Sandown Races
Sandown
15:42
Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75
Place: £1.30 £2.80 £1.60
Exacta: £23.20
Tricast: £78.84
Trifecta: £86.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | O'Connell (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 151 lbs | 7/4F | Won | In rear - steady headway from 5 out - in touch with leaders when outpaced 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on well and led inside final 110yds - won going away(tchd 9/5) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Dreaming Blue (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Jumped slightly right throughout - disputed lead early - soon prominent - jumped right but led 6th - 3 lengths ahead last - reduced lead run-in - kept on but headed inside final 110yds(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | In d'Or (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 160 lbs | 7/2 | 1.25 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 9th - not fluent 17th - headway 4 out - prominent when outpaced 3 out - rallied and went second last - kept on but lost second run-in(op 18/5) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Escaria Ten (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 8 | Disputed lead - led 4th - headed and raced in second from 6th - pressed leader 5 out - lost ground before 2 out - lost second last - soon lost third and weakened(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Eden Du Houx (FR) | 11 G | AVG | David Pipe | 149 lbs | 18/1 | 11 | Midfield - towards rear 8th - mistake 17th - outpaced 4 out - no chance before 3 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Pats Fancy (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Rebecca Curtis | 160 lbs | 28/1 | 13 | In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - soon in rear - slightly hampered 2nd - detached 3rd - no chance from 5 out - never going well(op 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Shan Blue (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 24 | In rear - hit 1st - struggling 4 out - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Gustavian (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 153 lbs | 9/2 | - | Disputed lead - fell 2nd(op 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Gelino Bello (FR) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 17/2 | - | Disputed lead - prominent 4th - in touch with leaders 8th - struggling after 5 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 10/1) |