Sandown Races
Sandown
13:55
Elmbridge Handicap Chase
Sandown
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021
Distance: 1m7½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.80
Place: £2.80 £3.50
Exacta: £39.90
Trifecta: £176.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Belargus (FR) | 10 G | Poor |
Niall Houlihan
(5)lbs
|
Nick Gifford | 149 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - headway and chased leaders 9th - pushed along to lead 2 out - went clear and good jump last - kept on well run-in - comfortably | |
| 2nd | 4 | Grey Diamond (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 159 lbs | 15/2 | 9 | Chased leader - led after 2nd - headed 9th - 3 lengths third 2 out - pushed along approaching last - went second and ridden run-in - kept on but no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Numitor (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Heather Main | 161 lbs | 7/4F | 8.5 | Led - headed after 2nd - led again 9th - 1 length ahead 3 out - headed 2 out - soon weakened - lost second run-in(op 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Flegmatik (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 163 lbs | 6/1 | 11 | Chased leaders - not fluent 9th - ridden and weakened after 4 out(op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Early Du Lemo (FR) | N/A | Poor | Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 6/1 | 9.5 | Towards rear - headway 4th - close up 9th - 1 length second 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out (vet said gelding lost its left-fore shoe)(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Enzo D'Airy (FR) | N/A | AVG | Venetia Williams | 162 lbs | 7/1 | 18 | Always towards rear - slow jump 3rd - blundered 6th - well behind from 7th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at sixth fence)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Enrichissant (FR) | N/A | Poor | David Bridgwater | 157 lbs | 11/1 | - | Chased leaders - lost position 4th - slow jump 5th - well behind from 9th - soon pulled up(tchd 16/1) |