13:50 Sandown

Saturday 6 February 2021

All13:1513:5014:2014:5515:3016:05

Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 26.40s

1^st

Sporting John

611-4

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up well in rear, jumped slowly 5th, left closer in 5th at 12th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out went 2nd between last 2, challenged and untidy last, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, soon clear

2^nd

3 ¾

Shan Blue

711-4

2/1j

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leader and keen, led 9th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden after next, joined last, idled hung left and headed final 150 yards, no extra op 5/2

3^rd

9 ½

Paint The Dream

711-4

20/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Led until 9th, lost 2nd 11th (water), no extra in 3rd from 3 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

Messire Des Obeaux

911-4

4/1

T: A KingJ: D A Jacob

Chased leaders on inside, left tracking leading pair 12th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next

5^th

Up The Straight

711-4

125/1

T: R RoweJ: James Davies

Raced out wide tracking leaders and keen, jumped slowly 7th, left in 4th and hampered by faller 12th, weakened before 3 out tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Hitman

511-1

2/1j

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leading pair and keen, went 2nd 11th (water), fell next op 85/40 tchd 9/4

Dame De Compagnie

810-11

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, pushed along before 11th (water), dropped to last pair when badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 12th op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.30Pl:£5.10, £1.60EX:£46.70Trifecta:£310.00SF:£41.32Swingers:£5.30, £18.60, £5.80

Forecasts

Shan Blue (2/1), Hitman (2/1), Messire Des Obeaux (4/1), Dame De Compagnie (15/2), Sporting John (14/1), Paint The Dream (20/1), Up The Straight (125/1)

A cracking renewal of this often-significant Grade 1. MESSIRE DES OBEAUX couldn’t have made a much better start over fences and, having comfortably lowered the colours of a smart one in the Grade 2 Dipper at Wincanton last month, he’s taken extend his unbeaten record to 3 in this sphere. Hitman, Dame de Compagnie and Shan Blue are all fascinating contenders, though.

MESSIRE DES OBEAUX (FR)
HITMAN (FR)
DAME DE COMPAGNIE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Itchy Feet

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: G Sheehan | T: O Murphy

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £19,932.002nd: £7,480.003rd: £3,745.004th: £1,866.005th: £938.006th: £469.00