Saturday TV Trends: 31st Jan 2026
Sandown, Musselburgh provide the LIVE ITV action this Saturday on the UK front, while there is top action at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown this weekend too.
At Sandown, we’ve five LIVE ITV races that include the Grade One Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase (2:40), while there are an additional three races north of the border at Musselburgh to take in.
These includes the Scottish County Hurdle (1:43pm) - a race the Paul Nicholls-trained Afadil won in 2024 and is back for more.
While at Leopardstown, the Irish Gold Cup is their main race today.
As always, here at GEEGEEZ we've got all the races covered from a trends angle - on Saturday 1st February 2025.
Sandown Horse Racing Betting Trends (ITV/RacingTV)
12:55 – Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl3 (4yo+ 0-125) 2m4f ITV
10/10 – Carried 11st or more
10/10 – Won between 0-1 times before (hurdles)
10/10 – Ran in the last 8 weeks
10/10 – Returned 7/1 or shorter in the betting
9/10 – Carried 11st 4lbs or more
9/10 – Placed favourites
8/10 – Didn’t win last time out
8/10 – Aged 5 or 6 years-old
6/10 – Irish bred
4/10– Winning favourite
2/10 – Had run at the track before
2/10 – Ridden by James Bowen (2 of the last 4)
2/10 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
1:25 – Virgin Bet A Good Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl3 (5yo+ 0-125) 2m4f ITV
No past runnings
2:02 – Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase Cl2 1m7f119y ITV
19/19 – Priced 11/1 or shorter
19/19 – Raced within the last 8 weeks
16/19 – Had won between 1-4 times over fences before
15/19 – Aged 9 or younger
14/19 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
13/19 – Had run over fences at Sandown before (5 won)
12/19 – Raced within the last 4 weeks
12/19 – Winning distance – 2 lengths or more
10/19 – Winners that went onto run at that season’s Cheltenham Festival (no winners)
9/19 – Winners that went to race in that season’s Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase
7/19 – Raced at Sandown last time out
7/19 – French bred
7/19 – Came from outside the top 4 in the betting
5/19 – Aged 7 years-old
4/19 – Had an official rating of exactly 125
4/19 – Winning favourites
3/19 – Won last time out
3/19 – Trained by Paul Nicholls (3 of last 7)
3/19 – Ridden by Harry Cobden (3 of last 7)
3/19 – Trained by Venetia Williams
2/19 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
2/19 – Trained by Kerry Lee (2 of the last 9)
The last 12 winners carried 10-12 or more
10 of the last 12 winners carried 11-2 or more
Gunsight Ridge (11/1) won the race in 2025
Owner Johnny de la Hey has won 3 of the last 7
2:40 – Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices´ Chase (Grade 1) Cl1 2m4f110y ITV
22/22 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
21/22 – Won no more than 3 times over fences before
20/22 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
20/22 – Raced within the last 6 weeks
20/22 – Finished in the top 2 last time out
19/22 – Priced 9/2 or shorter in the betting
19/22 – Aged 7 or younger
19/22 – Won between 1-3 times over fences before
16/22 – Winners that went onto run at that season’s Cheltenham Festival (2 winners, Defi Du Seuil, JLT Novices’ Chase, L’Homme Presse, Brown Advisory)
16/22 – Placed favourites
14/22 – Winning distance – 2 lengths or more
13/22 – French bred
12/22 – Winning favourites
8/22 – Aged 7 years-old
8/22 – Irish bred
7/22 – Ran at Cheltenham last time out
6/22 – Winners that went onto finish in the top 5 in the Brown Advisory Chase (1 winner, L’Homme Presse)
5/22 – Trained by Nicky Henderson (6 in total)
4/22 – Trained by Paul Nicholls
5/22– Had run over fences at Sandown before
Owner Simon Munir and Isaac Souede have won 4 of the last 11
3:10 Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m7 1/2f ITV
10/10 - Ran in the last 6 weeks
9/10 - Won between 2-4 times
9/10 - Aged 8 or younger
8/10 - Returned between 5/1 and 10/1 in the betting
8/10 - Rated between 129-134
7/10 - Didn’t win last time out
7/10 - Irish bred
6/10 - Carried 10-10 or less in weight
6/10 - Unplaced favourites
4/10 - Ran at Kempton last time out
1/10 - Winning favourites
Trainer Venetia Williams has won 2 of the last 4 runnings
Trainer Jonjo O’Neill has won the last 2 runnings
Red Dirt Road (13/2) won this race in 2025
3:42 – Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase Cl2 3m110y ITV
20/22 – Carried 11-6 or less
20/22 – Had raced within the last 8 weeks
19/22 – Had won over at least 3m (fences) before
19/22 – Aged 9 or younger
17/22– Had won between 1-3 times over fences (UK) before
17/22 – Rated 139 or lower
14/22 – Irish-bred
13/22 – Came from outside the top 3 in the betting
12/22 – Placed last time out
10/22 – Had raced at Sandown before (5 won)
11/22 – Favourites placed in the top 4
7/22 – Winners that went onto run at that season’s Cheltenham Festival (no winners)
7/22 – Winning favourites
6/22 – Raced at either Sandown (3) or Haydock (3) last time out
5/22 – French-bred
3/22 – Winners that went onto finish unplaced in that season’s Grand National
2/22 – Trained by Lucy Wadham (2 of last 12)
2/22 – Trained by Venetia Williams (2 of last 12)
Trained by Philip Hobbs (2 of the last 6)
Musselburgh Horse Racing Betting Trends (ITV/RacingTV)
1:10 – bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (A Juvenile Hurdle) (Listed Race) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo) 1m 7 1/2f ITV
11/11 – Favs top 3 finish
11/11 – Ran in the last 8 weeks
10/11 – Top 4 finish last time out
10/11 – Ran in the last 6 weeks
9/11 – Returned 7/2 or shorter in the betting
8/11 – Top 2 finish last time out
8/11 – Won between 1-3 times (hurdles)
8/11 – Winning fav (1 joint)
7/11 - Had won over at least 2m (hurdles)
5/11 – Won at odds-on in the betting
4/11 – Trained by Paul Nicholls (4 of the last 9)
3/11 – Ridden by Harry Cobden (3 of the last 6)
3/11 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
1:43 - bet365 Scottish County Hurdle (A Handicap) (Listed Race) Cl1 1m7f124y ITV
17/18 – Had won over this trip before (hurdles)
16/18 – Returned 15/2 or shorter in the betting
12/18 – Won between 1-2 times over hurdles before
12/18 – Aged 6 years-old
12/18 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
11/18 – Former flat horses
11/18 – Favourites placed in the top 4
10/18 – Carried 11-0 or less
10/18 – Rated between 120-130
4/18 – Won last time out
3/18 – Winning favourites
3/18 - Trained by Paul Nicholls (3 of the last 8)
2/18 - Trained by Donald McCain (2 of the last 7)
5 of the last 9 winners were ridding by a claiming jockey
Afadil (10/3) won the race in 2024
Welsh Charger (14/1) won the race in 2025
2:20 - bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (For The Bowes-Lyon Trophy) Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+) 2m4f 1/2f
Just two previous runnings
The Kalooki Kid (2/1 fav) (Nicky Richards) won the race in 2025
Corrigeen Rock (11/2) (Lucinda Russell) won the race in 2024
Both winners aged 7
Both winners carried 10-9 to 10-11
Trainer Donald McCain has a 23% strike-rate with his chasers at the track
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