07 Jan 2017 15:00 Sandown
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £61,900); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
32Red Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 19 |   | - | Pete The Feat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 4220-83 / 21 | Jump (32) | Aidan Coleman | C E Longsdon Majors Rayer &… | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, went 2nd 18th, led 3 out, stayed on strongly, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16 |   | 2 L | Theatrical Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | F-34603 / 12 | Jump (12) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 7/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 17th, 2nd soon after 2 out, stayed on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 3¾ L | Loose Chips (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 21-P217 / 14 | Jump (35) | G B Watters | C E Longsdon Barrels Of Courage | 16/1 | |
| led, hit 18th and stumbled, headed 3 out, chased winner until after next, driven and kept on same pace in 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Gas Line Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | UP-2431 / 12 | Jump (34) | T J O'Brien | Ian Williams The Three Graces | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, stumbled 17th, driven along when stumbled and outpaced 3 out, plugged on into modest 4th last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 7 L | Cloudy Too (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 356-012 / 12 | Jump (34) | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith Formulated Polymer… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 11th until 18th, chased leading pair, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra in 4th when went badly right last, weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | 1½ L | Court By Surprise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 7-8P284 / 12 | Jump (29) | L P Aspell | Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, stumbled badly 12th, headway chasing leaders approaching 14th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 2¾ L | Dynaste (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | 2749-67 / 11 | Flat (2667), Jump (34) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr A J White | 5/1 | |
| always towards rear, struggling in modest 8th 4 out, never involved | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Astracad (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 6P-7192 / 13 | Jump (12) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Mark Barlow | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 16th, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 15 L | Aerial (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 722/F-14 / 11 | Flat (2854), Jump (34) | Jordan Williams | P F Nicholls Tony Hayward And… | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, last and struggling 12th, never involved | ||||||||||
| 10th | 18 |   | 15 L | Cody Wyoming (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 1-64414 / 12 | Jump (20) | Tom Cannon | C J Mann The Neardowners | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 3 L | Rocky Creek (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 0P3-641 / 11 | Jump (35) | Jack Sherwood | P F Nicholls The Johnson & Stewart… | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders until not fluent and lost place 9th, towards rear and struggling 13th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 17 |   | 2¾ L | Baileys Concerto (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 26452P / 12 | Flat (159), Jump (21) | Colm McCormack | Mrs Dianne Sayer United Five Racing… | 66/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Saint Are (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1P0-53F / 12 | Jump (35) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr D W Fox | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 8) | 1209P-P / 13 | Flat (3005), Jump (35) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along going out on final circuit, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up before 18th | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Wychwoods Brook (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | P/F31P-5 / 11 | Jump (34) | James Nixon | H Whittington Kevin & Anne Glastonbury | 10/1 | |
| last trio, tailed off and pulled up before 16th | ||||||||||
| 13 |   | - | Ericht (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 1P-7P22 / 11 | Jump (57) | David Bass | N J Henderson Mrs Christopher… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Forgotten Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 4612-81 / 13 | Jump (41) | R Johnson | T R George Mr T R George | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Bennys Mist (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1320-8P / 11 | Jump (35) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mezzone Family | 25/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leader until 11th, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 14th, pulled up before 16th | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Shuil Royale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 66-1P21 / 12 | Jump (76) | N D Fehily | H Fry Mr Phil Fry | 12/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||
