Sandown
16:45
bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £2.60 £1.40 £3.40 Exacta: £50.70 Tricast: £513.68 Trifecta: £604.90
Non-Runners: Bourbali (self certificate), Invincible Nao (self certificate), Mayhem Mya (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Martator (FR) 8 G AVG Venetia Williams 146 lbs 14/1 Won In rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 6th - slow jump 9th - disputing second after 4 out - led just before 3 out - headed then left in lead 2 out - good jump last - ridden clear run-in(op 11/1)
2nd 2 Outlaw Peter (IRE) 8 G Good Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 5/2F 7 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 6th - left in second 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 3/1)
3rd 6 Glory And Honour (IRE) 9 G AVG Sam England 148 lbs 14/1 3.25 In rear - mistake 1st - headway from 3 out - left in third then hampered 2 out - no impression from last(op 20/1)
4th 5 Kotmask (FR) 7 G AVG Gary Moore 150 lbs 11/1 20 In rear - left in modest fourth then hampered 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
99th 3 Golden Son (FR) 6 G AVG Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 14/1 - Prominent behind clear leader - headway after 6th - disputing second after 4 out - outpaced when fell 2 out(op 12/1)
99th 11 Terresita (IRE) 7 M AVG Lucy Wadham 142 lbs 6/1 - Towards rear - good headway from 4 out - pressed leader going easily just after 3 out - led narrowly when fell 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
99th 1 Nickle Back (IRE) 8 G AVG Sarah Humphrey 168 lbs 11/4 - Took keen hold - led - clear 2nd - not fluent 4th - reduced lead after 6th - mistake 12th - headed just before 3 out - soon weakened quickly and pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding may be feeling the effects of a long season)(op 9/4)
99th 9 Western Zephyr (IRE) 8 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 144 lbs 14/1 - Prominent behind clear leader 4th - headway after 6th - not fluent 12th - lost position 5 out - weakened before 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 12/1)
99th 4 Persian Time (GB) 7 G AVG Nicky Henderson 155 lbs 17/2 - Always behind - struggling and pulled up after 10th (jockey said gelding ran flat having run 7 days ago)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)