03 Feb 2024 14:00 Sandown
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £26,015); Distance: 1m 7f 99y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in Places).
Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Harper's Brook (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 15P2-02 / 9 | Jump (42) | Ben Jones | B Pauling The Megsons | 4/1 | |
| tracked clear leader, closer 4 out, challenging when badly hampered by loose horse jumping 3 out, soon led, pecked on landing 2 out, joined when left clear at the last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 7 L | Sacre Coeur (FR) (filly, grey, 11 2) | 114314 / 9 | Flat (1817), Jump (9) | Tristan Durrell | D Skelton Dick And Mandy… | 10/1 | |
| led at strong pace and soon clear, reduced lead 4 out, badly hampered by loose horse 3 out, soon headed, lost 2nd turning in, plugging on in well held 3rd when left moderate 2nd at the last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Red Rookie (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 31-3774 / 10 | Jump (21) | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle The Hawk Inn Syndicate… | 11/1 | |
| raced off the pace in 3rd, dropped to last at 2nd, not fluent 9th, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, left moderate 3rd at the last | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Saint Segal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 124-3F2 / 7 | Jump (13) | David Noonan | Mrs J Williams Culverhill Racing… | 9/4 | |
| stumbled on landing and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | In Excelsis Deo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1P32-32 / 7 | Flat (790), Jump (49) | J J Burke | H Fry John P McManus | 6/4 | |
| held up in 4th, closer in 3rd at 2nd, went 2nd on inside turning in, hit 2 out, every chance when mistake and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
