Sandown
15:00
Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2022 Veterans' Chase Series Final)
Sandown Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £51 Place: £7.60 £2.30 £2.60 Exacta: £513.40 Tricast: £2711.22 Trifecta: £5897.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Wishing And Hoping (IRE) 12 G AVG Mel Rowley 161 lbs 50/1 Won Pressed leader - led 10th - good jump 3 out - soon went clear - pushed along 2 out - 9 lengths ahead when awkward jump last - soon ridden - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough
2nd 1 Ramses De Teillee (FR) N/A Poor David Pipe 168 lbs 6/1J 2.25 Led narrowly - headed and raced in second 10th - not fluent 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 9 lengths down last - kept on well run-in(op 11/2)
3rd 14 Run To Milan (IRE) N/A Poor Victor Dartnall 153 lbs 8/1 5 Midfield - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - stayed on after 2 out - went third towards finish(op 17/2)
4th 17 Up Helly Aa King (GB) 13 G AVG N W Alexander 146 lbs 20/1 1 Midfield - headway 4 out - went third 3 out - soon ridden - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 18/1)
5th 16 Saint Xavier (FR) 12 G AVG Richard Hobson 148 lbs 6/1J 0.3 Prominent - not fluent 10th - dropped to midfield 13th - pushed along and rallied 3 out - ridden when hit 2 out - stayed on(op 13/2)
6th 8 Broken Quest (IRE) N/A Good David Dennis 163 lbs 40/1 2 Midfield - slow jump and short of room 1st - soon towards rear - reminders and in rear halfway - ridden 3 out - stayed on after 2 out
7th 3 Snow Leopardess (GB) 10 M Poor Charlie Longsdon 167 lbs 8/1 1.75 Prominent - dropped to midfield 5th - towards rear before halfway - switched left and headway into midfield on outer after 12th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden after 3 out - made no impression
8th 4 Ballyandy (GB) 10 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 166 lbs 8/1 1.5 Midfield - lost position and towards rear 8th - pushed along before 3 out - ridden after 2 out - never on terms(tchd 17/2)
9th 10 Prime Venture (IRE) N/A Poor Evan Williams 155 lbs 11/1 0.3 Towards rear - ridden 3 out - soon no impression and beaten(op 8/1)
10th 13 Indy Five (IRE) N/A Poor David Dennis 154 lbs 50/1 2.75 In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out
11th 12 Sir Ivan (GB) N/A Poor Harry Fry 151 lbs 14/1 7 Prominent - not fluent 8th - mistake 17th - ridden and weakened after 3 out
12th 15 Coo Star Sivola (FR) N/A Poor Venetia Williams 152 lbs 8/1 11 Always towards rear(tchd 15/2)
13th 11 Chirico Vallis (FR) N/A Poor Neil Mulholland 155 lbs 11/1 3.5 Prominent - reminder after 16th - soon lost position - ridden and weakened 3 out(op 14/1)
99th 2 Crosspark (GB) 14 G Poor Nick Kent 167 lbs 25/1 - Held up in midfield - headway 4 out - ridden 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last(op 20/1)
99th 18 Bermeo (IRE) N/A Poor Harry Fry 142 lbs 80/1 - Midfield - mistake 11th - soon pushed along and lost ground quickly - behind after 12th - pulled up before 14th (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going which was described as soft - good to soft in places on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface)
99th 5 Elegant Escape (IRE) N/A Poor Joe Tizzard 165 lbs 28/1 - Midfield on outer - reminder soon after start - headway and prominent 5th - reminder after 12th - slow jump and lost position 14th - soon struggling - pulled up before 3 out
99th 9 Kauto Riko (FR) N/A Poor Tom Gretton 159 lbs 28/1 - Towards rear of midfield - blundered and unseated rider 13th
99th 6 Chambard (FR) 13 G AVG Venetia Williams 160 lbs 22/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - mistake and unseated rider 9th(op 20/1)