Read Nicky Henderson's Weekly Unibet Blog Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Sandown

1:50

Date 2025-01-04

Distance 2m4f10y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £20,812

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Etalon br Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	158	—	17-595	135	153	103	21d	—	—	+6	27.9	3/1 25%
Highly likely to come good again at some point this term, but perhaps not today over 2m4f
8	Hunter Legend b Ned Fox(3) · Venetia Williams	Ned Fox(3) · Venetia Williams	142	—	11-721	119	153	130	7d	—	—	+5	22.3	4/1 20%
Won by nearly 8l when well backed at Leicester (2m4f) last Saturday; now 8lb higher
6	Jupiter Du Gite b Freddie Mitchell(5) · Gary & Josh Moore	Freddie Mitchell(5) · Gary & Josh Moore	149	h	214-23	126	154	139	29d	—	—	+6	24.2	9/2 18%
Headstrong front-runner; latest start was a bold show here when tried over 3m; player
5	Roccovango br Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	150	p	1-1121	127	149	114	41d	—	—	+14	31.3	5/1 17%
Very nearly 5-5 in the cheekpieces; return to 2m4f should be okay and he has more to give
4	Triple Trade b Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	150	p	85-644	127	152	104	21d	—	—	+9	23.3	11/2 15%
Has not fired on all cylinders this term but moving back in the right direction
7	Carbon King bl Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	145	t	F1-945	122	153	93	14d	—	—	+13	19.9	16/1 6%
Very hit and miss last season; could be building back up to something off a good mark
1	Unexpected Party gr Tristan Durrell(3) · Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell(3) · Dan Skelton	168	t	1P-524	145	150	123	50d	—	—	+19	25.5	12/1 8%
Landed 2m Grand Annual at Cheltenham (soft; 7lb higher today) last March; well beaten here
3	Hubrisko b Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	157	t	2291-7	134	151	-	35d	—	—	+18	22.2	22/1 4%
Ex-Willie Mullins; second run for this yard, probably best watched for the time being

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Etalon	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	5/2
Hunter Legend	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Jupiter Du Gite	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Roccovango	5/1	5/1	7/2	9/2	9/2
Triple Trade	9/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Carbon King	16/1	16/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Unexpected Party	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hubrisko	22/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Roccovango

31.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5

5/1

2nd

Etalon

27.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Unexpected Party

25.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Jupiter Du Gite

24.2

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Triple Trade

23.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Hunter Legend

22.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Hubrisko

22.2

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Carbon King

19.9

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Unexpected Party Top Rated	145	150	123
Etalon	135	153	103
Hubrisko	134	151	—
Roccovango	127	149	114
Triple Trade	127	152	104
Jupiter Du Gite	126	154	139
Carbon King	122	153	93
Hunter Legend	119	153	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Etalon	21d ago	Fit
Hunter Legend	7d ago	Quick return
Jupiter Du Gite	29d ago	Fit
Roccovango	41d ago	Fit
Triple Trade	21d ago	Fit
Carbon King	14d ago	Fit
Unexpected Party	50d ago	Fresh
Hubrisko	35d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

Loading going stats…

Previous Meetings

Loading…