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12:45 Sandown Park

Unibet Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 119y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,768
  • 2nd: £5,544
  • 3rd: £2,772
  • 4th: £1,386
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.50s
  • Off Time: 12:45:39
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Darebin (GER)

7/2

    1
    Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK epaulets and star on cap

    Capeland (FR)

    17 t D
    Evs
    • Form 221121
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-12
    • Official Rating 140

    never fluent, tracked leading pair, hit 7th (water), hit next and dropped to last, mistake and outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, went 2nd and kept on run-in, not reach winner

    2
    Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

    Yorkist (IRE)

    21 t D
    6/1
    • Form 44/23-14
    • Age 11
    • Weight 11-8
    • Official Rating 136

    held up in 4th place, closer in 3rd at 8th, not fluent 2 out, found little and weakened last, kept on

    3
    Silk - Pink, red stars, red sleeves, pink stars and cap

    Poker School (IRE)

    40 p DCD
    10/3
    • Form 42-3592
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-2
    • Official Rating 130

    chased winner, went left and pecked 1st, fiddled 6th, pushed along before 3 out, well held before the last, lost 2nd run-in, weakened

    4
    Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and star on cap

    Darebin (GER)

    29 v DCD
    7/2
    • Form 4-23124
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-5
    • Official Rating 119

    jumped well, made all, pushed along after 4 out, ridden between last 2, soon clear, not fluent last, stayed on well, driven out

    Previous results

    2018
    Silk -

    Speredek (FR)

    10/11
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-11

    2017
    Silk -

    Garde La Victoire (FR)

    6/4
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-12

    2016
    Silk -

    Bold Henry

    15/2
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-7

    In depth

    Verdict

    A very disappointing turnout for a £30,000 contest. Yorkist made a successful comeback from injury at Aintree but failed to cope with an 8lb rise in a better race at Cheltenham. He is better than that last run and looks the danger to CAPELAND, much improved this term and seeking a fourth win of the campaign. He’s gone up another 7lb since Ludlow last month but is the type that always seem to pull out more. It’s more than two years since Poker School last won and he’s still 5lb higher, though this stiff 2m should play to his strengths. Darebin is a course and distance winner but hard to fancy from 6lb out of the handicap.

    Formwatch

    Capeland (FR) 11-8fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 7th, led 2 out, driven flat, held on, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (2) sft in Dec beating Tree Of Liberty (11-10) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

    Yorkist (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Held up, left 4th and hampered at the 3rd, disputing 3rd from the 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before next, 4th of 5, dist behind Ozzie The Oscar (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Dec.

    Poker School (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, pecked 1st, went 2nd 3rd until before 5th, led next, headed 4 out, not fluent 3 out, no impression on winner from next, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Sternrubin (11-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.

    Darebin (GER) 5-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along when lost place 5 out, rallied 3 out, ridden and stayed on in well held 4th flat, no impression, 4th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Swift Crusador (11-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.