2025-03-08 Sandown 13:50
Sandown

European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier H'cap) (GBB)

Distance: 2m3f173y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £45,016

Runners: 16

Winning time: 5m 7.60s (slow by 16.60s)

Age: 4-7yo

Class: Class 1

9 Laurens Bay

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:123 SP:33/1

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)

2 nk

4 Off The Jury

J:Mr David Maxwell T:Alan King

Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:126 SP:28/1

Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - good jump 2 out - soon went third - ridden and led narrowly run-in - headed final strides

3 ½ ¾

2 Meetmebythesea

J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Ben Pauling

Age:5 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:128 SP:100/30

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)

4 3¾ 4½

17 Malinificent

J:Sean Bowen T:Warren Greatrex

Age:5 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:114 SP:14/1

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)

5 8 12½

11 Not So Woolly

J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:118 SP:14/1

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)

6 ½ 13

13 Disco Davis

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:116 SP:33/1

Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - disputing fourth last - no extra final 110yds(op 50/1)

7 6 19

16 Followcato

J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:114 SP:25/1

Raced wide - midfield - not fluent and in rear 4th - struggling when jumped right 3 out - weakening when slightly hampered last

8 7½ 26½

3 Kepler's Law

J:Brian Hughes T:L J Morgan

Age:6 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:128 SP:8/1

Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - weakened after 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

9 11 37½

6 Belliano

J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:125 SP:11/4F

Prominent - jumped left 1st - weakened before 2 out(op 5/2)

10 5 42½

8 It's Hard To Know

J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling

Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:124 SP:18/1

Soon led at steady pace - disputed lead 2nd - pressed leader 5 out - weakened from 2 out(op 16/1)

14 Aviation

J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham

Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:116 SP:28/1

Prominent - mistake 1st - lost position before 4th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up home turn(op 33/1)

1 The Kemble Brewery

J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:129 SP:10/1

Towards rear on inner - headway from 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1)

12 Silver Thorn

J:Jonathan Burke T:Emma Lavelle

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:118 SP:20/1

Always behind - pushed along briefly after 3rd - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)

18 Ken Roy

J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:114 SP:80/1

Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out

5 George's Lad

J:Liam Harrison T:Emma Lavelle

Age:5 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:126 SP:13/2

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)

10 Elysian Knight

J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland

Age:6 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:121 SP:14/1

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)

Illegal d'Ainay

J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon

Age:7 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:116 SP: -

Peso

J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:125 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £41

Tote place: £4.60 £6.20 £1.60

Exacta: £1122.40

Trifecta: £9086.60

Tricast: £3894.70

CSF: £757.04