Racecards
15:00 Sandown Park
Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 37y
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £51,440
- 2nd: £23,650
- 3rd: £11,830
- 4th: £5,910
Smarty Wild
31- Form 2F232/P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Ben Jones
Formwatch
Sam Brown 16-1 (12-0) Towards rear, outpaced 12th, tailed off 5 out, 10th of 13, 37 1/4l behind Kandoo Kid (11-5) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Eldorado Allen (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Led until before 3rd, chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, rallied on inside run-in, went 3rd final strides, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Numitor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Remastered 33-1 (11-5) In touch in mid-division on outside, outpaced 13th, towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 14th, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Empire Steel (IRE) 13-2 (12-0) In touch, chased leaders 5th, lost place 8th, pushed along before 3 out, went third before 2 out, plugged on one pace, 3rd of 7, 10 3/4l behind Cloudy Glen (11-9) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Chambard (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Never really going in rear, struggling and reminder after 12th, lost touch next, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Dec.
Copperhead 14-1 (10-9) Headway chasing leaders before 3rd, led 8th, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied gamely run-in, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Numitor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Ask Me Early (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, disputing 2nd 14th briefly, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, weakened soon after, 5th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Celebre D'Allen (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Fortescue 8-1 (11-3) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced and struggling before 18th, went remote 4th after the last, 4th of 10, dist behind Beauport (12-0) at Ascot 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Smarty Wild 13-2 (10-12) Towards rear, mistake and dropped to last 10th, held when slow 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Dec.