02 Jan 2021 15:00 Sandown
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £43,330); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Seeyouatmidnight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 230/41-P / 13 | Jump (31) | Ryan Mania | A M Thomson Mrs A M Thomson | 10/1 | |
| led until before 2nd, chased leader, led again 18th, made rest, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1 L | Crosspark (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | P8P-222 / 14 | Jump (28) | Harry Skelton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mrs Wendy Wesley | 8/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, mistake 15th, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along before next, went 3rd before 2 out, stumbled last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Sir Ivan (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | UP15-32 / 13 | Jump (34) | Lorcan Murtagh | H Fry The Eyre Family | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until ridden run-in, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 5½ L | Sametegal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 243-336 / 12 | Jump (28) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr and Mrs J D… | 17/2 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and plugged on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 2 L | Potters Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 3P3P-12 / 13 | Jump (22) | J M Quinlan | L Wadham Mrs J May | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, closer in mid-division when badly hampered on inside bend before 3 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 17 |   | 4¾ L | Regal Flow (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 52P6-63 / 14 | Jump (28) | Sean Houlihan | R H Buckler Mrs C J Dunn | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14 |   | 7 L | Jepeck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 1144-PP / 14 | Jump (28) | Ben Godfrey | A J Honeyball Mr J Pike | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 9th, mid-division and never on terms after, no chance when went badly right 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 13 L | Valtor (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1532-06 / 13 | Jump (45) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr A R Bromley | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, jumped slowly 12th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 8 L | Fingerontheswitch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 2212P-4 / 11 | Jump (31) | Millie Wonnacott | N P Mulholland Cahill, Atwell… | 14/1 | |
| held up and behind, hampered 12th, never really on terms after, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 18 L | Ballydine (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5) | 23P/F-9P / 11 | Jump (42) | Tom Buckley | C E Longsdon Mr Alan Halsall | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, closer in mid-division approaching 11th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 12th, reminder and lost place after 14th, never on terms after | ||||||||||
| 13 |   | - | One Style (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 111F-PP / 11 | Flat (2969), Jump (28) | Non Runner | Miss V Williams The Four Bosses | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Strong Pursuit (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 213P/6-3 / 11 | Jump (45) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Tim Syder | 13/2 | |
| chased leader, led before 2nd, headed 18th, chased leader until 3 out, weakening when hampered next and blundered badly, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Theatre Guide (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 353-762 / 14 | Jump (45) | P J Brennan | C L Tizzard Mrs Jean R Bishop | 22/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 18th, no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Late Romantic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 5421-P1 / 13 | Jump (31) | R T Dunne | O Greenall & J Guerriero Spitalized Racing… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Burtons Well (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 7/17P1-P / 12 | Jump (31) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams David & Carol Shaw | 12/1 | |
| raced keenly, soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd when fell 2nd | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Gold Present (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 9F2/9-R4 / 11 | Jump (45) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr and Mrs J D… | 33/1 | |
| raced keenly, always rear-division, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Minellacelebration (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 072-11U / 12 | Jump (28) | Benjamin Poste | Katy Price Mr Nick Elliott | 22/1 | |
| chased leaders until badly hampered and unseated rider 2nd | ||||||||||
