Betfair Esher Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Sandown

14:33

Date 2024-12-06

Distance 3m37y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £37,018

Winning Time 6m 32.80s (slow by 25.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Handstands (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	5/2	Won
2nd	Resplendent Grey (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/8F	3.5
3rd	Saint Davy (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	4/1	.5
4th	Welcom To Cartries (FR) Harry Skelton · Paul Nicholls	8/1	2
5th	Cadell (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	11/1	10

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Resplendent Grey Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	42-112	143	152	101	21d	—	—	-4	36.6	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Close second in Listed chase at Cheltenham and has leading claims on that form
2	Handstands Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	158	—	1116-F	139	-	-	27d	—	—	+5	29.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Listed novice hurdle winner; had a chance when falling three out on chase debut in Grade 2
5	Saint Davy Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	158	—	9/116-	135	-	-	265d	—	—	+11	25.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Lightly raced point winner who could take his form to a new level now tackling fences
6	Welcom To Cartries Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Skelton T:Paul Nicholls	158	t	/2128-	130	-	-	230d	—	—	+23	32.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Runner-up in 3m Grade 2 novice hurdle; he's the type to be even better over fences
1	Cadell Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	158	—	72P-31	135	140	118	35d	—	—	+17	22.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Easy win at Wetherby; this is tougher but he's in excellent hands to continue to progress
NR	Riskintheground Bay J:TBC T:Dan Skelton	J: T:Dan Skelton	158	t	513354	131	145	134	14d	—	—	—	24.7	—	—
Four wins earlier in the season but needs a bigger performance if he's to land this

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Resplendent Grey	11/10	evn	11/10
Handstands	11/4	11/4	11/4
Saint Davy	11/2	5/1	5/1
Welcom To Cartries	8/1	17/2	8/1
Cadell	12/1	12/1	12/1
Riskintheground	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Resplendent Grey

36.6

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Welcom To Cartries

32.9

OR: 20 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

17/2

3rd

Handstands

29.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Saint Davy

25.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Riskintheground

24.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 4.4 Odds: 0

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Cadell

22.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Resplendent Grey	143	152	101
Handstands	139	—	—
Saint Davy	135	—	—
Cadell	135	140	118
Riskintheground	131	145	134
Welcom To Cartries	130	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Riskintheground	14d ago	Fit
Resplendent Grey	21d ago	Fit
Handstands	27d ago	Fit
Cadell	35d ago	Fit
Welcom To Cartries	230d ago	Long break
Saint Davy	265d ago	Long break