15:35 Sandown

Saturday 9 March 2019

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Matchbook 'Best Value Exchange' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 37y  |   Soft (Good to soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 6m 20.7s
1st
Horse silk
10
710-13
3/1f
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Hugh Nugent (7)
Led after 1st until after 8th, led again 14th, clear 3 out, stayed on strongly op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
3
20/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: Page Fuller (3)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, ridden and one pace before 2 out, no chance with winner op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
12
11/2
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, ridden and no impression in 3rd between last 2 op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
11
1110-13
15/2
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Chased leaders, blundered and lost place 14th, 5th and outpaced 3 out, kept on op 10/1 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
8
2
20/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)
Led until after 1st, chased leader, led again after 8th until 14th, reminder before 17th, lost 2nd 4 out, tried to rally in 4th before 2 out, ridden and weakened between last op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
4/1
T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods
Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, 6th and beaten when mistake last tchd 9/2
7th
Horse silk
10
7
12/1
T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)
Held up last, blundered 17th, no chance after, tailed off op 14/1 and tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
sh
6
10/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Raced wide and always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
½
8
22/1
T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (5)
Sometimes jumped left, held up in last pair, never a factor, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division on inside after 11th, no progress after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
9
12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Always towards rear, no chance when blundered 17th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 11/1

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Kansas City Chief22
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 10
T: N P Mulholland  J: T Scudamore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £5.00, £2.00EX:£68.30Trifecta:£429.20Tricast:£327.19SF:£63.56Swingers:£17.60, £3.30, £23.20

Forecasts

Commodore (3/1), Ami Desbois (4/1), Horatio Hornblower (11/2), Salmanazar (15/2), Favorito Buck's (8/1), Bob Mahler (10/1), Kansas City Chief (10/1), The Bay Birch (12/1), Potters Approach (12/1), Vinnie Lewis (20/1), Loose Chips (20/1), Mustmeetalady (22/1)

Verdict

Commodore enjoyed a bloodless success at Warwick on New Year's Eve, his first run since a wind operation, and needs plenty respecting again but Venetia Williams' charge hasn't been missed by the assessor for his win. Instead, this can go to top-weight AMI DESBOIS, who is becoming consistent and will relish conditions, as he showed when just failing over C&D last time. Bob Mahler is another that will relish seeing the mud fly and can go well.
  1. Ami Desbois
  2. Commodore
  3. Bob Mahler

Previous Winners

2018
Pete The Feat
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 14
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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