Racecards
15:25 Sandown Park
Sandown Park Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 37y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £15,609
- 2nd: £7,176
- 3rd: £3,588
- 4th: £1,794
- Form 52P3-42
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Mrs L Richards
- Jockey M Goldstein
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 12th, led 14th, made rest, joined 2 out, in command last, ridden clear run-in
- Form 17350-3
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led until slowed badly and dropped to rear 12th, never on terms after, went remote 3rd before 3 out
- Form 344-111
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Freddie Gingell
tracked leader, led 12th, headed 14th and dropped to 3rd, pushed along and went 2nd again after 4 out, every chance 2 out, held last, ridden and no extra run-in
- Form P7852-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey James Best
raced in 4th, reminders and not keen paddock bend after 1th, rallied and went 3rd at 12th, went 2nd 14th until after 4 out, ridden and weakened home turn lost 3rd 3 out, tailed off
Formwatch
Certainly Red 17-2 (12-0) Front mid-division, closed up behind leaders at 5th, led narrowly 13th, pushed along before 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden before 2 out and battled on, no extra run-in, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Copperhead (10-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Led, jumped right throughout, hit 11th, headed 13th, remained pressing leader, pushed along before 4 out, every chance 2 out, ridden before last and held, 3rd of 10, 7 3/4l behind Copperhead (10-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Copperhead 11-5 (10-13) Jumped left at times, close 3rd, went 2nd and not fluent 15th, led 2 out, ridden clear between last two, stayed on strongly, won at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct beating Fortescue (11-12) by 14l, 7 ran.
Moroder (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Prominent, lost place after 10th, last 13th, slow next, well behind when pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Oct.