15:30 Sandown

Sunday 8 November 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

Sandown Park Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 6m 27.33s

1^st

Step Back

1011-6

4/1

T: M BradstockJ: Jack Tudor (5)

Made all, led, pressed 3 out, ridden along and led narrowly 2 out, responded gamely when challenged on both sides at the last, kept on run-in, brave

2^nd

Crosspark

1011-7

11/2

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, niggled along 3 out, ridden 2 out, made challenge when not fluent last, kept on strongly run-in but always held by game winner op 6/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Sametegal

1111-5

7/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver (5)

Tracked leader, travelling well and every chance 2 out, made strong challenge last, stumbled last and no extra run-in op 10/3

4^th

5 ½

Singlefarmpayment

1011-3

9/2

T: Henry OliverJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division and keen early stages, much closer 2nd circuit, mistake 17th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last op 5/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

1 ¼

Smooth Stepper

1111-8

50/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Towards rear, mistake 11h, not fluent 13th, niggled 4 out, pushed along 3 out, kept on gamely when held approaching last, weakened run-in op 40/1

6^th

7 ½

Regal Flow

1310-5

50/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Chased leader, pushed along before 3 out, struggling approaching 2 out, weakened after 2 out op 40/1

7^th

4 ¾

Horatio Hornblower

1210-0

25/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Bryony Frost

Close up, not fluent 3rd, bad mistake 8th and shuffled back to mid-division, not fluent 4 out and soon pushed along, detached 3 out op 33/1

8^th

Brother Tedd

1110-12

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Towards rear, outpaced and detached 2 out, never involved op 11/1

Also Ran

RTR

Gold Present

1011-12

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Refused to race op 9/2 tchd 4/1

Jepeck

1111-1

10/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle (3)

In rear, struggling 7 out, detached before 5 out, tailed off 3 out and pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£1.60, £2.20, £1.80EX:£27.00Trifecta:£133.60Tricast:£82.53SF:£25.95Swingers:£5.20, £2.60, £4.70

Forecasts

Sametegal (7/2), Step Back (4/1), Singlefarmpayment (9/2), Crosspark (11/2), Gold Present (11/2), Jepeck (10/1), Brother Tedd (14/1), Horatio Hornblower (25/1), Smooth Stepper (50/1), Regal Flow (50/1)

This is clearly more competitive than the race STEP BACK won at Wincanton last month but his excellent track record still makes him of major interest. Paul Nicholls is in cracking form so Sametegal rates an obvious danger if cheekpieces have a positive effect. Jepeck won the Final of this series here last winter and is also feared with his yard going well.

STEP BACK (IRE)
SAMETEGAL (FR)
JEPECK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Houblon Des Obeaux

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 12

J: Charlie Deutsch | T: Miss V Williams

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £15,014.002nd: £4,435.003rd: £2,218.004th: £1,109.005th: £554.006th: £278.00