2026 Unibet Veterans Handicap Chase Betting Odds at Sandown Park racecourse

Saturday, 03 January 2026

A number of the market leaders for the Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase are trading at a similar price, with some familiar names battling it out for victory. Gustavian is a talented eleven-year-old who might enjoy a final hurrah at Sandown Park and he was able to score last time out. However, others might prefer the chances of Le Milos.

Dan Skelton saddles a veteran who has enjoyed plenty of success throughout a long career, with Credo having produced a couple of solid efforts thus far this term. Copperhead is an even older adversary who was seventh last time out, with Nocte Volatus and Does He Know successful in a previous showing and gunning for success.

2026 Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase Betting Tips

Gustavian is trained by Anthony Honeyball and the horse was last seen winning at Wincanton in November. The 11/2 chance was able to enjoy a massive nine and a half length success over three miles and one furlong, with the horse making all on that occasion. Perhaps wind surgery has given the runner a new lease of life after underwhelming at Newbury.

Le Milos has run plenty of times this term with mixed results. Back in May, there was a victory at Fakenham although there was an October performance when the horse finished fifth out of seven. The runner was then pulled up at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse in November before only manage to wind up sixth out of eight runners in a Cheltenham handicap chase.

Credo was third and fourth in the two seasonal outings to date, with the former effort coming in the same race as Gustavian's success when struggling to have the pace to challenge at Wincanton. The horse was better at odds of 25/1 when the charge ran really well over three miles, five and a half furlongs. Perhaps this is the each-way value in the race.

Copperhead has had an illustrious career and Joe Tizzard will hope that his twelve-year-old is able to stay the course in this Saturday encounter. The two miles, four a half furlongs might have been a bit too stiff last time out at Cheltenham when finishing seventh out of eight runners. That came after a long lay-off, stemming back to Exeter where the runner was well behind winner Credo.


2023 Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase Tips

Ramses De Teillee is the slight favourite to claim a victory in the 2023 Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase, with the eleven-year-old having won the Racing TV Veterans' Handicap Chase at Warwick Racecourse in November. That was after a lengthy lay-off thanks to a wind surgery op, with the horse having had a decorated career which could yet have some mileage.

Snow Leopardess is trading at a single figure price based on previous exploits rather than current form, with Charlie Longsdon hoping that his horse is able to return to some kind of form. A strong performance in the Becher Handicap Chase at Aintree in December saw the runner finishes seventh out of twenty-two runners.

Prime Venture is a Welsh horse that has struggled to have an impact this season with two under-par performances at Ffos Las. Perhaps there will be an improvement in fortunes although Saint Xavier comes into this race with a win last time out and there was a solid victory in the Jewson Widnes Veterans' Handicap Chase.

Ballyandy will also have plenty of support and he was sent off as the 5/2 favourite in the Glenfarclas Veterans Handicap Chase at Cheltenham before finishing third. Ultimately, it’s about backing a horse that is going to get the three-mile trip and the ground will have plenty of cut at Sandown.