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Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2021 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £15.30 Place: £5.10 £1.60 Exacta: £46.70 Trifecta: £310
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Sporting John (IRE) 8 G Good Philip Hobbs 158 lbs 14/1 Won Held up in last - detached when slow jump 5th - left in fourth after 12th - headway before 3 out - shaken up and went second after 2 out - challenging when not fluent last - ridden and kept on strongly to lead run-in - won going away (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)
2nd 3 Shan Blue (IRE) 11 G AVG Dan Skelton 158 lbs 2/1J 3.75 Tracked leader - led 2nd - tracked leader when headed after 3rd - led after 8th - ridden after 2 out - edged left and headed run-in - no extra towards finish(op 5/2)
3rd 2 Paint The Dream (GB) 11 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 20/1 9.5 Led - headed 2nd - led after 3rd - tracked leader after 8th - close up when ridden but lost second after 2 out - kept on but no extra run-in(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
4th 1 Messire Des Obeaux (FR) 11 G AVG Alan King 158 lbs 4/1 18 Tracked leaders - left in third 12th - close up when pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out
5th 5 Up The Straight (IRE) 11 G Poor Richard Rowe 158 lbs 125/1 38 Tracked leaders - nudged along when hampered by faller 12th - ridden after 4 out - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(tchd 100/1)
99th 6 Hitman (FR) 9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 2/1J - Travelled strongly - tracked leaders - prominent and going easily when fell 12th(op 85/40 tchd 9/4)
99th 7 Dame De Compagnie (FR) N/A Good Nicky Henderson 151 lbs 15/2 - Held up in behind leaders - nudged along from 10th - jumped slightly left from 11th - badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 12th(op 11/2)