15:35 Sandown

Saturday 9 March 2019

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Matchbook 'Best Value Exchange' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 20.70s

1^st

Commodore

710-13

3/1f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Hugh Nugent (7)

Led after 1st until after 8th, led again 14th, clear 3 out, stayed on strongly op 4/1

2^nd

3 ½

Vinnie Lewis

811-10

20/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: Page Fuller (3)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, ridden and one pace before 2 out, no chance with winner op 16/1

3^rd

Horatio Hornblower

1110-8

11/2

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, ridden and no impression in 3rd between last 2 op 8/1

4^th

Salmanazar

1110-13

15/2

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leaders, blundered and lost place 14th, 5th and outpaced 3 out, kept on op 10/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Loose Chips

1311-12

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Led until after 1st, chased leader, led again after 8th until 14th, reminder before 17th, lost 2nd 4 out, tried to rally in 4th before 2 out, ridden and weakened between last op 25/1

6^th

4 ½

Ami Desbois

911-13

4/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, 6th and beaten when mistake last tchd 9/2

7^th

The Bay Birch

811-6

12/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Held up last, blundered 17th, no chance after, tailed off op 14/1 and tchd 16/1

8^th

Bob Mahler

711-7

10/1

T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan

Raced wide and always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 8/1

9^th

Mustmeetalady

911-5

22/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (5)

Sometimes jumped left, held up in last pair, never a factor, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Favorito Buck's

711-9

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division on inside after 11th, no progress after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 13/2

Potters Approach

811-0

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always towards rear, no chance when blundered 17th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 11/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

Kansas City Chief²²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £5.00, £2.00EX:£68.30Trifecta:£429.20Tricast:£327.19SF:£63.56Swingers:£17.60, £3.30, £23.20

Forecasts

Commodore (3/1), Ami Desbois (4/1), Horatio Hornblower (11/2), Salmanazar (15/2), Favorito Buck's (8/1), Bob Mahler (10/1), Kansas City Chief (10/1), The Bay Birch (12/1), Potters Approach (12/1), Vinnie Lewis (20/1), Loose Chips (20/1), Mustmeetalady (22/1)

Commodore enjoyed a bloodless success at Warwick on New Year's Eve, his first run since a wind operation, and needs plenty respecting again but Venetia Williams' charge hasn't been missed by the assessor for his win. Instead, this can go to top-weight AMI DESBOIS, who is becoming consistent and will relish conditions, as he showed when just failing over C&D last time. Bob Mahler is another that will relish seeing the mud fly and can go well.

Ami Desbois
Commodore
Bob Mahler

Previous Winners

2018

Pete The Feat

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 14

J: J J Burke | T: C E Longsdon

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00