16:45 Sandown

Saturday 29 April 2017

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 4.50s

1^st

Shantou Village

711-6

3/1f

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Led 2nd to next, tracked leader, led again when blundered 6 out, hard pressed 2 out, ridden after last, held on gamely towards finish op 10/3

2^nd

Brother Tedd

810-7

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, tracked leaders after 5th, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to press winner towards finish, just held op 8/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Casino Markets

910-11

14/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D A Jacob

In touch, led 3rd, headed 6 out, pressed winner, ridden after 2 out, kept on and every chance until no extra in 3rd towards finish op 16/1

4^th

As De Mee

711-4

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Led to 2nd, tracked leaders, ridden and effort after 2 out, kept on same pace flat tchd 14/1

5^th

Plaisir D'Amour

510-13

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division on outer, tracked leaders 8th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, kept on flat, no impression tchd 10/1

6^th

1 ¾

Poker School

710-9

13/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mistake 2nd, held up in last pair, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden after next, one pace last, no impression flat op 5/1 tchd 7/1

7^th

Theinval

711-8

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in last pair, tracked leaders 6 out, outpaced on outer 3 out, weakened last

8^th

Kilcrea Vale

710-13

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Tracked leaders, blundered and dropped to mid-division 6th, behind from 4 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Royal Vacation

711-12

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division, tracked leaders 4th until pulled up before 7th op 11/1

Fingerontheswitch

710-2

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, mistake 5th, lost place 8th, in rear when blundered 10th, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out

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Non-Runners

Dark Flame²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: R Rowe J: A Glassonbury

Romain De Senam⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.50, £2.70, £3.60EX:£28.90Trifecta:£352.40Tricast:£257.50SF:£25.12Swingers:£6.70, £10.30, £9.80

Forecasts

Shantou Village (3/1), Kilcrea Vale (9/2), Poker School (13/2), Brother Tedd (7/1), Romain De Senam (7/1), Theinval (8/1), Royal Vacation (10/1), Plaisir D'Amour (11/1), As De Mee (12/1), Casino Markets (14/1), Fingerontheswitch (16/1), Dark Flame (16/1)

Two difficult handicaps conclude the season. POKER SCHOOL looks to be going places over fences and this sound jumper can take this en route to better things next year. Dark Flame maybe doesn't have the "sexy" profile of a few of these but there's little wrong with his efforts on decent ground and he may surprise. Shantou Village has always been well regarded and should go close.

Poker School
Dark Flame
Shantou Village

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00