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15:42 Sandown Park

Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 42y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
  • Winner: £26,015
  • 2nd: £11,960
  • 3rd: £5,980
  • 4th: £2,990
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 34.20s
  • Off Time: 15:45:42
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, large red spots, red sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue and red hooped cap

Mr Vango (IRE)

56 pt BFCD
4/1
  • Form 3P/111-2
  • Age 10
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 155

led, headed 6th, slow and pushed along briefly after 8th, short of room on bend and lost second after 12th, not fluent next, soon pushed along, struggling when ridden after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

2
Silk - White, dark green hoops, white sleeves and cap

Nassalam (FR)

76 b D
18/1
  • Form P0/PP-PP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 145

jumped left, in touch with leaders, pecked 6th, dropped to rear 8th, not fluent 10th, ridden 18th, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue and Red striped cap

Pic Roc (IRE)

42 p BFD
7/2
  • Form P6-U159
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 134

in touch with leaders, prominent 3rd, led 6th, went clear after 9th, jumped left 10th, reduced advantage before 12th, not fluent 15th, went clear from 4 out, edged left from last, easily

4
Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and star on Red cap
12/1
  • Form 5FP/PP-5
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 130

chased leaders, lost place after 11th, went third 17th, lost third approaching 3 out, soon faded

5
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
11/10
  • Form 21234-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 128

prominent, lost place 2nd, pecked 6th, in touch with leaders 9th, pecked 12th, slow next, went third approaching 3 out, held from next

6
Silk - Royal blue, white chevrons, yellow sleeves, yellow and royal blue quartered cap
  • Form 51-6833
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 126

held up in rear, in touch with leaders 8th, headway to chase leaders after 11th, went second after 12th, chased clear winner from 4 out, kept on one pace

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Mr Vango (IRE) 9-2fav (12-0) Led, headed soon after 2nd, close up, led chasing group from canal turn (15th), dropped to third before 2 out, switched right but not fluent last, slightly hampered rounding elbow, pressed winner run-in, all out towards finish, narrowly denied final stride, 2nd of 13, shd behind Twig (11-5) at Aintree 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.

Nassalam (FR) 18-1 (10-10) Prominent, lost ground 16th, ridden and dropped to rear 3 out, well behind when pulled up after 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) sft in Nov.

Pic Roc (IRE) 3-1fav (10-9) Held up in midfield, headway and not fluent 17th, soon driven, outpaced before 2 out, no impression before last, 9th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Deep Cave (10-13) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gs in Dec.

Blackjack Magic 16-1 (11-6) Prominent, some headway after 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, rallied and kept on after last but no impression run-in, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Nocte Volatus (11-9) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gd in Jan.

Fortunate Man (IRE) 15-8fav (11-9) (three fences omitted in home straight) tracked leaders, ridden into second 2f out, led run-in, pulled clear near finish, won at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec beating Kelce (11-2) by 3l, 8 ran.

Hunter Legend (FR) 10-3 (12-0) Close up, led before 6th, mistake 10th, pushed along after 14th, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra and weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 11 3/4l behind Itseemslikeit (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.