Sandown Races
Sandown
14:20
Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91
Place: £1.20 £1.90
Exacta: £5.30
Trifecta: £13.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Gerri Colombe (FR) | 8 G | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - prominent 7th - led 9th - awkward jump 4 out - soon disputed lead - ridden and raced in second when switched left before 2 out - led again approaching last - kept on well run-in - drifted right towards finish(op Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Balco Coastal (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Jumped left on occasions - led - disputed lead after 6th - prominent from 9th - disputed lead from 4 out - led clearly before 2 out - ridden and headed approaching last - kept on(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Thunder Rock (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 161 lbs | 11/2 | 3.75 | Held up in last - not fluent 7th - mistake 12th - headway and in touch with leaders before 11th - ridden after 2 out - held approaching last - no extra run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Monmiral (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 100/30 | 21 | Prominent - disputed lead after 6th - not fluent and prominent 9th - not fluent 4 out - ridden and weakened before 3 out(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Bowtogreatness (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 5.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - towards rear 7th - not fluent 4 out - soon ridden and outpaced - weakened 3 out(tchd 40/1) |