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

Sandown

14:35

Date 2025-02-01

Distance 2m4f10y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £56,950

Winning Time 5m 23.01s (slow by 21.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Handstands (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	100/30	Won
2nd	Jango Baie (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	10/11F	0.1
3rd	Mark Of Gold (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	22/1	17
4th	Kalif Du Berlais (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/4	1.75

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Jango Baie Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	1222-1	153	164	137	50d	—	—	+4	52	—	4/5 56%
Impressive in Cheltenham novice chase on reappearance; high-class prospect in this sphere
1	Handstands Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	—	16-F11	144	155	121	21d	—	—	+10	29.2	—	7/2 22%
Grade 2 wins at Sandown and Ffos Las this winter; this is harder but he's progressive
4	Kalif Du Berlais Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	157	—	13-F11	152	163	138	31d	—	—	+12	31.2	—	10/3 23%
Novice handicap wins the last twice, latest in easy fashion at Cheltenham; big player
3	Mark Of Gold Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	161	—	10P-21	142	148	91	43d	—	—	+19	24.4	—	28/1 3%
Grade 2 win at Ascot on chase debut but has the worst chance on ratings in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jango Baie	8/11	4/5	4/5	8/11	8/11
Handstands	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Kalif Du Berlais	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Mark Of Gold	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jango Baie

OR: 25.8 Form: 10 Odds: 16.3

4/5

2nd

Kalif Du Berlais

31.2

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Handstands

29.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Mark Of Gold

24.4

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jango Baie	153	164	137
Kalif Du Berlais	152	163	138
Handstands	144	155	121
Mark Of Gold	142	148	91

Last Run