Full Result 3.30 Sandown | 8 November 2020

Sandown Park Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 9 of The Veterans' Chase Series)

(Class 2) (0-150, 10yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 22 fences

1st £15,014.40 2nd £4,435.20 3rd £2,217.60 4th £1,108.80 5th £554.40 6th £278.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Step Back (IRE) 4/1 Jack Tudor ⁵ Mark Bradstock	Jack Tudor ⁵ Mark Bradstock	10	111 p	142	125	149	–
ch g Indian River (FR) - Stepitoutmary (IRE) (Roselier)
Made virtually all, slow jump 2nd, slow jump 3rd, pushed along and hard pressed 3 out, ridden when good jump 2 out, faced challenge but battled on run-in, gamely

2 ¾	3. Crosspark 11/2 Harry Skelton Caroline Bailey	Harry Skelton Caroline Bailey	10	117	143	125	148	–
b g Midnight Legend - Blue Shannon (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in rear, headway into midfield after 11th, chased leaders and pushed along 3 out, ridden after 2 out, not fluent last, made challenge run-in, kept on (op 6/1)

3 2¼ [3]	5. Sametegal (FR) 7/2F Bryan Carver ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Bryan Carver ⁵ Paul Nicholls	11	110 tp¹	141	121	145	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Loya Lescribaa (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
Held up in behind leaders, headway going easily 3 out, bit short of room after 3 out, pressed leader going best after 2 out, every chance when stumbled last, soon ridden and no impression (op 10/3)

4 5½ [8½]	6. Singlefarmpayment 9/2 A P Heskin Henry Oliver	A P Heskin Henry Oliver	10	113	139	114	138	–
b g Milan - Crevamoy (IRE) (Shardari)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway into midfield 6th, chased leaders after 8th, mistake 17th, every chance when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

5 1¼ [9¾]	2. Smooth Stepper 50/1 Harry Bannister Alex Hales	Harry Bannister Alex Hales	11	118	144	118	144	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Jazzy Refrain (IRE) (Jareer)
Towards rear, blundered 11th, pushed along briefly 12th, headway before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on (op 40/1)

6 7½ [17¼]	9. Regal Flow 50/1 Sean Houlihan ³ Bob Buckler	Sean Houlihan ³ Bob Buckler	13	102	127	95	119	–
b g Erhaab (USA) - Flow (Over The River)
Prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out (op 40/1)

7 4¾ [22]	10. Horatio Hornblower (IRE) 25/1 Bryony Frost Nick Williams	Bryony Frost Nick Williams	12	100 p	122	85	113	–
bb g Presenting - Countess Camilla (Bob's Return)
Tracked leader, briefly led 2nd, not fluent 4th, lost position when blundered 8th, slow jump 14th, ridden and got well behind after 4 out (op 33/1)

8 14 [36]	8. Brother Tedd 14/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	11	1012	134	85	109	–
gr g Kayf Tara - Neltina (Neltino)
Always towards rear, brief headway 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 11/1)

PU	7. Jepeck (IRE) 10/1 Rex Dingle ³ Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle ³ Anthony Honeyball	11	1012	137	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Jenny's Jewel (IRE) (Be My Native)
Midfield, dropped to rear after 8th, pushed along briefly 12th, became detached and reminder 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

RR	1. Gold Present (IRE) 11/2 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	10	1112	148	–	–	–
br g Presenting - Ouro Preto (Definite Article)
Whipped round start, refused to race (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:31:04 Winning time: 6m 27.33s (slow by 20.33s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Cracker And Smodge Partnership (Step Back) 1st breeder: Patrick Macken
2nd owner: Mrs Wendy Wesley (Crosspark)
3rd owner: Mr And Mrs J D Cotton (Sametegal)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.60 £2.20 £1.80 Ex: £27 CSF: £25.95 Tricast: £82.53 Trifecta: £133.60

3:30 Sandown 8 Nov 2020

Sandown Park Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 9 of The Veterans' Chase Series)