Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase (Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Qualifier)

Sandown

13:50

Date 2026-01-03

Distance 2m4f15y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £13,008

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 21.74s (slow by 16.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Triple Trade (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	5/2	Won
2nd	Jet Plane (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	15/8	1.75
3rd	Minella Trump (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	12/1	12
4th	Can You Call (GB) Ben Jones · Evan Williams	7/4F	35

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	Can You Call Bay J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	159	t	22-731	128	141	123	22d	—	—	-4	30.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Regained the winning thread in similar event at Cheltenham last time; big player
1	Jet Plane Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	168	t	2-5571	137	139	130	24d	—	—	+5	34.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Scored comfortably at Leicester most recently and warrants respect
4	Triple Trade Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	159	—	724-13	128	141	129	21d	—	—	+5	25.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Remains in form and is still well treated on historical data; in the mix
6	Minella Trump Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	156	—	52/41-	125	134	74	300d	—	—	+13	20.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Seems past his best, notwithstanding a hunter chase win on last appearance
NR	Numitor Grey J:James Bowen T:Heather Main	J:James Bowen T:Heather Main	168	—	P1P-PP	137	139	-	50d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Has become an all-or-nothing type and comes with risks
NR	Hurricane Bay Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	160	tp	1-P125	129	141	120	21d	—	—	—	26.8	—	—
Has shown best chase form on sharp/flat tracks; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Can You Call	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4
Jet Plane	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8	2/1
Triple Trade	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Minella Trump	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Numitor	-	-	-	-	-
Hurricane Bay	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jet Plane

34.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Can You Call

30.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Hurricane Bay

26.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Triple Trade

25.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Numitor

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Minella Trump

20.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jet Plane	137	139	130
Numitor	137	139	—
Hurricane Bay	129	141	120
Can You Call	128	141	123
Triple Trade	128	141	129
Minella Trump	125	134	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Triple Trade	21d ago	Fit
Hurricane Bay	21d ago	Fit
Can You Call	22d ago	Fit
Jet Plane	24d ago	Fit
Numitor	50d ago	Fresh
Minella Trump	300d ago	Long break