Full Result 1.15 Sandown | 5 December 2020

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(Class 4) (0-120, 3yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles

1st £5,198.40 2nd £1,526.40 3rd £763.20 4th £381.60 5th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Fifty Ball (FR) 5/2 Niall Houlihan ⁷ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ⁷ Gary Moore	5	115	120	112	137	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Voix De Montot (FR) (Voix Du Nord)
Mounted in chute, chased leader, headway and joined leader 3rd, good jump and led 4th, going best and good jump 2 out, shaken up and went clear approaching last, kept on strongly, easily (op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4)

2 13	8. Naizagai 4/1 Max Kendrick ³ Fergal O'Brien	Max Kendrick ³ Fergal O'Brien	3	104 t	115	76	106	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Nazym (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, held up in last, headway and went third 3rd, hit 5th, went second after 3 out, ridden and hit 2 out, soon outpaced, no chance with winner run-in (jockey said gelding ran too free) (tchd 9/2)

3 3 [16]	4. Frenchy Du Large (FR) 15/8F Robert Dunne Venetia Williams	Robert Dunne Venetia Williams	5	115	113	84	113	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Quadence De Sivola (FR) (Mansonnien)
Chased leaders, mistake 1st, jumped left 2nd, lost third 3rd, ridden before 2 out, no impression and no chance with winner approaching last, kept on and went modest third final strides (op 2/1 tchd 9/5)

4 nk [16¼]	2. Chasamax (IRE) 3/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	5	1110	118	89	118	–
b g Jeremy (USA) - Peratus (IRE) (Mujadil)
Took keen hold, led at steady pace, headed and chased winner 4th, lost second after 3 out, ridden and struggling 2 out, soon beaten, well held when mistake last, lost third final strides (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

5 19 [35¼]	5. Coastal Drift 40/1 Robbie Power Colin Tizzard	Robbie Power Colin Tizzard	6	114	112	56	93	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Absalom's Girl (Saddlers' Hall)
Took keen hold, towards rear, intimidated by rival 2nd, dropped to last after 2nd, mistake 3rd, ridden home turn, soon beaten, got behind from 2 out (op 33/1 tchd 28/1)

5 ran Off time: 1:16:33 Winning time: 4m 18.79s (slow by 26.79s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Cogital (vet's certificate), French Kiss (unsuitable ground), Perfect City (unsuitable ground), Zero To Hero (self certificate)
1st owner: Steven Packham (Fifty Ball) 1st breeder: J Berger & J Lamborot
2nd owner: Mrs Carolyn Kendrick (Naizagai)
3rd owner: Andrew Wiles (Frenchy Du Large)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.50 £2 Ex: £11.40 CSF: £12.62 Trifecta: £25.70

1:15 Sandown 5 Dec 2020

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