13:50 Sandown

Saturday 4 December 2021

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

Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 58.80s

1^st

Edwardstone

711-2

3/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Jumped well chased leaders, chased leader who went clear before 4th, closer before 3 out, led on bit 2 out, soon clear, impressive op 7/2

2^nd

War Lord

611-2

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Held up and behind, steady headway chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, kept on into 2nd post, no chance with impressive winner op 9/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

nse

Third Time Lucki

611-2

9/5f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Jumped exuberantly, led, went clear before 4th, blundered 9th, reduced lead when not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, soon no chance with impressive winner, weakened and lost 2nd post op 7/4 tchd 15/8

4^th

Stolen Silver

611-2

14/1

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Never going well and soon in rear, outpaced and struggling before 8th, stayed on gain run-in, went modest 4th final strides op 16/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

Minella Drama

611-2

6/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Kept wide, held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders 4 out, soon hung right and no impression in 4th, dropped to 5th final strides op 15/2

Also Ran

Do Your Job

711-2

20/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: R P McLernon

Chased leader until after 2nd, chased leaders, crumpled on landing and fell 8th op 18/1

Il Ridoto

410-10

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Mistake 1st, tracked leader after 2nd until before 4th, chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, 5th and beaten when bad mistake 2 out, pulled up soon after op 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.90, £3.40EX:£29.80Trifecta:£101.20SF:£28.09Swingers:£4.50, £1.90, £3.40

Forecasts

Third Time Lucki (9/5), Edwardstone (3/1), Minella Drama (6/1), Il Ridoto (6/1), War Lord (10/1), Stolen Silver (14/1), Do Your Job (20/1)

THIRD TIME LUCKI has been an impressive winner of his 2 chase starts at Cheltenham and is fancied to provide Dan and Harry Skelton with back-to-back wins in this contest. Paul Nicholls has a record 7 wins in this so it's interesting that he fast tracks Il Ridoto to Grade 1 company after his Newbury handicap success last week and he's feared most ahead of Edwardstone in a good renewal.

THIRD TIME LUCKI (IRE)
IL RIDOTO (FR)
EDWARDSTONE

Previous Winners

2020

Allmankind

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 4

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,712.002nd: £16,028.003rd: £8,025.004th: £3,998.005th: £2,010.006th: £1,005.00