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

Sandown

14:00

Date 2025-02-01

Distance 1m7f99y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 4m 7.23s (slow by 17.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gunsight Ridge (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Olly Murphy	11/1	Won
2nd	Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	8/1	.5
3rd	Etalon (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	2/1J	.75
4th	Classic Maestro (IRE) Luke Scott · Jennie Candlish	2/1J	3
5th	Solo (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	13/2	3
6th	Martator (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	8/1	31

Runners (6)

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
5	Classic Maestro Bay J:Luke Scott(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Scott(5) T:Jennie Candlish	148	—	-51113	130	159	140	33d	—	—	+21	45.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Good strike-rate over hurdles/fences in the last 12 months; 3-5 under Luke Scott; solid
4	Etalon Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	153	—	7-595U	135	155	108	13d	—	—	+4	28.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Scored over C&D last February and returns to Sandown off a workable mark; warrants respect
3	Solo Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	t	226-04	142	154	109	42d	—	—	+13	27	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Faded over 2m3f last time; possibilities off an attractive mark back down in distance
1	Martator Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	168	p	1-1137	150	152	118	14d	—	—	+24	35.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Progressive last March-November; stiff 2m5f contributed to below-par effort last time
6	Dr T J Eckleburg Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	142	—	4-3123	124	148	132	14d	—	—	+13	20.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lacked fluency last time but ran respectably; faces a stiffer task back up in class
2	Gunsight Ridge Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy	160	tp	231-FP	142	152	-	55d	—	—	+18	24.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
10yo who is on a career-high mark and looks held by Etalon on C&D form last February

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Classic Maestro	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Etalon	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Solo	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Martator	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Dr T J Eckleburg	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Gunsight Ridge	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Classic Maestro

45.3

OR: 20 Form: 18 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Martator

35.3

OR: 25 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Etalon

28.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

Solo

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Gunsight Ridge

24.9

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Dr T J Eckleburg

20.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Martator	150	152	118
Solo	142	154	109
Gunsight Ridge	142	152	—
Etalon	135	155	108
Classic Maestro	130	159	140
Dr T J Eckleburg	124	148	132

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Etalon	13d ago	Quick return
Martator	14d ago	Fit
Dr T J Eckleburg	14d ago	Fit
Classic Maestro	33d ago	Fit
Solo	42d ago	Fit
Gunsight Ridge	55d ago	Fresh