15:42 Sandown

Saturday 31 January 2026

All12:2012:5513:2514:0214:4015:1015:42

Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 6m 34.20s

1^st

Pic Roc

810-7

7/2

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

In touch with leaders, prominent 3rd, led 6th, went clear after 9th, jumped left 10th, reduced advantage before 12th, not fluent 15th, went clear from 4 out, edged left from last, easily op 10/3

2^nd

Hunter Legend

910-2

10/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (5)

Held up in rear, in touch with leaders 8th, headway to chase leaders after 11th, went second after 12th, chased clear winner from 4 out, kept on one pace tchd 8/1

3^rd

Fortunate Man

710-2

11/10f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: H Cobden

Prominent, lost place 2nd, pecked 6th, in touch with leaders 9th, pecked 12th, slow next, went third approaching 3 out, held from next op 11/8

4^th

Blackjack Magic

1110-3

12/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, lost place after 11th, went third 17th, lost third approaching 3 out, soon faded tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Mr Vango

1012-0

4/1

T: S BradstockJ: Jack Tudor

Led, headed 6th, slow and pushed along briefly after 8th, short of room on bend and lost second after 12th, not fluent next, soon pushed along, struggling when ridden after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 3/1

Nassalam

911-4

18/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn

Jumped left, in touch with leaders, pecked 6th, dropped to rear 8th, not fluent 10th, ridden 18th, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.10, £3.50EX:£27.50Trifecta:£54.60SF:£32.76Swingers:£3.70, £1.40, £2.70

Forecasts

Fortunate Man (11/10), Pic Roc (7/2), Mr Vango (4/1), Hunter Legend (10/1), Blackjack Magic (12/1), Nassalam (18/1)

MR VANGO proved better than ever last season, winning all 3 starts, and picked up where he left off when just denied in the Becher at Aintree in December. He is taken to add to his tally, though Fortunate Man got back on the up when making a successful return and is respected, with Pic Roc also in the mix.

MR VANGO (IRE)
FORTUNATE MAN (IRE)
PIC ROC (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

O'Connell

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 9

J: G Sheehan | T: J Parkinson & S Smith

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00