Sandown Races
Sandown
15:30
Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £12.80
Place: £3.40 £1.90 £7
Exacta: £62
Tricast: £875.59
Trifecta: £1289.60
Non-Runners: Bangers And Cash (vet's certificate), Movethechains (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Castle Robin (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 159 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Disputed lead - prominent from 8th - led again 16th - ridden and hard pressed from 2 out - good jump last - kept on well run-in(op 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Laskalin (FR) | 10 G | Poor | Venetia Williams | 158 lbs | 7/2F | 1.5 | Midfield - prominent 13th - pressed leaders after 3 out - ridden 2 out - went second last - kept on run-in (vet said gelding lost his left hind shoe)(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Emir Sacree (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 2.25 | Jumped left on occasions - disputed lead - led clearly 8th - not fluent 12th - bumped rival 14th - headed and prominent 16th - pressed leader when ridden 2 out - lost second last - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Celebre d'Allen (FR) | 13 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 161 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway 3 out - prominent when ridden after 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Rapper (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 168 lbs | 10/1 | 4.25 | Midfield - ridden after 5 out - mistake and outpaced 3 out - headway approaching last - kept on well run-in | ||
| 6th | 3 | Eva's Oskar (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Tim Vaughan | 168 lbs | 12/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - bumped 14th - ridden 3 out - weakened from 2 out | ||
| 7th | 6 | Larry (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 4.75 | Towards rear - mistake 2nd - mistake 10th - headway when not fluent 4 out - ridden before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Broken Halo (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 157 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Raced wide - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway when mistake 4 out - prominent when ridden after 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 6/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Flegmatik (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 22/1 | 8.5 | Always towards rear (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Empire Steel (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 168 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent and ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 6/1) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Equus Dancer (IRE) | 11 G | Good | Peter Bowen | 159 lbs | 9/1 | 3.75 | Always towards rear - bad mistake 1st - mistake and ridden 5 out - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Kauto Riko (FR) | N/A | Poor | Tom Gretton | 159 lbs | 50/1 | - | Always towards rear - headway from 4 out - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up run-in (trainer later said gelding had scoped dirty after the race)(op 40/1) |