28 Apr 2018 14:25 Sandown
Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £31,322); Distance: 2m 6f 164y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
bet365 Oaksey Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Top Notch (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
23-3114 / 10 |
Jump (70) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… |
4/5 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4th (water), led going well 2 out, in command when went left last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
Art Mauresque (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
87P-F24 / 10 |
Jump (63) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… |
6/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, 3rd after 4 out, went 2nd before the last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 10 L |
O O Seven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
4-3450P / 9 |
Jump (15) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Christopher… |
6/1 | |
| jumped well although to the left, led, ridden after 3 out, headed next, lost 2nd approaching last, weakened run-in, just held on for 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| NS |
Double Shuffle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2P-2227 / 12 |
Jump (16) | J J Burke | T R George Crossed Fingers… |
9/2 | |
| raced wide, chased leader until 4th (water), chased leading pair until outpaced after 4 out, ridden and struggling before next, rallied last, stayed on run-in, almost snatched 3rd | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 6 L |
Alcala (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
1111U4 / 12 |
Jump (182) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Owners Group 016 |
16/1 | |
| held up in last pair, not fluent 16th, went modest 4th 3 out until weakened last | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Sadler's Risk (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
144-380 / 11 |
Flat (1645), Jump (269) |
B S Hughes | T R George Mr S W Dunn |
33/1 | |
| never that fluent and several slow jumps, always behind, weakened 14th, tailed off when mistake 17th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||