01 Feb 2025 14:35 Sandown
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m 4f 10y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Handstands (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) |
116-F11 / 6 |
Jump (21) | Ben Jones | B Pauling Mr T P Radford |
10/3 | |
| led, ridden and headed narrowly after 2 out, battled on, rallied to regain lead over 110 yards out on run-in, kept on well, just prevailed | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| SHD |
Jango Baie (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
11222-1 / 6 |
Jump (50) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Countrywide Park… |
10/11 | |
| raced in 2nd, shaken up approaching 3 out, led narrowly after 2 out, ridden and headed over 110 yards on run-in, stayed on well, just denied | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 17 L |
Mark Of Gold (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) |
F10P-21 / 8 |
Flat (111), Jump (43) |
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore Stevie Fisher &… |
22/1 | |
| close up in rear, not fluent 6th, untidy 8th, pushed along before 3 out, took 3rd 2 out, left well behind by front pair before last | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Kalif Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
113-F11 / 5 |
Jump (31) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Ferguson, Mason,… |
11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||