15:00 Sandown

Saturday 2 January 2021

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 6m 42.30s

1^st

Seeyouatmidnight

1311-1

10/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Led until before 2nd, chased leader, led again 18th, made rest, stayed on gamely op 12/1

2^nd

Crosspark

1111-10

8/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division on inside, mistake 15th, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along before next, went 3rd before 2 out, stumbled last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on

3^rd

1 ¼

Sir Ivan

1110-11

20/1

T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until ridden run-in, kept on same pace in 3rd op 18/1

4^th

5 ½

Sametegal

1211-4

17/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, pushed along and plugged on from 2 out tchd 9/1

5^th

Potters Legend

1110-11

5/1f

T: L WadhamJ: J M Quinlan

Towards rear, closer in mid-division when badly hampered on inside bend before 3 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last op 11/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

4 ¾

Regal Flow

1410-0

14/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 16/1

7^th

Jepeck

1210-8

16/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (7)

Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 9th, mid-division and never on terms after, no chance when went badly right 2 out op 14/1

8^th

Valtor

1211-7

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Towards rear, jumped slowly 12th, never on terms op 7/1 tchd 17/2

9^th

Fingerontheswitch

1110-11

14/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Millie Wonnacott (7)

Held up and behind, hampered 12th, never really on terms after, weakened before 3 out op 12/1

10^th

Ballydine

1110-5

12/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Towards rear, closer in mid-division approaching 11th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 12th, reminder and lost place after 14th, never on terms after op 14/1

Also Ran

Minellacelebration

1111-12

22/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders until badly hampered and unseated rider 2nd

Gold Present

1111-9

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced keenly, always rear-division, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out op 22/1

Burtons Well

1211-1

12/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Raced keenly, soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd when fell 2nd

Theatre Guide

1410-12

22/1

T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan

Towards rear, mistake 18th, no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

Strong Pursuit

1110-8

13/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased leader, led before 2nd, headed 18th, chased leader until 3 out, weakening when hampered next and blundered badly, soon pulled up op 7/1 tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

Late Romantic³¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 11

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: R T Dunne

One Style²⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 11

T: Miss V Williams J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£4.10, £2.60, £7.60EX:£96.10Trifecta:£2,480.90Tricast:£1,595.97SF:£85.48Swingers:£13.80, £40.70, £23.70

Forecasts

Potters Legend (5/1), Strong Pursuit (13/2), Crosspark (8/1), Valtor (8/1), Late Romantic (8/1), Sametegal (17/2), Seeyouatmidnight (10/1), Ballydine (12/1), Burtons Well (12/1), Regal Flow (14/1), Fingerontheswitch (14/1), Jepeck (16/1), Sir Ivan (20/1), One Style (20/1), Minellacelebration (22/1), Theatre Guide (22/1), Gold Present (33/1)

A typically competitive renewal of this final. CROSSPARK seems to be right back in the groove this season, and looks marginally the most appealing option in a race in which it’s hard to rule out many. Fingerontheswitch is entitled to take a step forward from his reappearance so is another to keep onside for a yard going really well, with Sametegal and Sir Ivan also making the shortlist.

CROSSPARK
FINGERONTHESWITCH (IRE)
SAMETEGAL (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Jepeck

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 11

J: Rex Dingle | T: A J Honeyball

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £43,330.002nd: £12,866.003rd: £6,433.004th: £3,206.005th: £1,610.006th: £812.007th: £406.008th: £196.00