09 Dec 2017 15:30 Sandown
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £30,950); Distance: 3m 4f 166y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Betfair London National Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Benbens (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) |
8/P34-74 / 13 |
Jump (21) | Mr Zac Baker | N A Twiston-Davies S Such & Cg Paletta |
14/1 | |
| made all, strongly challenged from 2 out, hard ridden after last, held on gamely towards finish (3 fences omitted) | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| NK |
Sugar Baron (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
F36F7-2 / 13 |
Jump (22) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr N R W Wright |
3/1 | |
| in touch, headway 3 out, soon tracking leaders, hard driven to challenge after last, stayed on strongly, never reached winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 2¾ L |
Cresswell Breeze (GB) (filly, bay, 11 1) |
25298-1 / 8 |
Jump (20) | Aidan Coleman | A J Honeyball Bright N Breezy |
8/1 | |
| always prominent, every chance from 2 out until blundered badly last, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Doing Fine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
2215-43 / 13 |
Jump (42) | B J Geraghty | N P Mulholland Neil Mulholland… |
11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, under pressure 5 out, raced wide and headway after 3 out, kept on well closing stages, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
11 |
| 1¼ L |
Topper Thornton (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) |
P039-82 / 10 |
Jump (34) | Adrian Heskin | A M Hales Old Stoic Racing… |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, chased leaders after 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 2¼ L |
Houblon Des Obeaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
34840-1 / 12 |
Jump (27) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Julian Blackwell… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 3½ L |
Fletchers Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
2/173P-P / 10 |
Jump (28) | N D Fehily | H Fry Masterson Holdings… |
7/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure 2 out, weakened after last | ||||||||||
8th |
12 |
| 5 L |
The Happy Chappy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
P5-1211 / 9 |
Jump (23) | H Cobden | Mrs S J Humphrey The Happy Folders |
7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, under pressure 15th, stayed on after 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 22 L |
Southfield Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4B4/F8-4 / 13 |
Jump (28) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, jumped slowly 9th and 12th, soon ridden, weakened before 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
5 |
| 5 L |
Dancing Shadow (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) |
411P0-1 / 13 |
Jump (32) | Nick Scholfield | V R A Dartnall The Dancing Shadows |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, jumped slowly 12th, weakened before 5 out | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Milansbar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
9/4PPP-6 / 13 |
Jump (15) | 2nd Preference | N B King Mr Robert Bothway |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
The Young Master (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
F06F9-U / 12 |
Flat (1389), Jump (35) |
2nd Preference | N P Mulholland Mike Burbidge &… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||