13:15 Sandown

Saturday 5 February 2022

All12:4013:1513:5014:2014:5515:3016:05

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 119y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 4m 0.65s
1st
Horse silk
3
911-8
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd on inside before 2 out, challenged and hit 2 out, led between last two, clear before the last, stayed on strongly tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
4
4
5/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, went 3rd between last two, went 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner op 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
9 ½
7
85/40f
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Slight lead but pressed, joined 2 out, headed between last two, lost 2nd at the last, weakened in 3rd run-in op 9/4 tchd 2/1
4th
Horse silk
9 ½
6
1111-0
6/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings
Pressed leader and jumped left at times, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened into 4th between last two op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
12/1
T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen
Held up in 5th, pushed along disputing modest 4th after 4 out until weakened before next, never on terms op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
10/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Raced keenly, held up in last trio, headway when went badly left at 8th and left in 4th, went left next, weakened 3 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
8
610-6
12/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Last pair, hit 4th, behind and never on terms after, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
1
911-12
66/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Keen, chased leaders out wide, blundered pitched on landing and unseated rider 8th op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.80, £1.30, £1.10EX:£38.80Trifecta:£103.30Tricast:£68.56SF:£33.87Swingers:£4.10, £3.90, £1.50

Forecasts

Gunsight Ridge (85/40), Frero Banbou (5/2), Bun Doran (6/1), Dolos (10/1), Moonlighter (10/1), Tamaroc Du Mathan (12/1), Rikoboy (12/1), Hatcher (66/1)

Verdict

FRERO BANBOU looked suited by the more patient tactics when producing a career-best win at Lingfield 2 weeks ago and this C&D winner is preferred to Gunsight Ridge and Bun Doran, who had a real slog when first and second over this C&D last month.

  1. FRERO BANBOU (FR)
  2. GUNSIGHT RIDGE
  3. BUN DORAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Moonlighter
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 8
13/2

Prize Money

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

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