15 Feb 2019 16:05 Sandown
Winner: £15,879 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
starsports.bet Handicap Chase (For The Alanbrooke Challenge Cup)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Achille (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 13) | 5572-21 / 13 | Jump (45) | Hugh Nugent | Miss V Williams Mrs Vida Bingham | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd at 10th, led before 2 out, hung left under pressure and headed run-in, straightened and led again towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | ¾ L | Scotchtown (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 429-643 / 8 | Jump (48) | Thomas Bellamy | N & W Twiston-Davies Valda Burke & Bryan… | 7/1 | |
| chased leader until 10th, handy 3rd, ridden and went 2nd again before the last, led run-in, headed and no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 8 L | Strong Pursuit (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 13) | 611P2/1- / 11 | Jump (463) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Tim Syder | 5/1 | |
| raced keenly, headway chasing leaders 2nd led 4th, headed before 2 out, dropped to 3rd and one pace before the last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 2¼ L | Salmanazar (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 2/7423-2 / 11 | Jump (63) | Tom Cannon | A King Top Brass Partnership | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced in 5th after 4 out, plugged on in 4th from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 18 L | Kansas City Chief (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1220-5P / 14 | Jump (50) | T Scudamore | N P Mulholland Jersey Racing Friends | 25/1 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along before 12th, short-lived effort after 4 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Thedrinkymeister (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | F2271-2 / 10 | Jump (41) | T J O'Brien | H D Daly Mr J Perriss | 20/1 | |
| led until 4th, chased leaders, blundered and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 3¼ L | Mendip Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 441-561 / 13 | Jump (70) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White David Maxwell Racing… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Two Smokin Barrels (GB) (mare, bay, 11 3) | 175-442 / 10 | Jump (29) | Brendan Powell | M Scudamore Mr Martin Jones | 25/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, jumped slowly 3rd, mistake and lost place 12th, behind 14th and no chance after, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 35 L | Bramble Brook (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 3-16334 / 9 | Jump (11) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 33/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, towards rear and hit 13th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Darius Des Bois (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 7712-22 / 8 | Jump (41) | S Bowen | N J Henderson Mark Flinton And… | 9/4 | |
| mistakes, chased leaders until blundered badly 6th, towards rear, mistake 10th, not fluent 12th, tailed off 15th, pulled up before 18th | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Holbrook Park (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2141-24 / 10 | Jump (59) | Wayne Hutchinson | N B King Mrs C H N Chamberlain | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Duel At Dawn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 122P-79 / 9 | Jump (34) | L P Aspell | A M Hales The Duel At Dawn… | 9/1 | |
| well in rear, mistake 7th, tailed off 15th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
