Sandown
15:35
Betfair Exchange London National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 Distance: 3m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.90 £5.60 £1.20 Exacta: £110.90 Tricast: £280.35 Trifecta: £430.10
Non-Runners: Ballygrifincottage (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Mr Vango (IRE) 9 G Good Mrs Sara V Bradstock 160 lbs 3/1 Won Raced in second - led narrowly or disputed lead after 1st - raced in second from 7th - not fluent 5 out - led 3 out - soon pushed along and faced challenges - ridden and ran on well after 2 out(tchd 10/3)
2nd 8 Collectors Item (IRE) 8 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 155 lbs 25/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - kept on after 3 out - went second run-in(op 28/1)
3rd 7 Unanswered Prayers (IRE) 8 G AVG Chris Gordon 150 lbs 8/1 4 Midfield - prominent 4 out - kept on from 3 out - weakened run-in - joined for 3rd(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
3rd 10 Conkwell Legend (GB) 10 G Poor Neil Mulholland 147 lbs 15/2 0 Held up in rear - headway into midfield 4 out - outpaced 3 out - bad mistake 2 out - rallied run-in - forced dead-heat 3rd(op 8/1)
5th 9 Montgomery (IRE) 8 G Good Venetia Williams 152 lbs 2/1F .75 Midfield - jumped right 8th - not fluent 19th - in touch with leaders 4 out - kept on from 3 out - not fluent when bumped last - weakened run-in
6th 11 Dr Kananga (GB) 11 G Poor Ben Clarke 142 lbs 22/1 1.5 Jumped left on occasions - led - led narrowly or disputed lead after 1st - led clearly 7th - headed 3 out - bumped rival last - weakened run-in(tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)
99th 2 Certainly Red (GB) 10 G AVG Lydia Richards 167 lbs 9/1 - In rear - awkward jump 2nd - headway into midfield after 13th - not fluent 14th - reminder after 17th - hit 18th - hit 19th - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
99th 6 Broken Halo (GB) 9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 14/1 - In rear - slightly hampered 18th - headway 5 out - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened quickly 3 out - soon pulled up(op 9/1)
99th 1 Tommie Beau (IRE) 10 G AVG Seamus Mullins 168 lbs 18/1 - Ran in snatches - midfield - mistake 19th - dropped to rear 5 out - pulled up before 3 out
99th 5 Top Of The Bill (IRE) 9 G Good Nigel Twiston-Davies 160 lbs 11/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders after 2nd - lost position when not fluent 5 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(op 15/2)