Sandown Races
Sandown
13:25
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.60 £1.80 £1.70
Exacta: £18.40
Tricast: £75.76
Trifecta: £97.80
Non-Runners: Springs A Girl (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Sole Solution (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Venetia Williams | 165 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Made virtually all - briefly headed before 1st - not fluent 2nd - jumped right 2 out - soon faced challenge - clear with one other approaching last - kept on well run-in - gamely(tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Kalif d'Airy (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 154 lbs | 11/2 | - | In rear - steady headway from 3 out - challenging after 2 out - went clear with winner approaching last - wandered around but kept on run-in - just held(op 5/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Just Lucky Sivola (FR) | 5 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 5/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - went third before last - soon weakened(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Grand Geste (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 162 lbs | 8/1 | - | Raced in second - briefly led before 1st - not fluent 2nd - lost second 2 out - soon lost third and weakened(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | In Limbo (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Ben Ffrench Davis
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Chris Down | 161 lbs | 9/1 | - | Towards rear - in touch with leaders 2nd - disputing second before 2 out - soon weakened(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | |
| PU | 9 | Old Time Chaser (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 150 lbs | 5/1 | - | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - soon towards rear - struggling after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 6/1) | ||
| PU | 1 | De Kingpin (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 168 lbs | 15/2 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - struggling after 3 out - pulled up 2 out (trainers rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - which was officially described as heavy - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| PU | 8 | Leech (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 150 lbs | 20/1 | - | In rear - mistake 3rd - not fluent 4th - struggling after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 18/1) |