Sandown
14:55
Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £11 Place: £2.60 £2.10 £1.90 Exacta: £69.10 Tricast: £518.99 Trifecta: £372.60
Non-Runners: Kelce (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - went second 11th - led narrowly run-in - all out(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 165 lbs 10/1 Won
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2nd
Jumped left throughout - led - headed but challenging run-in - just held(tchd 9/1)
6 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 157 lbs 17/2 0.2
3rd
In rear - headway from 13th - went third after 2 out - not fluent last - kept on but not pace to challenge(tchd 5/1)
7 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 168 lbs 11/2 1.75
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4th
Towards rear - in touch with leaders 11th - went third before 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon lost third and weakened - not fluent last(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
7 G AVG Nicky Henderson 153 lbs 12/1 14
5th
In touch with leaders - struggling and lost touch from 4 out(op 28/1)
9 G AVG Lemos De Souza 162 lbs 33/1 0.1
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6th
Took keen hold - in rear - steady headway from 12th - weakened gradually from 3 out(op 2/1)
7 G Good Dan Skelton 162 lbs 15/8F 4.25
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99th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - dropped to rear 12th - not fluent 17th - struggling when slow jump 4 out - soon pulled up(op 85/40 tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2)
6 G AVG Ben Pauling 164 lbs 9/4 -
99th
Prominent - mistake 3rd - lost position 12th - not fluent 13th - mistake and dropped to last 14th - bad mistake and pulled up 15th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth fence on the final circuit)(op 18/1)
7 G AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 157 lbs 20/1 -
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