Sandown Races
Sandown
14:35
Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2024
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £11.20
Place: £3 £2.30
Exacta: £61.30
Trifecta: £161.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Nickle Back (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Sarah Humphrey | 161 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Took keen hold - jumped well - made all - 5 lengths ahead 3rd - went further clear 7th - 15 lengths ahead going best 3 out - ridden out run-in - unchallenged(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Djelo (FR) | 7 G | Good | Venetia Williams | 161 lbs | 13/2 | 7 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 7th - mistake 12th - went third but still plenty to do before 3 out - no impression when left in second 2 out - kept on from last - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Colonel Harry (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Jamie Snowden | 161 lbs | 7/1 | 22 | Jumped left on occasions and didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - detached 9th - outpaced before 12th - some headway from 2 out - soon went modest third - never on terms(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Le Patron (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 13/2 | 6.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - mistake 12th - no impression from 4 out - pecked on landing then hampered by faller 2 out - soon lost third(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Hermes Allen (FR) | 5 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 8/13F | - | Raced in second - chased clear leader after 6th - not fluent 8th - still plenty to do 3 out - 13 lengths down when fell 2 out - fatally injured(op 4/5 tchd 5/6) |