06 Jan 2018 13:20 Sandown
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 2m 4f 10y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
32Red Handicap Chase (Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Chef D'equipe (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2-21365 / 12 |
Jump (29) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White Mr David Maxwell |
7/1 | |
| shade keen, patiently ridden, headway into mid-division 6th, chased leaders 8th, 3rd travelling well when squeezed up 3 out, 2nd between last 2, led soon after last, stayed on and always doing enough run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| NK |
Masterplan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
0/6561-2 / 8 |
Jump (22) | J J Burke | C E Longsdon Mr Gavin MacEchern |
7/1 | |
| chased leader, challenged from 4 out, led 2 out, mistake last, soon headed, kept on run-in, always just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 3¼ L |
Never Up (GER) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
43-214P / 9 |
Flat (1166), Jump (14) |
Henry Brooke | Mrs S J Smith Mrs S Smith |
14/1 | |
| led, hit 8th, headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, 3rd and held when hung left run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
11 |
| NK |
Amber Gambler (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1111P-6 / 9 |
Jump (65) | B S Hughes | Ian Williams Mr Patrick Kelly |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway before 3 out, hit 3 out and struggling, stayed on run-in and almost snatched 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| NK |
Little Jon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
535P-55 / 11 |
Jump (35) | Thomas Bellamy | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Robert Frosell |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and every chance 3 out, driven and one pace in 4th before next, dropped to 5th last strides | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 3¾ L |
Bekkensfirth (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
33912/6 / 9 |
Jump (36) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Pam Scott |
7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway approaching 13th, headway into 5th after 4 out, well held when stumbled badly 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 9 L |
Go West Young Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
42-47UP / 11 |
Jump (14) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Miss Laura Morgan |
40/1 | |
| held up in touch in 5th, jumped right and mistake 11th and next, weakening when mistake 4 out, 7th and no chance when pecked 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 4 L |
Perfect Pirate (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
9124-1 / 12 |
Jump (37) | N de Boinville | B Pauling Mrs Sophie Pauling |
5/2 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, awkward 2nd, weakened 9th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
1 |
| 35 L |
Theo's Charm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 3) |
730-33B / 10 |
Jump (14) | L P Aspell | N J Gifford Mr Michael O'shea |
4/1 | |
| always behind, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Le Curieux (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 8) |
40/6-050 / 6 |
Jump (88) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Mr John P McManus |
66/1 | |
| blundered 1st, held up in rear, blundered 12th, pushed along before 3 out, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Lord Ballim (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
1U1-60P / 11 |
Jump (41) | C Gethings | N J Hawke Miss H M McMahon |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, blundered 7th, jumped slowly 9th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||