Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Sandown

14:00

Date 2024-02-03

Distance 1m7f99y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 3m 59.80s (slow by 10.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Harper's Brook (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	4/1	Won
2nd	Sacre Coeur (FR) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	10/1	7
3rd	Red Rookie (GB) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	11/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	In Excelsis Deo (FR) Jonathan Burke · Harry Fry	6/4F
U.R.	Saint Segal (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	9/4

Runners (5)

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
4	In Excelsis Deo Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	157	—	P32-32	133	151	134	49d	—	—	0	30.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Placed at Cheltenham in both outings this season, clear second latest; respected up 1lb
1	Saint Segal Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	163	t	24-3F2	139	147	118	13d	—	—	+2	31.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has solid form this season, creditable second at Lingfield most recently; strong chance
2	Harper's Brook Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	160	p	5P2-02	136	152	121	42d	—	—	+9	26.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has twice snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by idling badly; comes with risk
3	Red Rookie Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	158	tp	1-3774	134	151	134	21d	—	—	+22	30.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Defied a 3lb higher mark last March; possibilities if taking well to the cheekpieces
5	Sacre Coeur Grey J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	156	h	114314	132	143	132	9d	—	—	+26	33.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Front-runner whose recent form suggests a bold show is possible back down in distance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
In Excelsis Deo	15/8	13/8	13/8
Saint Segal	9/4	9/4	5/2
Harper's Brook	4/1	4/1	7/2
Red Rookie	17/2	17/2	17/2
Sacre Coeur	10/1	9/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sacre Coeur

33.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

2nd

Saint Segal

31.1

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

5/2

3rd

Red Rookie

30.5

OR: 21 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

17/2

In Excelsis Deo

30.1

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Harper's Brook

26.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saint Segal	139	147	118
Harper's Brook	136	152	121
Red Rookie	134	151	134
In Excelsis Deo	133	151	134
Sacre Coeur	132	143	132

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sacre Coeur	9d ago	Quick return
Saint Segal	13d ago	Quick return
Red Rookie	21d ago	Fit
Harper's Brook	42d ago	Fit
In Excelsis Deo	49d ago	Fresh