07 Mar 2008 14:40 Sandown
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,506); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Thales Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Mighty Matters (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) |
8-1114P / 26 |
Jump (64) | Capt J Snowden | C E Longsdon Mrs L Suenson-Taylor |
5/1 | |
| in touch, chased leader 8th, led 13th, clear 2 out, ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 8 L |
Newton Bridge (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) |
131116 / 9 |
Jump (19) | T J Murphy | G Elliott Barry Callaghan… |
13/8 | |
| held up, headway 12th, chased clear winner 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 11 L |
Pedros Brief (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) |
F-611U2 / 10 |
Jump (20) | R Thornton | R Lee Gale Force Five |
5/1 | |
| held up, driven from 8th, ridden 13th, progress 3 out, soon held | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 1½ L |
Arumun (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) |
1395B3 / 13 |
Jump (14) | A O'Keeffe | M Scudamore Mr Shaun P Turford |
10/1 | |
| led and keen, headed 13th, ridden 3 out, faded | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 14 L |
Romany Dream (GB) (Mare, Bay, 140lbs) |
479625 / 10 |
Jump (9) | C Poste | R Dickin The Snoozy Partnership |
25/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next, mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 14 L |
Jack The Blaster (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) |
P23-121 / 10 |
Jump (33) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson R J Partnership… |
10/3 | |
| in touch, awkward 5th, lost place 10th, close up when mistake 13th and 14th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 6 L |
Free Gift (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) |
114566 / 12 |
Jump (20) | D A Jacob | R H & Mrs S Alner Tom Chadney Val… |
16/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden 11th, mistake 13th, soon behind | ||||||||||