16 Feb 2018 16:05 Sandown
Winner: £15,879 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Smarkets Handicap Chase (For The Alanbrooke Challenge Cup)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Tanit River (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
16P-6P5 / 13 |
Jump (48) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr J T Phillips |
16/1 | |
| pressed leader, hit 3rd, led 7th until 9th, led again 15th, clear 2 out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 3 L |
Aubusson (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
604-372 / 13 |
Jump (29) | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams Mrs Jane Williams |
15/2 | |
| raced keenly soon held up in in rear, closer 13th, headway chasing leaders approaching next, slightly hampered 15th, 3rd 3 out, 2nd between last 2, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 2 L |
Step Back (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
21/119-2 / 13 |
Jump (14) | N de Boinville | M Bradstock Cracker and Smodge… |
5/2 | |
| chased leaders on inside, outpaced and lost 3rd 16th, hit 18th, rallied after 2 out, went 3rd at the last, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 1 L |
Potters Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
4-747P6 / 13 |
Jump (20) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Mrs J May |
7/2 | |
| held up early, headway chasing leaders 8th, lost 3rd 3 out, soon outpaced, plugged on into 4th run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| 13 L |
Vino Griego (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
P1/54U6 / 13 |
Jump (13) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr C E Stedman |
11/1 | |
| led until 7th, pressed leader, led again 9th until 15th, chased winner and every chance 3 out, lost 2nd between last 2, weakened last | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 31 L |
Muckle Roe (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
21323-1 / 10 |
Jump (276) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Jane Lane |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, last pair when hit 11th, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Aloomomo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
6/3F-32P / 11 |
Flat (1554), Jump (52) |
G Sheehan | W Greatrex The Large G & T… |
11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, closer in mid-division on inside when blundered and pecked badly 12th, reminders and not recover, struggling when hit 17th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Lithic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
2-F1332 / 10 |
Jump (70) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill The Stone Composers |
12/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway chasing leaders 10th, fell 15th | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Mosspark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
1/96P-5P / 10 |
Jump (89) | Patrick Cowley | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs R J Lavelle |
10/1 | |
| never going and ran in snatches in rear, reminders and struggling 10th, tailed off 12th, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Bally Longford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
336-43P / 12 |
Jump (20) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 10th, went 3rd 16th, pushed along after 4 out, soon ridden, weakened next, remote 6th when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||