Virgin Bet A Good Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Sandown · Saturday, 31 Jan · 17:25
· 2m 4f 15y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:25
Off time
5
Runners
Soft (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
RISK DE PLUIE (FR
🥈 Second
SOLDIEROFTHESTORM (IRE
🥉 Third
EL GRANJERO (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
4.60
18/5
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
17
16/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
El Granjero (G)
[P]
Reliable sort who sole start in Irish points and has improved as a chaser, runner-up in two of his 3 starts over fences to date, latterly when jumping better in a 3m novice chase at Exeter. Likely testing conditions should offset this drop…
|
R Patrick | C Boultbee-Brooks | 7 | 74.4 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Mon Champion (G)
Fairly useful French hurdles winner. Back to something like his best returned to more testing conditions, edging ahead on line to land a 5-runner 2m chase at Hereford (soft) on Monday. Not yet fully exposed for top yard and merits respect …
|
Non Runner | P F Nicholls | 6 | 72.1 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Soldierofthestorm (G)
Lengthy gelding who landed a gamble when winning a 14-runner handicap hurdle on return at Catterick last month. Advanced his form first time up over fences when clear second at Hereford (20.9f, soft) last time (suited by the way the race d…
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 8 | 71.2 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Norn Iron (G)
[T1]
Finished ahead of a pair of next-time-out winners when second on chase debut at Warwick (soft) but undone by his jumping faced with sharper test a Windsor (16.2f, good) on New Year's Day. Tongue strap on first time and may be seen to bette…
|
H Cobden | Harry Derham | 8 | 70.3 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Risk De Pluie (G)
FAV
[T]
Winning pointer/hurdler who has shaped well under positive tactics and maintained his run of good form when ridden with more restraint to finish third at Exeter (17.5f, soft) last time. Track/step back up in trip will play to his strengths…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | Ben Clarke | 7 | 69.9 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Lylian (G)
Bright start to his chase career in France last summer (changed hands for €95,000) but has shaped with little promise on either start for new yard (who also saddle Rip Wheeler). Handicapper has been quick to relent but remains to be seen i…
|
Freddie Mitchell | G & J Moore | 5 | 68.5 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Rip Wheeler (G)
[B1]
Winning pointer from a family Moore stable knows well. Progressive over hurdles and continued in a similar vein when making it 2-2 over fences at Lingfield (2½m) in November. Some mitigation for disappointing hat-trick bid the following mo…
|
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore | 6 | 65.8 kg |
4.60
18/5
|
Betting forecast: Risk De Pluie (9/4), Norn Iron (11/4), El Granjero (3/1), Rip Wheeler (18/5), Soldierofthestorm (6/1), Mon Champion (8/1), Lylian (16/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 10406.0 GBP |
| P2 | 4784.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2392.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1196.0 GBP |
| P5 | 598.0 GBP |
| P6 | 298.0 GBP |