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

Sandown

2:02

Date 2026-01-31

Distance 1m7f99y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 8mph S

Rain 0%

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Escapeandevade b J:Harry Cobden T:Harry Derham	J:Harry Cobden T:Harry Derham	156	p	2-2212	133	149	135	14d	—	—	+12	29.5	4/1 20%
Record of 2212 this term for new yard; solid contender in current form
4	Jax Junior b J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	162	—	P1-214	139	148	142	43d	—	—	+12	26.3	9/2 18%
Best to forgive latest effort; may still have further progress in him; handicap debut
2	Gunsight Ridge b J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	tp	P14-44	142	153	104	49d	—	—	+15	26.3	6/1 14%
Form figures of 1321 at Sandown, most recently winning this race last year; possibilities
7	Kotmask ch J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	152	b	2-5552	129	153	145	28d	—	—	+15	26.6	6/1 14%
Resurgent in first-time blinkers over C&D most recently; still 1lb below last winning mark
9	Dr T J Eckleburg b J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	143	p	068763	120	156	135	13d	—	—	+14	23	8/1 11%
Resurgent with cheekpieces fitted last time; close second in this contest 12 months ago
10	Rath Gaul Hill b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Samuel Drinkwater	142	tp	/16-83	119	149	130	33d	—	—	+11	19.5	9/1 10%
Capable of being involved but has a question mark over the course
8	Denemethy b J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	146	t	222-42	123	150	105	22d	—	—	+13	20.4	11/1 8%
Consistent but gets virtually no help from the assessor
1	Haddex Des Obeaux b J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	168	—	/F3/P4	145	153	139	35d	—	—	+20	25.2	14/1 7%
Two runs since returning from long layoff suggest he's not the force of old
6	Classic Maestro b J:Luke Scott(3) T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Scott(3) T:Jennie Candlish	153	p	413-U6	130	149	103	14d	—	—	+17	21.1	25/1 4%
Won in first-time cheekpieces last February; below that form since
11	Hypotenus ch J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	142	—	4-2713	119	148	135	14d	—	—	+14	18.4	22/1 4%
Still in form but goes into deeper waters upped two grades
3	Martator b J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	163	p	08-529	140	149	85	49d	—	—	+19	23.6	22/1 4%
On last winning mark, so holds a fighting chance provided he's in top form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Escapeandevade	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Jax Junior	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Gunsight Ridge	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Kotmask	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Dr T J Eckleburg	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Rath Gaul Hill	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	9/1
Denemethy	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Haddex Des Obeaux	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Classic Maestro	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1
Hypotenus	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Martator	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Escapeandevade

29.5

OR: 20.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Kotmask

26.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Jax Junior

26.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Gunsight Ridge

26.3

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Haddex Des Obeaux

25.2

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Martator

23.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Dr T J Eckleburg

OR: 17.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Classic Maestro

21.1

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Denemethy

20.4

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Rath Gaul Hill

19.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Hypotenus

18.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Haddex Des Obeaux Top Rated	145	153	139
Gunsight Ridge	142	153	104
Martator	140	149	85
Jax Junior	139	148	142
Escapeandevade	133	149	135
Classic Maestro	130	149	103
Kotmask	129	153	145
Denemethy	123	150	105
Dr T J Eckleburg	120	156	135
Rath Gaul Hill	119	149	130
Hypotenus	119	148	135

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dr T J Eckleburg	13d ago	Quick return
Escapeandevade	14d ago	Fit
Classic Maestro	14d ago	Fit
Hypotenus	14d ago	Fit
Denemethy	22d ago	Fit
Kotmask	28d ago	Fit
Rath Gaul Hill	33d ago	Fit
Haddex Des Obeaux	35d ago	Fit
Jax Junior	43d ago	Fit
Gunsight Ridge	49d ago	Fresh
Martator	49d ago	Fresh