15:00 Sandown

Saturday 2 January 2021

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 37y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:03  |   Winning time: 6m 42.3s
1st
Horse silk
6
10/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Led until before 2nd, chased leader, led again 18th, made rest, stayed on gamely op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
2
1111-10
8/1
T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton
Mid-division on inside, mistake 15th, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along before next, went 3rd before 2 out, stumbled last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
1110-11
20/1
T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until ridden run-in, kept on same pace in 3rd op 18/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
1211-4
17/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, pushed along and plugged on from 2 out tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
2
10
5/1f
T: L WadhamJ: J M Quinlan
Towards rear, closer in mid-division when badly hampered on inside bend before 3 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last op 11/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
17
14/1
T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)
Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
7
14
1210-8
16/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (7)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 9th, mid-division and never on terms after, no chance when went badly right 2 out op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
13
4
1211-7
8/1
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Towards rear, jumped slowly 12th, never on terms op 7/1 tchd 17/2
9th
Horse silk
8
11
14/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Millie Wonnacott (7)
Held up and behind, hampered 12th, never really on terms after, weakened before 3 out op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
18
16
1110-5
12/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Tom Buckley (5)
Towards rear, closer in mid-division approaching 11th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 12th, reminder and lost place after 14th, never on terms after op 14/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
1
22/1
T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste
Chased leaders until badly hampered and unseated rider 2nd
PU
Horse silk
3
33/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Raced keenly, always rear-division, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out op 22/1
F
Horse silk
7
12/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Raced keenly, soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd when fell 2nd
PU
Horse silk
9
22/1
T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan
Towards rear, mistake 18th, no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
15
13/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Chased leader, led before 2nd, headed 18th, chased leader until 3 out, weakening when hampered next and blundered badly, soon pulled up op 7/1 tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Late Romantic31
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 11
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: R T Dunne
NR
13
Horse silk
One Style28
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 11
T: Miss V Williams  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£4.10, £2.60, £7.60EX:£96.10Trifecta:£2,480.90Tricast:£1,595.97SF:£85.48Swingers:£13.80, £40.70, £23.70

Forecasts

Potters Legend (5/1), Strong Pursuit (13/2), Crosspark (8/1), Valtor (8/1), Late Romantic (8/1), Sametegal (17/2), Seeyouatmidnight (10/1), Ballydine (12/1), Burtons Well (12/1), Regal Flow (14/1), Fingerontheswitch (14/1), Jepeck (16/1), Sir Ivan (20/1), One Style (20/1), Minellacelebration (22/1), Theatre Guide (22/1), Gold Present (33/1)

Verdict

A typically competitive renewal of this final. CROSSPARK seems to be right back in the groove this season, and looks marginally the most appealing option in a race in which it’s hard to rule out many. Fingerontheswitch is entitled to take a step forward from his reappearance so is another to keep onside for a yard going really well, with Sametegal and Sir Ivan also making the shortlist.

  1. CROSSPARK
  2. FINGERONTHESWITCH (IRE)
  3. SAMETEGAL (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Jepeck
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 11
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £43,330.002nd: £12,866.003rd: £6,433.004th: £3,206.005th: £1,610.006th: £812.007th: £406.008th: £196.00

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