Result 15:42 · Sandown Park

Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 2Handicap3mHeavy5yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 41.01s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	OConnell (IRE)	G Sheehan	Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	—	2.75	2.95
2	Dreaming Blue (GB)	Rex Dingle	Anthony Honeyball	2¾L	15.0	15.9
3	In dOr (FR)	Mr David Maxwell	Venetia Williams	4L	4.50	4.92
4	Escaria Ten (FR)	James Best	M Keighley	12L	26.0	34.0
5	Eden Du Houx (FR)	Jack Tudor	D Pipe	23L	19.0	26.4
6	Pats Fancy (IRE)	Ben Jones	Rebecca Curtis	36L	29.0	46.0
7	Shan Blue (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	60L	13.0	17.0
F	Gustavian (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Anthony Honeyball	—	5.50	6.91
PU	Gelino Bello (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	9.50	9.77

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Gelino Bello (FR)

9yo · 12-0 · OR 141

111FP6 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 24	Wincanton	3m 110y	Good To Soft	C2	6/10	7½L	23.0
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	3m	Soft	C1	PU	—	4.20
26 Dec 22	Kempton Park	3m	Soft	C1	F	—	3.50

6 wins from 13 · placed 9

Won 3 of 7 at around this trip

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Shan Blue (IRE) p

11yo · 11-10 · OR 137

PP3347 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Dec 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	7/10	33¾L	4.00
13 Nov 24	Bangor-on-Dee	3m	Soft	C2	4/10	12¾L	7.50
17 Feb 24	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	3/9	1½L	6.00

4 wins from 21 · placed 12

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Escaria Ten (FR) b

11yo · 11-8 · OR 135

27P0P4 J James Best T M Keighley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Dec 24	Cheltenham	3m 5f 110y	Soft	C2	4/15	4¾L	81.0
26 Oct 24	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good	C2	PU	—	101.0
17 Apr 24	Cheltenham	3m 2f	Good	C2	10/14	22¼L	81.0

2 wins from 18 · placed 8

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In dOr (FR)

7yo · 11-6 · OR 133

312011 J Mr David Maxwell T Venetia Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Jan 25	Ascot	3m	Good	C3	1/5	—	3.00
28 Nov 24	Taunton	2m 7f	Good To Soft	C4	1/5	—	6.00
30 Apr 24	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Yielding	—	20/24	64½L	29.0

3 wins from 8 · placed 6

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Pats Fancy (IRE)

10yo · 11-6 · OR 133

112506 J Ben Jones T Rebecca Curtis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Dec 23	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C2	6/10	38½L	29.0
03 Dec 22	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	10/12	66½L	11.0
15 Mar 22	Cheltenham	3m 6f	Good To Soft	C1	5/6	54L	12.0

3 wins from 14 · placed 6

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Gustavian (IRE) t

10yo · 10-13 · OR 126

3433P2 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 24	Aintree	3m 1f	Soft	C3	2/7	nk	5.00
30 Nov 24	Newcastle	2m 7f 110y	Good	C1	PU	—	6.00
09 Nov 24	Wincanton	3m 1f	Good	C1	3/10	17½L	10.0

4 wins from 29 · placed 20

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Dreaming Blue (GB) t,b

8yo · 10-12 · OR 125

311314 J Rex Dingle T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 24	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C3	4/11	13¼L	7.50
04 Dec 24	Ludlow	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/7	—	4.00
09 Nov 24	Wincanton	2m 4f	Good	C3	3/4	3¾L	15.0

6 wins from 27 · placed 14

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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OConnell (IRE)

9yo · 10-11 · OR 124

224811 J G Sheehan T Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 24	Market Rasen	3m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/9	—	4.00
01 Dec 24	Carlisle	3m 110y	Soft	C3	1/12	—	8.00
24 Oct 24	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	8/15	18½L	17.0

3 wins from 15 · placed 7

Won 2 of 6 at around this trip

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Eden Du Houx (FR) t,p

11yo · 10-9 · OR 122

P2P4P4 J Jack Tudor T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 24	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C2	4/7	24¼L	23.0
23 Nov 24	Haydock Park	2m 110y	Soft	C3	PU	—	23.0
23 Dec 23	Ascot	2m 3f	Good	C2	4/7	6¼L	19.0

5 wins from 23 · placed 9

1 run here without a win

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