15:30 Sandown

Sunday 8 November 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Sandown Park Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 37y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:31  |   Winning time: 6m 27.33s
1st
Horse silk
4
1011-6
4/1
T: M BradstockJ: Jack Tudor (5)
Made all, led, pressed 3 out, ridden along and led narrowly 2 out, responded gamely when challenged on both sides at the last, kept on run-in, brave
2nd
Horse silk
¾
3
1011-7
11/2
T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton
Mid-division, niggled along 3 out, ridden 2 out, made challenge when not fluent last, kept on strongly run-in but always held by game winner op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
1111-5
7/2f
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver (5)
Tracked leader, travelling well and every chance 2 out, made strong challenge last, stumbled last and no extra run-in op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
9/2
T: Henry OliverJ: Adrian Heskin
Mid-division and keen early stages, much closer 2nd circuit, mistake 17th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last op 5/1 tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
50/1
T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister
Towards rear, mistake 11h, not fluent 13th, niggled 4 out, pushed along 3 out, kept on gamely when held approaching last, weakened run-in op 40/1
6th
Horse silk
7 ½
9
50/1
T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)
Chased leader, pushed along before 3 out, struggling approaching 2 out, weakened after 2 out op 40/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
10
25/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Bryony Frost
Close up, not fluent 3rd, bad mistake 8th and shuffled back to mid-division, not fluent 4 out and soon pushed along, detached 3 out op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
14
8
14/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Towards rear, outpaced and detached 2 out, never involved op 11/1

Also Ran

RTR
Horse silk
1
11/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Refused to race op 9/2 tchd 4/1
PU
Horse silk
7
1111-1
10/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle (3)
In rear, struggling 7 out, detached before 5 out, tailed off 3 out and pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£1.60, £2.20, £1.80EX:£27.00Trifecta:£133.60Tricast:£82.53SF:£25.95Swingers:£5.20, £2.60, £4.70

Forecasts

Sametegal (7/2), Step Back (4/1), Singlefarmpayment (9/2), Crosspark (11/2), Gold Present (11/2), Jepeck (10/1), Brother Tedd (14/1), Horatio Hornblower (25/1), Smooth Stepper (50/1), Regal Flow (50/1)

Verdict

This is clearly more competitive than the race STEP BACK won at Wincanton last month but his excellent track record still makes him of major interest. Paul Nicholls is in cracking form so Sametegal rates an obvious danger if cheekpieces have a positive effect. Jepeck won the Final of this series here last winter and is also feared with his yard going well.

  1. STEP BACK (IRE)
  2. SAMETEGAL (FR)
  3. JEPECK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Houblon Des Obeaux
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 12
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £15,014.002nd: £4,435.003rd: £2,218.004th: £1,109.005th: £554.006th: £278.00

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