13:50 Sandown

Saturday 8 January 2022

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

Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 119y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 4m 18.3s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/4
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Raced on inside chased leaders, 2nd before 3 out, challenged next, ridden to lead between last two, ridden and hung both ways run-in, stayed on strongly op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
1111-4
12/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings
Led, pushed along and joined 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, chased winner, stayed on run-in, always held op 11/1 tchd 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
9 ½
1
6/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: H Cobden
Raced keenly, soon tracking leader, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, plugged on in moderate 3rd op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
5
811-2
9/4f
T: H MainJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, went left 9th, weakened before 3 out op 11/4 tchd 85/40

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
25/1
T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies
Held up, mistake 2nd, tailed off when mistake 7th (water), mistake and went left next, went badly left 9th, pulled up before next op 28/1
PU
Horse silk
4
8/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)
Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, lost place 5th, jumped slowly and reminders 6th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 6/1 tchd 17/2
PU
Horse silk
6
9/2
T: R RoweJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Tracked leaders out wide until lost place before 4th, reminders in 5th place before 6th (water), struggling when hit 4 out, ridden in remote 4th when pulled up and dismounted run-in op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.80, £5.30EX:£31.20Trifecta:£178.90SF:£31.02Swingers:£5.30, £2.80, £9.10

Forecasts

Numitor (9/4), Gunsight Ridge (11/4), Up The Straight (9/2), Moonlighter (6/1), Monsieur Lecoq (8/1), Bun Doran (12/1), Paddy's Poem (25/1)

Verdict

The vote goes to NUMITOR, who has taken his form up a notch in recent starts and Heather Main's charge is likely to take some stopping if given an easy time of things on the front end. He can notch a fourth win from just 7 starts over fences here. Gunsight Ridge bumped into a subsequent Grade 2 winner at Exeter last month so he rates as an obvious danger, ahead of Up The Straight.

  1. NUMITOR
  2. GUNSIGHT RIDGE
  3. UP THE STRAIGHT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Ibleo
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 8
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00
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