Sandown

Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m4f10y

Going: Heavy

Prize: £56,950

Runners: 4

Winning time: 5m 23.01s (slow by 21.01s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

1 Handstands

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 144

SP: 100/30

Made all - faced challenge 2 out - soon sustained duel with runner-up - kept on well run-in - gamely

2 shd

2 Jango Baie

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 153

SP: 10/11F

Keen to post - travelled strongly - raced in second - challenging 2 out - soon sustained duel with winner - kept on well final 110yds - just failed(op 8/11)

3 17 17

3 Mark Of Gold

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 142

SP: 22/1

Raced in last but in touch with leaders - mistake 6th - not fluent 8th - went third 2 out - soon lost ground - weakened run-in(op 28/1)

4 1¾ 18¾

4 Kalif Du Berlais

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 3lbs

OR: 152

SP: 11/4

Raced in third - disputing second 4 out - not fluent 3 out - struggling when not fluent and dropped to last 2 out - soon weakened(op 10/3)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.34

Exacta: £6.50

Trifecta: £24.20

CSF: £6.94