15:25 Sandown

Sunday 12 November 2023

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Sri Lanka Paradise Island Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 6m 36.20s

1^st

Good Boy Bobby

1011-2

5/4f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, led 2nd, slow 3rd, led 14th, clear flat, stayed on well, ridden out op 11/8 tchd 6/4

2^nd

De Rasher Counter

1111-3

10/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led until 2nd, led 3rd, headed 14th, no impression on winner flat, kept on op 8/1

3^rd

Cyclop

1211-1

15/2

T: David DennisJ: B S Hughes

Held up, not fluent 4th, headway 13th, outpaced 2 out, went 3rd and kept on flat, no impression on winner op 6/1

4^th

Larry

1011-2

5/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Held up in rear, closed after 19th, went 2nd after 3 out until before last, weakened flat op 4/1

5^th

1 ¼

Lord Du Mesnil

1012-0

7/1

T: R HobsonJ: Lily Pinchin (3)

Chased leaders, not fluent 12th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression after op 15/2 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

Elegant Escape

1110-6

5/1

T: J TizzardJ: H Cobden

Held up, not fluent 1st, headway after 8th, mistake 13th, behind next, pulled up before 19th op 6/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Court Master¹⁶

Weight: 10-6| Age: 10

T: N P Mulholland J: R P McLernon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.30, £3.80EX:£13.30SF:£13.10Swingers:£3.30, £2.10, £6.80

Forecasts

Good Boy Bobby (5/4), Larry (5/1), Elegant Escape (5/1), Court Master (5/1), Lord Du Mesnil (7/1), Cyclop (15/2), De Rasher Counter (10/1)

GOOD BOY BOBBY capitalised on a falling mark on his first go in a veterans event at Chepstow on return last month and should go well again. Cyclop was only 2¼ lengths behind the selection that day and is 3 lb better off with him now, so rates the main threat ahead of Lord du Mesnil.

GOOD BOY BOBBY (IRE)
CYCLOP (IRE)
LORD DU MESNIL (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00