Full Result 3.15 Sandown | 8 January 2011

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(Class 2) (5yo+) (1m7f119yds) 1m7½f Soft 13 fences 0 omitted

1st £12,524 2nd £3,700 3rd £1,850 4th £926 5th £462 6th £232

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Cornas (NZ) 14/1 Leighton Aspell Nick Williams	Leighton Aspell Nick Williams	8	112	148	126	154	–
b g Prized (USA) - Duvessa (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Always in leading quartet, close 3rd from 6th, challenged 3 out, ridden to lead next, stayed on well (op 16-1)

2 2¾	2. Tchico Polos (FR) 7/1 Ian Popham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Ian Popham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	7	116 t	157	131	159	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Miss Saint Germain (FR) (Pampabird)
Pressed leader, led 9th, driven and headed 2 out, kept on same pace (op 13-2)

3 ½ [3¼]	8. Oh Crick (FR) 9/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	1013	145	118	148	–
ch g Nikos - Other Crik (FR) (Bigstone)
Settled midfield, mistake 3rd, chasing leaders in 6th after 10th but not on terms, stayed on from next, went 3rd last, kept on (op 11-1)

4 1½ [4¾]	11. Riguez Dancer 8/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	7	100 3	132	104	132	–
b g Dansili - Tricoteuse (Kris)
Tracked leaders, well in touch in 4th after 10th, ridden and one pace after 3 out (op 9-1)

5 5 [9¾]	9. Leo's Lucky Star (USA) 5/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	108 t	140	105	136	–
b g Forestry (USA) - Leo's Lucky Lady (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up in last trio, steady progress from 7th, tracked leaders after 10th going well enough, shaken up after 3 out, not quicken (tchd 6-1)

6 14 [23¾]	7. Fiendish Flame (IRE) 7/2F Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	7	1013	145	92	130	–
ch g Beneficial - Deenish (IRE) (Callernish)
Led, headed and mistake 9th, still upsides 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out (op 9-2)

7 3¾ [27½]	3. Free World (FR) 10/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	116	152	94	134	–
b g Lost World (IRE) - Fautine (FR) (Fast Topaze)
Blundered 3rd and dropped to last, not always fluent after, struggling from 8th, soon no chance (op 17-2)

8 2¾ [30¼]	5. I'msingingtheblues (IRE) 8/1 Danny Cook ³ David Pipe	Danny Cook ³ David Pipe	9	1013 t	148	86	123	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Nova Rose (Ra Nova)
Took keen hold, held up in last trio, struggling and no progress 8th, well behind after 10th

9 4 [34¼]	1. French Opera 5/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	1112	158	91	129	–
b g Bering - On Fair Stage (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leading pair, mistake 3rd, lost place quickly 7th, well behind after 10th (4 out) (jockey said gelding was unsuited by soft, heavy in places) (op 9-2 tchd 4-1 and 11-2 in places)

9 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 4m 10.00s (slow by 19.00s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Dave's Dream (unsuitable ground), Silk Drum (self certificate)
1st owner: The Gascoigne Brookes Partnership Iii (Cornas) 1st breeder: D P And Mrs K C Fleming
2nd owner: Chris Giles (Tchico Polos)
3rd owner: David Sewell (Oh Crick)
Tote win: £16.30 PL: £4.10 £2.10 £2.50 Ex: £147.70 CSF: £107.76 Tricast: £940.37 Trifecta: £476 Pool: £714.13 - 1.11 winning units.

Open ditch fence omitted for plain fence in front on stands.

3:15 Sandown 8 Jan 2011

32Red Handicap Chase