08 Nov 2020 15:30 Sandown
Winner: £24,000 (Penalty: £15,014); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Sandown Park Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Step Back (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) |
6P3/V-51 / 14 |
Jump (14) | Jack Tudor | M Bradstock Cracker and Smodge… |
4/1 | |
| made all, led, pressed 3 out, ridden along and led narrowly 2 out, responded gamely when challenged on both sides at the last, kept on run-in, brave | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Crosspark (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
12/P8P-2 / 14 |
Jump (30) | Harry Skelton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mrs Wendy Wesley |
11/2 | |
| mid-division, niggled along 3 out, ridden 2 out, made challenge when not fluent last, kept on strongly run-in but always held by game winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 2¼ L |
Sametegal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
38/243-3 / 12 |
Jump (14) | Bryan Carver | P F Nicholls Mr and Mrs J D… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leader, travelling well and every chance 2 out, made strong challenge last, stumbled last and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 5½ L |
Singlefarmpayment (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
208/447- / 11 |
Jump (312) | Adrian Heskin | Henry Oliver Mr N T Griffith… |
9/2 | |
| mid-division and keen early stages, much closer 2nd circuit, mistake 17th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 1¼ L |
Smooth Stepper (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5PP/261- / 13 |
Jump (267) | Harry Bannister | A M Hales Mr S Brackenbury |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 11h, not fluent 13th, niggled 4 out, pushed along 3 out, kept on gamely when held approaching last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 7½ L |
Regal Flow (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
3F52P6- / 14 |
Jump (261) | Sean Houlihan | R H Buckler Mrs C J Dunn |
50/1 | |
| chased leader, pushed along before 3 out, struggling approaching 2 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 4¾ L |
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
P5/11U-0 / 13 |
Jump (30) | Bryony Frost | Nick Williams Chasing Gold Racing… |
25/1 | |
| close up, not fluent 3rd, bad mistake 8th and shuffled back to mid-division, not fluent 4 out and soon pushed along, detached 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 14 L |
Brother Tedd (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
21223/2- / 12 |
Jump (360) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Scrase Farms |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, outpaced and detached 2 out, never involved | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Jepeck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
121144- / 14 |
Jump (238) | Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball Mr J Pike |
10/1 | |
| in rear, struggling 7 out, detached before 5 out, tailed off 3 out and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
RF |
1 |
| - |
Gold Present (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
P39F2/9- / 11 |
Jump (337) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr and Mrs J D… |
11/2 | |
| refused to race | ||||||||||