Digby (10-2) by nk, 15 ran.
The Big Breakaway (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders out wide, tracked leader 2nd, led briefly 4th, lost 2nd at 7th, chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, rallied out wide before 2 out, went modest 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 10 1/4l behind Northern Poet (11-6) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Credo (IRE) 10-3 (11-3) Held up behind leaders on outside, not fluent 8th, pushed along and made no impression 4 out, 5th of 6, 37 1/2l behind Numitor (11-5) at Ascot 3m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Gustavian (IRE) 3-1fav (10-5) Led, mistake 5th, headed and not fluent 10th, led 11th, headed and pecked 14th, mistake next, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 8, 35 1/2l behind Sam Brown (12-2) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.