16:15 Sandown

Thursday 15 February 2024

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:46

Spectra Group Alanbrooke Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 37y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 6m 42.6s
1st
Horse silk
10
910-3
16/1
T: H D DalyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leader until led after 1st, made rest, 3 lengths ahead and going strongly last, stayed on strongly to go further clear run-in
2nd
Horse silk
8
8
15/2
T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon
Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd at 12th, ridden between last two, 3 lengths down last, weakened run-in, no chance with winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
4/1
T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell (5)
Chased leading trio, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, plugged on op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
10/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Off the pace in last trio, not fluent 11th, closer in mid-division 13th, plugging on when left modest 4th 2 out op 9/1 tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
4
6
811-2
5/2f
T: Miss S SmithJ: G Sheehan
Raced wide in mid-division, towards rear 12th, soon behind, tailed off jumped slowly 13th, rallied out wide before 3 out, went remote 5th run-in op 9/4
6th
Horse silk
nk
5
16/1
T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan
Off the pace in last pair, left remote 6th 2 out, never a factor op 14/1 tchd 12/1
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
1
18/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Held up in mid-division, outpaced 4 out, headway out wide chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and weakened home turn op 11/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
14/1
T: B I CaseJ: J M Quinlan
Led until after 1st, chased winner, jumped slowly 3rd, lost 2nd 12th, chased leaders, reminders before 17th, ridden and struggling before bad mistake 3 out, behind and pulled up soon after op 16/1
F
Horse silk
3
7/2
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan
Held up in rear, not fluent 9th and 11th, bad mistake 18th, rallied out wide 3 out, ridden along and losing place when fell next op 10/3 tchd 16/5

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9
Horse silk
Special Acceptance39
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 11
T: P R Webber  J: Thomas Bellamy
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.00Pl:£3.40, £2.40, £1.50EX:£124.50Trifecta:£493.50Tricast:£579.44SF:£128.39Swingers:£11.70, £9.20, £5.40

Forecasts

Animal (5/2), Hudson De Grugy (7/2), Copperhead (4/1), Trincomalee (15/2), Special Acceptance (8/1), Yes Indeed (10/1), Fern Hill (14/1), Bretney (16/1), I See You Well (16/1), Placenet (18/1)

Verdict

A few of these arrive with question marks against them so this looks a good opportunity for ANIMAL to quickly resume winning ways and bag a second C&D success. Course-scorer Hudson de Grugy is feared most if, as expected, building on his reappearance third here over a much shorter trip, while the consistent duo Copperhead and Special Acceptance need factoring in too.

  1. ANIMAL (IRE)
  2. HUDSON DE GRUGY (FR)
  3. COPPERHEAD

Previous Winners

2023
Stumptown
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 6
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £9,105.002nd: £4,186.003rd: £2,093.004th: £1,046.005th: £523.006th: £261.00

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