16:40 Sandown

Saturday 9 March 2024

Premier Race Day Text
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betting.betfair.com Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 10y  |   Good to Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:41  |   Winning time: 5m 21.3s
1st
Horse silk
3
22/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear on outside, last when mistake 6th, mistake 12th, headway 14th, 3rd when mistake last, soon switched left, stayed on, led towards finish op 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
11/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, went left and not fluent 1st, closed 8th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, headed towards finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
7
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan
Prominent, led 5th, mistake 11th, headed 2 out, mistake and rider lost irons flat, held towards finish op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
5
13/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up in mid-division, not much room 6th, blundered 12th, headway 3 out, 4th and no impression flat op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
16/1
T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies
Towards rear, not fluent and pushed along 10th, headway 3 out, 5th and no impression last op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
17
6
8/1
T: T LaceyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led, not fluent 1st, headed 5th, lost place 3 out
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
811-7
15/2
T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan
Made mistakes, prominent, close up before 3 out, blundered and no extra 2 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1
8th
Horse silk
18
4
6/5f
T: A KingJ: G Sheehan
Held up in rear, pushed along before 3 out, no impression, well beaten 2 out op 6/4 tchd 13/8

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.00Pl:£3.90, £2.40, £1.90EX:£148.00Trifecta:£908.40Tricast:£1,640.95SF:£223.45Swingers:£18.90, £14.60, £9.90

Forecasts

Es Perfecto (6/5), Hudson De Grugy (6/1), Imperial Bede (13/2), Sheldon (15/2), Nocte Volatus (8/1), Can You Call (11/1), Belargus (16/1), Jet Plane (22/1)

Verdict

ES PERFECTO remains very low-mileage as a 9-y-o and ran another fine race when third in what rates one of the strongest handicaps of the campaign so far at Cheltenham 6 weeks ago. He's fancied to prove tough to beat operating from the same mark, with Imperial Bede next best if putting his recent Kelso spill behind him. Hudson de Grugy and Nocte Volatus are others considered.

  1. ES PERFECTO (IRE)
  2. IMPERIAL BEDE (FR)
  3. HUDSON DE GRUGY (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Zhiguli
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 8
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,406.002nd: £4,784.003rd: £2,392.004th: £1,196.005th: £598.006th: £298.00

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