2025 BetVictor Handicap Chase Betting Odds at Newbury racecourse

Saturday, 22 March 2025

The going is set to be good to soft at Newbury on Saturday, with the BetVictor Handicap Chase being run over two miles and four furlongs. The horse racing betting sites make it a wide open encounter, with all the runners priced at 6/1 or bigger, with Bucksy Des Epeires, Heltenham and Saint Segal among the leading contenders.

There’s also the prospect of King’s Threshold landing a third consecutive victory, with the eight-year-old looking like a solid each-way prospect. Bob Bob Ricard was successful last time out and the seven-year-old has claims, with Theatre Man aiming to build on two fourth-placed finishes which have been notched so far.

2025 BetVictor Handicap Chase Tips

Bucksy Des Epeires was last in a previous showing, although the Venetia Williams-trained charge is among the favourites when it comes to the BetVictor Handicap Chase. The six-year-old was underwhelming at Leicester, although there was a solid display at Doncaster in December when finishing second out of nine runners.

Heltenham has yet to land a victory this season, with Dan Skelton hoping that there’s improvement from an eight-year-old who was pulled up at Kempton last month. Previously to this, the horse was second last in a race at Aintree in December, with the horse among the top weights which could mean this is a difficult assignment.

Saint Segal looks a more backable type based on form, with Jane Williams saddling a horse who was third out of fourteen runners at Newbury Racecourse. That outing was at the beginning of March, with that coming after a second-placed finish at Musselburgh the previous month. There was also a success at Newbury in December where five other charges were fended off.

King’s Threshold ticks plenty of boxes, with Emma Lavelle saddling a runner who was able to land back to back successes coming into this race. The horse looks favourably handicapped, with the latest success coming at Warwick where seven other runners were beaten. That came after a win at Huntingdon and four other horses were dismissed then.