01 Feb 2014 13:15 Sandown
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Back Straight Soft in places).
Betfred 'Double Delight' Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Saroque (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | B9-5213 / 12 | Jump (19) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs K R Smith-Maxwell | 3/1 | |
| made all, pecked 12th, jumped slightly left 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Toby Lerone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | P-411F4 / 11 | Jump (21) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Gill Duckworth… | 9/2 | |
| always prominent, close 2nd when switched right on landing 2 out, soon ridden, edged right after last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 28 L | Spanish Arch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 359-341 / 13 | Jump (37) | Kielan Woods | C E Longsdon Col Dickie Winchester | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, pecked 12th, 3rd and one pace 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 2¾ L | Gandalfe (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 233-415 / 10 | Flat (1922), Jump (65) | A Thornton | D W P Arbuthnot Mr A T A Wates | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, mistake 4th, blundered 10th, not fluent 11th, 4th and one pace 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 14 L | Pistol (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 11P-433 / 14 | Flat (92), Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs S F Dixon | 6/1 | |
| ran in snatches and not that fluent, in touch when mistake 10th, soon outpaced, tried to close after 3 out, no impression, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 16 L | According To Them (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 2/P252P / 13 | Jump (27) | Matthew Batchelor | D Steele Mr D Steele | 100/1 | |
| in rear, behind from 10th | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Castle Conflict (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 739/31P / 10 | Jump (35) | Jake Greenall | H D Daly Strachan,clarke,gabb,corbett… | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Regal One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 546-4F4 / 7 | Jump (32) | R Thornton | D G Bridgwater Terry & Sarah Amos | ||
