Horse Alert

07 Dec 2019 13:50 Sandown

Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £30,948); Distance: 1m 7f 119y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).

Read Road To Cheltenham At racingtv.com Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Esprit Du Large (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	1410-21 / 11	Jump (24)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William…	14/1
		tracked leaders on outside, went close 2nd before 7th (water), led 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on when strongly pressed flat, held on well
2^nd	4	1¾ L	Nube Negra (SPA) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	8B36-11 / 10	Jump (38)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr T Spraggett	9/2
		tracked leaders on inside, switched left after 3 out, went 2nd when switched inside again after 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance flat, held near finish
3^rd	3	13 L	Grand Sancy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	4210-F2 / 8	Jump (28)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Martin Broughton…	9/2
		held up in touch, tracked leaders when switched wide before 3 out, soon driven and outpaced, stayed on into modest 3rd flat, no chance with clear pair
4^th	7	6 L	Torpillo (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10)	140-131 / 7	Jump (17)	D A Jacob	N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir…	13/8
		led, headed 3 out, lost 2nd next, soon ridden, no chance with clear pair before last, lost modest 3rd flat
5^th	5	14 L	Return Ticket (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	1/1612-3 / 10	Jump (52)	B S Hughes	Ruth Jefferson Mr John Wade	33/1
		held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, well held after
	1	-	Beakstown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	121P-24 / 10	Jump (30)	Non Runner	D Skelton Bryan Drew	0/0
		NonRunner
FE	6	-	Summerville Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	1/474-61 / 12	Jump (36)	J J Burke	T R George R S Brookhouse	11/4
		tracked leader, lost place but still in touch when fell 7th (water)