16:45 Sandown

Saturday 8 March 2025

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betting.betfair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 20.20s

1^st

Classic Anthem

711-2

2/1f

T: J R BoyleJ: S Bowen

Held up in mid-division, good headway tracking leaders 7th, went 2nd 4 out, led 3 out, over 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on strongly to go further clear run-in op 9/4

2^nd

6 ½

Issar D'Airy

712-0

11/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Freddie Mitchell (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 10t until 4 out, chased leaders, went 2nd again next, over 2 lengths down last, ridden and lost further ground run-in, no chance with winner op 17/2

3^rd

Xcitations

1011-9

10/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders went 2nd before 4th until led before 8th, headed 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along and plugged on in modest 3rd from 3 out, tchd 11/1

4^th

Triple Trade

911-8

10/3

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Off the pace in last pair, blundered 1st, headway out wide chasing leaders in 4th before 2 out, no impression when hit last op 3/1

5^th

Theformismighty

811-13

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Off the pace in last trio, pushed along chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened soon after op 15/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

Mint Gold

1111-1

16/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Jack Power (7)

Soon off the pace in last trio, dropped rear at 6th, never on terms after tchd 14/1

7^th

No Tackle

810-9

8/1

T: R L LlewellynJ: Liam Harrison

Led until headed before 8th, lost 2nd 10th, chased leading pair on inside, hit 13th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out op 17/2 tchd 15/2

Also Ran

Fire Flyer

711-10

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leader until before 4th, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 11th (water) tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after op 17/2

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Non-Runners

Game On For Glory¹⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: L Wadham J: Tom Cannon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £2.60, £2.80EX:£23.80Trifecta:£157.30Tricast:£176.54SF:£23.11Swingers:£3.90, £5.80, £17.20

Forecasts

Classic Anthem (2/1), Triple Trade (10/3), Theformismighty (13/2), No Tackle (8/1), Xcitations (10/1), Fire Flyer (10/1), Issar D'Airy (11/1), Game On For Glory (14/1), Mint Gold (16/1)

CLASSIC ANTHEM lines up having again run well when a staying-on second in a C&D handicap 23 days ago, in the process leaving the impression a switch to more forcing tactics would see him in an even better light. He's of interest again from this mark and earns the vote. Triple Trade and Theformismighty may be the pair to give him most to think about in the finale.

CLASSIC ANTHEM (IRE)
TRIPLE TRADE
THEFORMISMIGHTY

Previous Winners

2024

Jet Plane

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,406.002nd: £4,784.003rd: £2,392.004th: £1,196.005th: £598.006th: £298.00