bet365 Oaksey Chase (Grade 2) (For The Menorah Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race)

Sandown

14:20

Date 2026-04-25

Distance 2m6f164y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £45,560

Weather Clear

Temp 3.6°C

Wind 4mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 46.00s (fast by 2.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Doyen Quest (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/4	Won
2nd	Blow Your Wad (IRE) Freddie Mitchell · Gary & Josh Moore	11/10F	6
3rd	Teddy Blue (GER) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	12/1	3.5
4th	Mahons Glory (IRE) Lee Edwards · Dylan Cunha	7/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Matterhorn (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/2

Runners (7)

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
2	Blow Your Wad Bay J:Freddie Mitchell T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell T:Gary & Josh Moore	156	tp	373241	151	163	150	23d	—	—	+12	51.2	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Defied top weight in Chepstow handicap last time, looking better than ever; leading claims
3	Doyen Quest Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	421224	143	158	142	15d	—	—	+16	40.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Useful novice chaser who has Grade 2 form at Sandown and Windsor; one of the main players
6	Matterhorn Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	t	92-1P2	146	162	147	19d	—	—	+14	28	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well in notable handicap at Plumpton last time; possibilities if he stays the new trip
5	Mahons Glory Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Dylan Cunha	J:Lee Edwards T:Dylan Cunha	156	—	245216	139	156	148	15d	—	—	+24	34.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Consistent in handicaps for current yard but faces a harder task upped in class
1	Teddy Blue Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	160	tb	17531P	135	146	140	15d	—	—	+23	30.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two handicap wins this term but faces a stiffer task under 4lb penalty in this grade
NR	Etalon Brown J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	156	tp	529134	144	161	158	63d	—	—	—	31.6	—	—
May rebound from a lesser effort last time but Harry Skelton prefers Doyen Quest
NR	Ventura Highway Chestnut J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	156	p	-1P067	129	138	-	137d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Ex-French 6yo who has the worst chance on RPRs in this British debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Blow Your Wad	5/4	6/5	6/5
Doyen Quest	5/2	5/2	5/2
Matterhorn	5/1	11/2	5/1
Mahons Glory	15/2	13/2	15/2
Teddy Blue	14/1	12/1	14/1
Etalon	-	-	-
Ventura Highway	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Blow Your Wad

51.2

OR: 25.3 Form: 13.4 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Doyen Quest

40.5

OR: 23.3 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Mahons Glory

34.6

OR: 22.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Etalon

31.6

OR: 23.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0

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Teddy Blue

30.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Matterhorn

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Ventura Highway

21.3

OR: 19.8 Form: 1.6 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blow Your Wad	151	163	150
Matterhorn	146	162	147
Etalon	144	161	158
Doyen Quest	143	158	142
Mahons Glory	139	156	148
Teddy Blue	135	146	140
Ventura Highway	129	138	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Doyen Quest	15d ago	Fit
Mahons Glory	15d ago	Fit
Teddy Blue	15d ago	Fit
Matterhorn	19d ago	Fit
Blow Your Wad	23d ago	Fit
Etalon	63d ago	Fresh
Ventura Highway	137d ago	Long break