10 Mar 2018 15:35 Sandown
Winner: £20,818 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Matchbook Racing Is Commission Free Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Pete The Feat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 55-412P / 21 | Jump (27) | J J Burke | C E Longsdon Majors Rayer &… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, pecked 5th (water), challenged 17th, not fluent and left in lead 2 out, 2 lengths ahead flat, held on bravely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | NK | Horatio Hornblower (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 35-3415 / 13 | Jump (17) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nick Williams Chasing Gold Racing… | 9/2 | |
| held up, not fluent 5th (water), headway 17th, left close 2nd 2 out, 2 lengths down flat, stayed on towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1 L | Fourth Act (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 53-7104 / 9 | Jump (14) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Wendy & Malcolm… | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged and bumped after 11th, mistake, hampered and left 3rd 2 out, stayed on towards finish, unable to get to front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 17 L | Tanit River (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 6P-6P51 / 13 | Jump (22) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Mr J T Phillips | 3/1 | |
| led 2nd, hit 10th, bumped and headed after 11th, led 13th, mistake and headed 16th (water), outpaced 4 out, well beaten 5th 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Shanroe Santos (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3U22P1 / 12 | Jump (19) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr James Summers | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 13th, 2nd 15th, led next, narrow leader when stumbled and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Topper Thornton (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 39-825P / 10 | Jump (56) | Harry Bannister | A M Hales Old Stoic Racing… | 15/2 | |
| in rear, mistake 11th, behind next, pulled up before 15th, dismounted | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Local Show (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | P8P-64P / 10 | Jump (34) | D A Jacob | Mrs S J Humphrey The Friday Lunch… | 12/1 | |
| led until 2nd, not fluent 11th, soon led and bumped, mistake and headed 13th, lost place 15th, behind 17th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
