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3:30 Sandown 9 Dec 2017

Betfair London National Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) (3m4f166yds) 3m5f Good To Soft 21 fences 3 omitted
1st £30,950 2nd £9,190 3rd £4,595 4th £2,290 5th £1,150 6th £580 7th £290 8th £140

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
12 108 135 111 143
ch g Beneficial - Millicent Bridge (IRE) (Over The River)
Looked well, made virtually all, joined usual 3 out, better jump last (usual 2 out) and driven 3 lengths clear, lead dwindled near finish but clung on gamely (op 12/1)
2  nk
7 1013 b1 135 110 143
b g Presenting - Shuil Oilean (IRE) (Be My Native)
Tracked leading trio, urged along after usual 4 out, chased leading pair next, 6 lengths down last (usual 2 out), stayed on well bypassing last, took 2nd final 100yds and closed on winner, just too late (op 4/1)
3  [3]
7 111 t 137 110 144
b m Midnight Legend - Cresswell Willow (IRE) (Witness Box)
Tracked winner, challenged and upsides usual 3 out until outjumped last (usual 2 out), no extra and lost 2nd final 100yds
4  [5¼]
9 111 tp 137 109 141
b g Presenting - Howaya Pet (IRE) (Montelimar)
Settled in rear and often taken wide, disputed modest 7th after usual 4 out and shaken up, no progress until stayed on from last (usual 2 out), finished well but too late (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft ground which was, in her opinion, tacky and dead, and that gelding would prefer a sounder surface) (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)
5  [6½]
8 1010 132 103 134
ch g Double Eclipse (IRE) - Gailybay Ellen (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up in last, progress to chase leading quintet from 12th, never able to make inroads on their advantage, one pace from usual 3 out (op 25/1)
6  [8¾]
10 114 p 143 112 144
b g Panoramic I - Harkosa (FR) (Nikos)
Chased leading trio, ridden usual 4 out, faded from next (op 13/2)
7  [12¼]
9 114 tp1 140 107 139
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Crystal Chord (IRE) (Accordion)
Tracked leading pair, still close up before usual 3 out, steadily weakened (op 8/1)
8  5 [17¼]
6 100 Out-of-Handicaps 2 t 122 85 114
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Native Design (IRE) (Be My Native)
Towards rear, urged along from 12th, disputed modest 7th after usual 4 out and well beaten after (op 8/1)
9  22 [39¼]
9 115 p 148 94 121
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Chamoss Royale (FR) (Garde Royale)
Mistake 4th, mostly in last trio after, struggling from 13th, tailed off (op 7/1)
10  5 [44¼]
8 112 p 138 81 106
br g Craigsteel - Be My Shadow (IRE) (Torus)
Looked well, towards rear, slow jump 14th and soon dropped to last, well behind after, tailed off (tchd 14/1)
  • 10 ran Off time: 3:37:12 Winning time: 7m 39.20s (slow by 20.20s) Total SP: 118%
  • Non-runners: Milansbar (ran in first preference), The Young Master (ran in first preference)
  • 1st owner: S Such & CG Paletta (Benbens) 1st breeder: Patrick Collins
  • 2nd owner: Anthony Speelman (Sugar Baron)
  • 3rd owner: Bright N Breezy (Cresswell Breeze)
  • Tote win: £15 PL: £2.60 £1.80 £2.80 Ex: £77.80 CSF: £58.34 Tricast: £371.46 Trifecta: £884.40
  • Jackpot: Not won.
  • Placepot: £344.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £140,398.59 - 297.21 winning units
  • Quadpot: £36.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £13,850.03 - 279.50 winning units
The final fence was omitted all three circuits - injured horse from previous race
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