Betfair Exchange London National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Sandown

15:35

Date 2024-12-07

Distance 3m4f146y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 8m 6.25s (slow by 48.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mr Vango (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Mrs Sara V Bradstock	3/1	Won
2nd	Collectors Item (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	25/1	1.5
3rd	Unanswered Prayers (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	8/1	4
3rd	Conkwell Legend (GB) Brendan Powell · Neil Mulholland	15/2	0
5th	Montgomery (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	2/1F	.75
6th	Dr Kananga (GB) Rex Dingle · Ben Clarke	22/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Broken Halo (GB) Lorcan Williams · Paul Nicholls	14/1
P.U.	Certainly Red (GB) Marc Goldstein · Lydia Richards	9/1
P.U.	Tommie Beau (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	18/1
P.U.	Top Of The Bill (IRE) Jordan Nailor · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	Montgomery Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	152	—	41119-	127	152	114	231d	—	—	+15	42.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Low-mileage 7yo who could still have more to offer; remains of interest
4	Mr Vango Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Mrs Sara V Bradstock	J:Nico de Boinville T:Mrs Sara V Bradstock	160	t	/313P-	135	153	138	231d	—	—	+14	33.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Outstanding in the Devon National in February; major claims on that form
10	Conkwell Legend Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Brendan Powell T:Neil Mulholland	147	—	F832U-	122	151	106	225d	—	—	+13	24.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
0-8 over fences and has failed to complete four times; comes with risk
7	Unanswered Prayers Bay J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	155	—	63-281	130	149	133	20d	—	—	+14	22.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Responded well to new trip in the Southern National at Fontwell last time
5	Top Of The Bill Bay J:Jordan Nailor T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Jordan Nailor T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	p	1131-4	135	152	116	34d	—	—	+15	23.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
May resume his progress with Carlisle reappearance under his belt
2	Certainly Red Chestnut J:Marc Goldstein T:Lydia Richards	J:Marc Goldstein T:Lydia Richards	167	p	P34-21	142	143	130	27d	—	—	+18	24.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good record here; respectable third in this race last year; solid claims
6	Broken Halo Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	158	t	PU21P-	133	146	111	231d	—	—	+23	30.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Still going well when falling two out in this contest last year; in the mix
1	Tommie Beau Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	168	—	12123O	143	146	109	22d	—	—	+28	33.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Productive and consistent sort over hurdles/fences; each-way possibilities
11	Dr Kananga Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Ben Clarke	J:Rex Dingle T:Ben Clarke	142	t	22PU4-	117	150	124	229d	—	—	+14	18.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Not the force of old; best efforts last season in Class 4; opposed
8	Collectors Item Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	155	b	P74-15	130	149	87	30d	—	—	+17	21.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Contrasting performances in blinkers this term; not solid
NR	Ballygrifincottage Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	tp	27-34F	139	147	101	20d	—	—	—	22.3	—	—
Only 1-10 over fences but produced one of his best efforts at Sandown

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Montgomery	2/1	15/8	2/1
Mr Vango	3/1	3/1	3/1
Conkwell Legend	8/1	15/2	8/1
Unanswered Prayers	17/2	8/1	8/1
Top Of The Bill	11/1	11/1	12/1
Certainly Red	12/1	12/1	12/1
Broken Halo	12/1	12/1	12/1
Tommie Beau	20/1	18/1	18/1
Dr Kananga	22/1	18/1	20/1
Collectors Item	33/1	28/1	28/1
Ballygrifincottage	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Montgomery

42.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 15 Odds: 8.7

2/1

2nd

Mr Vango

33.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.7

3/1

3rd

Tommie Beau

33.2

OR: 23.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Broken Halo

30.1

OR: 20.8 Form: 7.3 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Certainly Red

24.9

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Conkwell Legend

24.3

OR: 18 Form: 3.2 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Top Of The Bill

23.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Unanswered Prayers

22.5

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ballygrifincottage

22.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Collectors Item

21.1

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Dr Kananga

18.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0.7 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tommie Beau	143	146	109
Certainly Red	142	143	130
Ballygrifincottage	139	147	101
Mr Vango	135	153	138
Top Of The Bill	135	152	116
Broken Halo	133	146	111
Unanswered Prayers	130	149	133
Collectors Item	130	149	87
Montgomery	127	152	114
Conkwell Legend	122	151	106
Dr Kananga	117	150	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Unanswered Prayers	20d ago	Fit
Ballygrifincottage	20d ago	Fit
Tommie Beau	22d ago	Fit
Certainly Red	27d ago	Fit
Collectors Item	30d ago	Fit
Top Of The Bill	34d ago	Fit
Conkwell Legend	225d ago	Long break
Dr Kananga	229d ago	Long break
Montgomery	231d ago	Long break
Mr Vango	231d ago	Long break
Broken Halo	231d ago	Long break