13:50 Sandown

Saturday 4 December 2021

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

Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 119y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 3m 58.8s
1st
Horse silk
2
3/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Jumped well chased leaders, chased leader who went clear before 4th, closer before 3 out, led on bit 2 out, soon clear, impressive op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
16
6
10/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Held up and behind, steady headway chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, kept on into 2nd post, no chance with impressive winner op 9/1 tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
nse
5
9/5f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Jumped exuberantly, led, went clear before 4th, blundered 9th, reduced lead when not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, soon no chance with impressive winner, weakened and lost 2nd post op 7/4 tchd 15/8
4th
Horse silk
7
4
14/1
T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Never going well and soon in rear, outpaced and struggling before 8th, stayed on gain run-in, went modest 4th final strides op 16/1 tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
3
6/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Kept wide, held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders 4 out, soon hung right and no impression in 4th, dropped to 5th final strides op 15/2

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
20/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: R P McLernon
Chased leader until after 2nd, chased leaders, crumpled on landing and fell 8th op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
7
410-10
6/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Mistake 1st, tracked leader after 2nd until before 4th, chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, 5th and beaten when bad mistake 2 out, pulled up soon after op 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.90, £3.40EX:£29.80Trifecta:£101.20SF:£28.09Swingers:£4.50, £1.90, £3.40

Forecasts

Third Time Lucki (9/5), Edwardstone (3/1), Minella Drama (6/1), Il Ridoto (6/1), War Lord (10/1), Stolen Silver (14/1), Do Your Job (20/1)

Verdict

THIRD TIME LUCKI has been an impressive winner of his 2 chase starts at Cheltenham and is fancied to provide Dan and Harry Skelton with back-to-back wins in this contest. Paul Nicholls has a record 7 wins in this so it's interesting that he fast tracks Il Ridoto to Grade 1 company after his Newbury handicap success last week and he's feared most ahead of Edwardstone in a good renewal.

  1. THIRD TIME LUCKI (IRE)
  2. IL RIDOTO (FR)
  3. EDWARDSTONE

Previous Winners

2020
Allmankind
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 4
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,712.002nd: £16,028.003rd: £8,025.004th: £3,998.005th: £2,010.006th: £1,005.00

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