15:30 Sandown

Saturday 4 February 2023

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:03

Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 26.50s

1^st

Castle Robin

811-5

10/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Prominent, led 4th, headed next, led 16th, ridden and stayed on gamely flat op 9/1

2^nd

1 ½

Laskalin

811-4

7/2f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Mid-division, headway 8th, challenged 2 out, held by winner inside final 100 yards, stayed on tchd 4/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Emir Sacree

911-5

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced keenly, led after 1st, headed 4th, led next, not fluent 15th, headed 16th, jumped left and not fluent 18th, ridden before 2 out, 3rd and held final 100 yards, kept on op 20/1

4^th

1 ¼

Celebre D'Allen

1111-7

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, effort 4 out, ridden before 2 out, 4th and held flat, kept on tchd 15/2

5^th

4 ¼

Rapper

912-0

10/1

T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick

Chased leaders, outpaced 18th, stayed on from 2 out, went 5th last, no impression

6^th

4 ¼

Eva's Oskar

912-0

12/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Led until after 1st, prominent, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last

7^th

4 ¾

Larry

1011-7

9/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Held up towards rear, hit 10th, headway 13th, not much room after 4 out, lost place before 2 out op 12/1

8^th

Broken Halo

811-3

7/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up towards rear, ridden on outside after 4 out, headway before 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 6/1

9^th

8 ½

Flegmatik

811-8

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Not always fluent, always towards rear op 18/1

10^th

1 ¾

Empire Steel

912-0

5/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

In touch in mid-division, not fluent 13th, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 6/1

11^th

3 ¾

Equus Dancer

911-5

9/1

T: P & M BowenJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, pecked 17th, never involved, well beaten from 3 out op 17/2

Also Ran

Kauto Riko

1211-5

50/1

T: T R GrettonJ: R T Dunne

Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, lost place before 2 out, pulled up after op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Bangers And Cash⁴⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: B Pauling J: Kielan Woods

Movethechains³⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.80Pl:£3.40, £1.90, £7.00EX:£62.00Trifecta:£1,289.60Tricast:£875.59SF:£46.15Swingers:£9.00, £41.00, £17.10

Forecasts

Laskalin (7/2), Empire Steel (5/1), Bangers And Cash (6/1), Celebre D'Allen (7/1), Broken Halo (7/1), Larry (9/1), Equus Dancer (9/1), Castle Robin (10/1), Rapper (10/1), Eva's Oskar (12/1), Movethechains (20/1), Flegmatik (22/1), Emir Sacree (25/1), Kauto Riko (50/1)

This looks a highly-competitive renewal but BANGERS AND CASH is really progressive now, impressing with the way he took command of the race before showing an excellent attitude when scoring at Market Rasen on Boxing Day, and he shades the vote over Empire Steel, who very much caught the eye on his comeback at Aintree. Rapper and Eva's Oskar are others to consider.

BANGERS AND CASH (IRE)
EMPIRE STEEL (IRE)
RAPPER

Previous Winners

2022

Le Milos

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: Alan Johns | T: Tim Vaughan

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00