15:35 Sandown

Saturday 3 February 2018

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Betfred Mobile Masters Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 46.3s

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Yala Enki¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 146| BF

7/1

Relishes a testing surface and ran well on sole visit to this track as a hurdler. Raced prominently and finished 16L fourth of 13 in competitive Grade 2 Haydock handicap a fortnight ago. Trainer/jockey lifted this prize a year ago.

Form: 41-P364

Bishops Road²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 146| C| D

10/1

Fancied for last month's Welsh National on the back of solid second to Beware The Bear in Newcastle's Listed Rehearsal Handicap in December (3m, soft). Pulled up at Chepstow however and rated 2lb higher today.

Form: 403P-2P

Quite By Chance^t1³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 145| DWS

16/1

Useful sort, has won over this sort of trip in the past. Couple of solid placed efforts this term at Ascot before running out of gas at Cheltenham (2m5f, heavy) on New Year's Day. Wind operation since, up in trip and stable now out of a slow spell.

Form: F0P-235

Final Nudge²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: David Dennis| OR: 144| D

8/1

Agonisingly denied in the Badger Ales at Wincanton (3m1f, soft) on return to action in November and credible third in Welsh National at Chepstow last month on only run since. Should be right in the mix for this.

Form: 11F6-23

Sametegal^t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 143

7/1

Grade 3 winner at Newbury in March 2016 but only seen three times since. Solid in those three outings this term, latest when placed in Grade 3 Cheltenham handicap over 2m5f (heavy) on New Year's Day. Interesting now upped to 3m.

Form: 221/233

Loose Chips^b²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 139| CD

25/1

Consistent chaser, ran fine fifth in the Veterans' Final over C&D last month behind Buywise, should give his running again but perhaps vulnerable to younger legs.

Form: 51-P345

Cogry^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Bargary⁽³⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 138| D

12/1

Prone to mistakes, jumped well in Cheltenham win (3m1f, good) in October before being pulled up in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury in early December. Chased home Milansbar in Warwick marathon (3m5f) last time, not ruled out with clear round.

Form: 622-1P2

Holly Bush Henry^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: James Bowen⁽³⁾| T: P W Middleton| OR: 133| C| D

6/1

Back to form with Fakenham success over this trip 12 days in heavy ground six-runner contest. Jumping may come under more pressure this afternoon, and that remains a cause for some concern.

Form: 164141

Wicked Willy²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: N D Fehily| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 131| D

12/1

Back to form with Fakenham success over this trip 12 days in heavy ground six-runner contest. Jumping may come under more pressure this afternoon, and that remains a cause for some concern.

Form: 33-1P41

Ballydine²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: S Bowen| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 131

4/1

Smart hurdler in 2015/16 and run with promise both starts over fences at Haydock and Leicester so far over 2m4f in testing ground in small fields. Could be on a lenient mark now if seeing out longer trip (stayed this far over hurdles).

Form: 1129/23

Shanroe Santos^b²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Aspell| T: L Wadham| OR: 127| CD

9/1

Won a couple of handicap chases last spring, including over C&D off a mark of 126 in March. Taken a while to warm up this season, but runner up efforts at Cheltenham and in Sussex National recently bode well. Just 1lb above previous C&D win mark.

Form: 633U22

Vino Griego²⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-4| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 124| CD

25/1

Former C&D winner, tailed off here in November on return from 735-day layoff, shaped better at Lingfield (2m4f) next time before unseating at the first in Veterans' Final last month over C&D. Now a teenager and looks opposable.

Form: 7P1/54U

Forecasts

Ballydine (4/1), Holly Bush Henry (6/1), Sametegal (7/1), Yala Enki (7/1), Final Nudge (8/1), Shanroe Santos (9/1), Bishops Road (10/1), Wicked Willy (12/1), Cogry (12/1), Quite By Chance (16/1), Loose Chips (25/1), Vino Griego (25/1)

FINAL NUDGE looks sure mount a bold bid having run well in two competitive handicaps this term. He was in there pitching for a long way in the Welsh National last month and also ran a stormer at Wincanton on his reappearance. Rated 1lb lower than last time, the return to this conventional trip could be the key for him. Yala Enki went well on his only hurdling visit here and can get involved for last year's winning trainer/jockey combo while Bishops Road is another that should be served well down in trip after running in the rearranged Welsh National. Sametegal put up a good effort on New Year's Day and has scope over three-miles while the improving Wicked Willy is well worth noting and gets the vote as the best of Nigel Twiston-Davies' chances.