December 02 / 14.55 Sandown

14.55

Good To Soft

Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £8169
  • 1m 7f 119y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.90

Form: F23-F1 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Improving 5yo who posted a personal best when scoring over fences at Kelso (2m1f, good to soft) six weeks ago; that was only his second chase start and there's almost certainly more progress to come; high on the list.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

22nd Feb 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Kempton

Corrigeen Rock

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

disputed lead early, not fluent and prominent 2nd

20/1

4th

4

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:50 Musselburgh

Corrigeen Rock

11st 6lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent

12/1

4th

4

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:50 Musselburgh

Corrigeen Rock

11st 6lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent

12/1

7/1

  • Place: £4.80

Form: 21164- D

Last run: 245 days

W: 12st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Won two in a row (2m, good/soft) early in 2022 but rose in the weights and ended last season in a lull; will require a career best to defy top weight after eight months off.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

19th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 4

15:15 Wetherby

Heartbreak Kid

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

prominent, went second and pressed leader 6th, outpaced and lost second after 5 out, weakened 4 out

9/2

5th

1

5th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

13:55 Musselburgh

Heartbreak Kid

11st 13lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

prominent on inner

11/2

Form: 1V-422 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Reliable type with plenty of chasing experience; bumped into a well-handicapped rival when second at Fontwell (2m2f, soft) last month, and that form has been franked since; probably just as effective on good ground; unlikely to be far away.
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Verdict Starting price

3

22nd Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

14:30 Hexham

Rose Sea Has

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Regressive form this season; drops back to an easier level but doesn't have the ideal scenario; this front-runner has gained all chase wins in much smaller fields.

10/1

3

22nd Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

14:30 Hexham

Rose Sea Has

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Regressive form this season; drops back to an easier level but doesn't have the ideal scenario; this front-runner has gained all chase wins in much smaller fields.

10/1

9

27th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 3

15:25 Chepstow

Rose Sea Has

11st 3lb

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Form: FB3-66 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
In good form this time last year, winning at Exeter (2m1f, good); in and out since but his mark has fallen and he might have needed the run after four months off when sixth of ten in a warm race at Kempton (first and third successful since) last month; has to be respected for in-form stable.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

0

7

12th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

15:10 Fontwell

Casa Tall

11st 2lb

J: Thomas Garner

T: Ben Pauling

All three chase wins came in 2021; well treated on all that and, although last to finish on his stable debut at Carlisle (2m, soft) after three months off, he wasn't beaten far and might come on for the run; has done his winning over shorter but probably stays this far.

8/1

6/1

Form: 455-53 CD BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Not the force of old but he tends to come alive here, winning this race in 2020 and going down narrowly (good to soft ground) 12 months ago; mainly in the doldrums since but there were signs of a revival at Plumpton 18 days ago and he's thrown in on his best form despite being 3lb out of the weights.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

13:40 Fontwell

Darebin

11st 7lb

J: Rob Hargreaves

T: Gary Moore

Quite useful in his prime and was a C&D winner last season; very much a force in decline now but ran well for a long way in Class 3 race at Sandown (1m7f, good to soft) last month and now contests a Class 5 handicap for the first time in his career.

6/1

5th

8

2nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 119y

Class 3

14:55 Sandown

Darebin

10st 2lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Not the force of old but he tends to come alive here, winning this race in 2020 and going down narrowly (good to soft ground) 12 months ago; mainly in the doldrums since but there were signs of a revival at Plumpton 18 days ago and he's thrown in on his best form despite being 3lb out of the weights.

6/1

3rd

4

14th Nov 2022

Good

2m 0f 214y

Class 4

14:10 Plumpton

Darebin

10st 12lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

Not the easiest to predict these days, but he's very well handicapped on his winning form; ran okay at Fontwell (2m2f, soft) when considering an ordinary record when fresh and going without headgear (now returns) that has served him well in the past; chance.

3/1

Form: 6292-4 BF

Last run: 142 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Point winner; 0-7 under rules in Ireland for Mouse Morris and Henry De Bromhead, close second in beginners' chase at Downpatrick (2m3f, soft) last autumn but unplaced when odds-on over hurdles there in the summer; changed hands for £10,500 in September; needs to get back on track for new yard.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

8th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:10 Chepstow

Clondaw Bertie

12st 1lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Pat Murphy

Ex-Irish 8yo who is lightly raced and returned to form in a reapplied tongue-tie (retained) when runner-up at Fontwell (2m2f, soft) on Boxing Day on his second start for this yard; cheekpieces are added here and he may be able to post a first win.

7/2

2nd

4

26th Dec 2022

Soft

2m 1f 165y

Class 4

13:07 Fontwell

Clondaw Bertie

11st 5lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Pat Murphy

in touch with leaders, headway 9th, led 3 out, ducked left 2 out, ridden and joined approaching last, weakened and headed run-in

25/1

6th

6

2nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 119y

Class 3

14:55 Sandown

Clondaw Bertie

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Pat Murphy

Point winner; 0-7 under rules in Ireland for Mouse Morris and Henry De Bromhead, close second in beginners' chase at Downpatrick (2m3f, soft) last autumn but unplaced when odds-on over hurdles there in the summer; changed hands for £10,500 in September; needs to get back on track for new yard.

7/1

Form: 14/P-P CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Landed a five-timer in 2020-21 (2m-2m3f, soft/heavy) but was tailed off on his final outing that season and has been pulled up (Cheltenham/Ascot) on his only two starts since; now back below his last winning mark but this stablemate of Darebin has enough to prove.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9

6th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

16:45 Catterick

High Up In The Air

11st 12lb

J: Mr Jack Power

T: T W Fife

Posted handicap chase five-timer in 2020-21 but has shown very little since and a dramatic turnaround is needed.

33/1

0

5

1st Jan 2024

Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

13:20 Catterick

High Up In The Air

11st 9lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Got up to a rating of 126 after winning four handicap chases on the bounce at up to 2m3f (all on soft or heavy) for Gary Moore two seasons ago; has been rather disappointing since but reverts to hurdles on a very good mark.

9/1

0

1

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 65y

Class 4

14:35 Sedgefield

High Up In The Air

11st 10lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Philip Kirby

didn't always jump with fluency, 6 lengths down and pushed along when stumbled badly and unseated 4 out

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1-2315 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Likeable mare with a 7-27 record over fences, her most recent success coming under Tom Midgley at Perth (2m, good) in July; not disgraced off career-high mark when fifth of six at Aintree four weeks ago but she'll need more to get back on the winning trail.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

2nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 119y

Class 3

14:55 Sandown

Miss Amelia

11st 13lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mark Walford

Likeable mare with a 7-27 record over fences, her most recent success coming under Tom Midgley at Perth (2m, good) in July; not disgraced off career-high mark when fifth of six at Aintree four weeks ago but she'll need more to get back on the winning trail.

10/1

5th

4

5th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 3

16:18 Aintree

Miss Amelia

11st 4lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mark Walford

towards rear

7/1

Non-runners

Miss Amelia

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £26.70
Straight Forecast £29.34
Tricast £142.77
Trifecta £113.40

Selections

The Times:

Corrigeen Rock

POSTDATA:

Rose Sea Has

SPOTLIGHT:

Casa Tall

RP Ratings:

Darebin

TOPSPEED:

Heartbreak Kid

Daily Record:

Miss Amelia

The Sun:

Corrigeen Rock

The Star:

Corrigeen Rock

The Guardian:

Rose Sea Has

Daily Mail:

Rose Sea Has

WEST COUNTRY:

Casa Tall

D Express:

Casa Tall

Telegraph:

Darebin

Daily Mirror:

Darebin