Full Result 3.00 Sandown | 7 January 2017

32Red Veterans' Handicap Chase (The Final Of The 2016 Veterans' Chase Series)

(Class 2) (10yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Soft 22 fences

1st £61,900 2nd £18,380 3rd £9,190 4th £4,580 5th £2,300 6th £1,160 7th £580 8th £280

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	19. Pete The Feat (IRE) 20/1 Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	13	101 t	124	96	136	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Tourist Attraction (IRE) (Pollerton)
Always close up, 4th halfway, chased leader 17th, led 3 out and soon 3 lengths clear, driven out from last (trainer could offer no explanation for the geldings improved form)

2 2	16. Theatrical Star 7/1 Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard	Brendan Powell Colin Tizzard	11	104	127	98	136	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Lucy Glitters (Ardross)
Settled in midfield, mistake 12th, progress from next and well on terms from 17th, ridden 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, stayed on but never quite able to challenge (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

3 3¾ [5¾]	10. Loose Chips 16/1 Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	11	1013 b	139	106	145	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Worlaby Rose (Afif)
Led, ridden and headed 3 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, kept on

4 1¾ [7½]	4. Gas Line Boy (IRE) 7/1 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	11	118	145	111	152	–
b g Blueprint (IRE) - Jervia (Affirmed)
Chased leader to 2nd, lost place but stayed in touch, 6th halfway, pecked 17th, ridden after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out to take 4th soon after last (op 15/2)

5 7 [14½]	9. Cloudy Too (IRE) 8/1 Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	11	113	140	100	141	–
b g Cloudings (IRE) - Curra Citizen (IRE) (Phardante)
Prominent, mostly chased leader from 8th to 17th, ridden and in touch still 3 out, held when mistake and jumped right last, faded

6 1½ [16]	15. Court By Surprise (IRE) 20/1 Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle	Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle	12	105	128	86	126	–
b g Beneficial - Garryduff Princess (IRE) (Husyan)
Well in touch, 7th halfway, in leading group of 7 from 17th, ridden 3 out, faded from 2 out

7 2¾ [18¾]	6. Dynaste (FR) 5/1F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	11	118 tb	145	101	137	–
gr g Martaline - Bellissima De Mai (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Held up in rear, some progress from halfway, 8th and not on terms with leading group from 17th, no headway after (jockey said that the gelding was stiff behind.)

8 ¾ [19½]	11. Astracad (FR) 25/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	1012	135	90	127	–
br g Cadoudal (FR) - Astre Eria (FR) (Garde Royale)
Towards rear, 11th halfway, progress from 13th, in touch at back of leading group 17th, ridden 4 out, weakened from next

9 15 [34½]	12. Aerial (FR) 8/1 Jordan Williams ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Jordan Williams ⁷ Paul Nicholls	11	104 p	134	76	111	–
b g Turgeon (USA) - Fille Formidable (USA) (Trempolino)
Slowly into stride from standing start, never able to be a factor after, mistake 3rd, toiling in rear from 15th, tailed off

10 15 [49½]	18. Cody Wyoming 40/1 Tom Cannon Charlie Mann	Tom Cannon Charlie Mann	11	102 tp	125	53	92	–
b g Passing Glance - Tenderfoot (Be My Chief)
Never better than midfield, 10th halfway, slow jump 15th and weakened, mistake 17th, tailed off (op 50/1)

11 3 [52½]	2. Rocky Creek (IRE) 7/1 Jack Sherwood ³ Paul Nicholls	Jack Sherwood ³ Paul Nicholls	11	118	148	73	107	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Kissantell (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Tried to lead but couldn't, briefly prominent but steadily lost place from 5th, ridden and well in rear soon after halfway, tailed off (tchd 15/2)

12 2¾ [55¼]	17. Baileys Concerto (IRE) 66/1 Colm McCormack ³ Dianne Sayer	Colm McCormack ³ Dianne Sayer	11	913	125	48	81	–
b g Bach (IRE) - None The Wiser (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Always in rear, 13th halfway, tailed off from 16th

PU	5. Aachen 16/1 Charlie Deutsch ³ Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch ³ Venetia Williams	13	115	145	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Anna Of Saxony (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon lost place, last of those remaining and no chance when pulled up before 18th (tchd 20/1)

PU	8. Bennys Mist (IRE) 25/1 Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams	Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams	11	116	143	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Dark Mist (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Chased leader 2nd to 8th, starting to struggling when mistakes 13th and 14th, well behind when pulled up before 16th

PU	1. Shuil Royale (IRE) 12/1 Noel Fehily Harry Fry	Noel Fehily Harry Fry	12	1112 tp	149	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Shuil Na Lee (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in last pair, ridden and struggling halfway, weakened and pulled up before 12th (vet said that the gelding was stiff)

PU	14. Wychwoods Brook 10/1 James Nixon ⁷ Harry Whittington	James Nixon ⁷ Harry Whittington	11	100	130	–	–	–
b g Midnight Legend - Miss Millbrook (Meadowbrook)
Always in last trio, tailed off when pulled up before 16th

16 ran Off time: 3:00:34 Winning time: 6m 27.10s (slow by 20.10s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Ericht (unsuitable ground), Forgotten Gold (unsuitable ground), Saint Are (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Don Sebastiao Partnership (Pete The Feat) 1st breeder: Michael O'Keeffe
2nd owner: Brocade Racing (Theatrical Star)
3rd owner: Barrels Of Courage (Loose Chips)
Tote win: £22.50 PL: £3.60 £2.10 £4 Ex: £198.90 CSF: £151.86 Tricast: £2,343.29 Trifecta: £3,956.90

3:00 Sandown 7 Jan 2017

32Red Veterans' Handicap Chase (The Final Of The 2016 Veterans' Chase Series)