Sandown
13:50
European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier H'cap) (GBB)
Sandown Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £41 Place: £4.60 £6.20 £1.60 Exacta: £1122.40 Tricast: £3894.70 Trifecta: £9086.60
Non-Runners: Illegal d'Ainay (self certificate), Peso (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In rear - niggled along briefly after 3rd - outpaced 3 out - still plenty to do 2 out - ridden and headway approaching last - ran on well run-in - led final strides(tchd 28/1)
6 G Elite Jamie Snowden 162 lbs 33/1 Won
2nd
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - good jump 2 out - soon went third - ridden and led narrowly run-in - headed final strides
6 G Poor Alan King 165 lbs 28/1 0.3
3rd
Took keen hold - prominent - went second then switched left just before 2 out - led approaching last - headed run-in - briefly disputed lead towards finish - lost second final strides(op 7/2)
5 G Elite Ben Pauling 162 lbs 100/30 .5
4th
Prominent on outer - raced in second after 1st - disputed lead 2nd - led clearly 5 out - edged right just before 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened and lost third final 110yds(op 16/1)
4 G Poor Warren Greatrex 153 lbs 14/1 3.75
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5th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 1st - soon towards rear - not fluent 5 out - headway after 3 out - left in fourth then hampered last - soon no extra and lost fourth(op 16/1)
5 G Poor Joe Tizzard 157 lbs 14/1 8
6th
Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - disputing fourth last - no extra final 110yds(op 50/1)
6 G Poor Dan Skelton 155 lbs 33/1 .5
7th
Raced wide - midfield - not fluent and in rear 4th - struggling when jumped right 3 out - weakening when slightly hampered last
5 G AVG Ben Pauling 153 lbs 25/1 6
8th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - weakened after 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
5 G AVG L J Morgan 167 lbs 8/1 7.5
9th
Prominent - jumped left 1st - weakened before 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good to soft - good in places going - which in his opinion was riding tacky; trainer's rep said gelding bled from the nose)(op 5/2)
6 G Elite Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 11/4F 11
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10th
Soon led at steady pace - disputed lead 2nd - pressed leader 5 out - weakened from 2 out(op 16/1)
6 G Good Ben Pauling 163 lbs 18/1 5
99th
Took keen hold - midfield - headway when short of room and slightly hampered on turn after 3 out - briefly went second 2 out - 2 lengths fourth when fell last(op 5/1)
4 G AVG Emma Lavelle 165 lbs 13/2 -
99th
Prominent - mistake 1st - lost position before 4th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up home turn(op 33/1)
6 G AVG Lucy Wadham 155 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Towards rear on inner - headway from 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1)
6 G Elite Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 168 lbs 10/1 -
99th
Always behind - pushed along briefly after 3rd - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)
6 G Good Emma Lavelle 157 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 150 lbs 80/1 -
99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - lost position 5 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)
5 G AVG Neil Mulholland 160 lbs 14/1 -