Sandown
13:50
Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.90 £3.40 Exacta: £29.80 Trifecta: £101.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Tracked leaders - went second 3rd - pecked on landing 8th - hit 9th - led 2 out - soon went clear - impressive(op 7/2)
11 G AVG Alan King 156 lbs 3/1 Won
2nd
Held up in behind leaders - steady headway from 4th - went third 10th - ridden after 3 out - kept on run-in - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
10 G AVG Colin Tizzard 156 lbs 10/1 16
3rd
Led - not fluent 5th - hit 9th - headed 2 out - soon ridden and held - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
9 G Good Dan Skelton 156 lbs 9/5F 0.05
4th
Chased leaders - outpaced and dropped to last after 3rd - detached 7th - kept on but well held from 2 out - went fourth final strides(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
10 G AVG Sam Thomas 156 lbs 14/1 7
5th
Held up in behind leaders - went fourth after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - soon held - lost fourth final strides (jockey said gelding hung right-handed down the back straight; vet reported that the gelding had lost his right hind shoe)(op 15/2)
9 G AVG Donald McCain 156 lbs 6/1 0.3
99th
Tracked leaders - fell 8th(op 18/1)
11 G AVG Michael Scudamore 156 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Tracked leaders - nudged along from 6th - ridden after 4 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 4/1)
8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 150 lbs 6/1 -