16:45 Sandown

Saturday 12 March 2022

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Paddy Power '3 Sleeps To Cheltenham' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 10y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 5m 27.85s
1st
Horse silk
7
710-13
5/2
T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden
Tracked leader, jumped slowly 8th, ridden between last two, over 1 length down last, strong challenge wide of leader run-in, led towards finish op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
15/8f
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Led and mostly jumped well, over 1 length ahead when awkward last, strongly pressed run-in, headed and no extra towards finish op 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
22
2
15/2
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with leading duo op 13/2 tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
9
1
811-12
13/2
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Raced keenly, soon steadied into 4th, jumped slowly and lost place 9th, behind and struggling 11th, outpaced in rear 4 out, plugged on op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
41
5
9/2
T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan
Held up tracking leaders, headway into 3rd 9th, hit 12th and stumbled, pushed along in 4th before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 11/2 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
28/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Awkward 1st, mistakes in rear, not fluent 6th, awkward 12th, bad mistake next, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Defi Sacre49
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 9
T: R Hobson  J: James Best
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £1.60EX:£8.00Trifecta:£35.30SF:£7.64Swingers:£1.40, £3.40, £2.50

Forecasts

Nocte Volatus (15/8), Foxboro (5/2), Mahler's Promise (9/2), Nickolson (13/2), Deyrann de Carjac (15/2), Defi Sacre (10/1), Maypole Class (28/1)

Verdict

NOCTE VOLATUS continues to go from strength-to-strength over fences, adding a third success to his tally with the minimum of fuss at Huntingdon 6 days ago, and he may well be difficult to contain under a penalty with the prospect of more to come. Foxboro is enjoying a good, if frustrating, campaign and is respected also, along with Mahler's Promise, who twice ran well here late last year.

  1. NOCTE VOLATUS
  2. FOXBORO (GER)
  3. MAHLER'S PROMISE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Five Star Getaway
Weight: 10-1  |Age: 7
11/8

Prize Money

1st: £8,169.002nd: £3,764.003rd: £1,881.004th: £942.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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