16:45 Sandown

Saturday 12 March 2022

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Paddy Power '3 Sleeps To Cheltenham' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 27.85s

1^st

Foxboro

710-13

5/2

T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden

Tracked leader, jumped slowly 8th, ridden between last two, over 1 length down last, strong challenge wide of leader run-in, led towards finish op 9/4

2^nd

Nocte Volatus

711-11

15/8f

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Led and mostly jumped well, over 1 length ahead when awkward last, strongly pressed run-in, headed and no extra towards finish op 5/2

3^rd

Deyrann de Carjac

911-11

15/2

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with leading duo op 13/2 tchd 11/2

4^th

Nickolson

811-12

13/2

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced keenly, soon steadied into 4th, jumped slowly and lost place 9th, behind and struggling 11th, outpaced in rear 4 out, plugged on op 9/2

5^th

Mahler's Promise

711-7

9/2

T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan

Held up tracking leaders, headway into 3rd 9th, hit 12th and stumbled, pushed along in 4th before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 11/2 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Maypole Class

811-8

28/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Awkward 1st, mistakes in rear, not fluent 6th, awkward 12th, bad mistake next, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

Defi Sacre⁴⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: R Hobson J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £1.60EX:£8.00Trifecta:£35.30SF:£7.64Swingers:£1.40, £3.40, £2.50

Forecasts

Nocte Volatus (15/8), Foxboro (5/2), Mahler's Promise (9/2), Nickolson (13/2), Deyrann de Carjac (15/2), Defi Sacre (10/1), Maypole Class (28/1)

NOCTE VOLATUS continues to go from strength-to-strength over fences, adding a third success to his tally with the minimum of fuss at Huntingdon 6 days ago, and he may well be difficult to contain under a penalty with the prospect of more to come. Foxboro is enjoying a good, if frustrating, campaign and is respected also, along with Mahler's Promise, who twice ran well here late last year.

NOCTE VOLATUS
FOXBORO (GER)
MAHLER'S PROMISE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Five Star Getaway

Weight: 10-1 |Age: 7

J: Nick Scholfield | T: Christian Williams

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £8,169.002nd: £3,764.003rd: £1,881.004th: £942.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00