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Scilly Isles Novices Chase
The Scilly Isles Novices Chase is a Grade 1 novices’ steeplechase run annually at Sandown Park Racecourse. The race is run over a distance of 2 miles 4½ furlongs and requires participants to clear 17 fences on their way to the finishing post.
Entry to the Scilly Isles Novices Chase is open to racehorses over the age of 5. While the quality of the field can be variable, the race has featured racehorses that went on to win widespread acclaim in other major Grade 1 races.
Many trainers use the event to prepare their novices for the Royal and SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Scilly Isles Novices Chase Betting Tips
- 7-year-olds have traditionally been the age group that have dominated the Scilly Isles Novices Chase, with a win rate of over 60%. Horses older than 7 rarely win the race with most winners aged between 5 and 7.
- In recent years trainer Paul Nicholls has built up an exceptional record in the Scilly Isles Novices Chase. His entries are therefore worthy of serious consideration in the Scilly Isles Novices Chase betting markets.
- Half of the Scilly Isles Novices Chase winners in the last decade entered the race as antepost favourites. Winners generally tend to come in at short odds, with the majority of recent race winners priced below 4/1.
- The short odds of the majority of Scilly Isles Novices Chase winners suggest that punters should look to avoid placing each-way bets on the race. Punters looking for safer bets can look to put place bets on lower priced entries.
- Our odds comparison service can be used to track down the best prices on the short-odds entries in the Scilly Isles Novices Chase.
Scilly Isles Novices Chase History
The Scilly Isles Novices Chase dates back to 1964. The race immediately proved itself as a nursery for Cheltenham Festival winners when inaugural champion Buona Notte went on to take the RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Some of national hunt racing’s greatest racehorses won the Scilly Isles Novices Chase before going on to win major races. Amongst the greatest champions produced by the race was Best Mate, who went on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice.
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