13:50 Sandown

Saturday 8 March 2025

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

  • 4YO to 7YO  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 173y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 5m 7.6s
1st
Horse silk
9
33/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Held up well off the pace in rear-division, tailed off going to 2 out, still plenty to do jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, finished fast to lead final strides tchd 28/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
4
28/1
T: A KingJ: Mr D Maxwell
Waited with towards rear, steady headway before 2 out, chased leaders soon after 2 out, went 2nd at the last, urged along disputing lead and strong challenge run-in, led close home, headed final strides
3rd
Horse silk
½
2
10/3
T: B PaulingJ: Callum Pritchard (5)
Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd going well before 2 out, led between last two, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed and dropped to 3rd close home op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
17
14/1
T: W GreatrexJ: S Bowen
Soon tracking leader, led after 3rd, clear before 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, lost 2nd at the last, 3rd and well held run-in, outpaced into 4th final 110 yards op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
8
11
14/1
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, left moderate 4th and hampered by faller last, soon dropped to 6th op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
½
13
33/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, headway out wide when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and plugged on op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
6
16
25/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, never on terms after
8th
Horse silk
7 ½
3
8/1
T: L MorganJ: B S Hughes
Chased leaders out wide, ridden before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1
9th
Horse silk
11
6
611-10
11/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders on inside, weakened quickly before 2 out op 5/2
10th
Horse silk
5
8
18/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Led until before 3rd, chased leader, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened rapidly and soon behind op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
10/1
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up towards rear on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off and pulled up before last op 11/1
F
Horse silk
5
13/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Liam Harrison
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, 4th and looking held when fell last op 5/1
PU
Horse silk
10
14/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell
Raced on inside, never closer than mid-division, weakened rapidly and towards rear 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
12
20/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: J J Burke
Always rear-division, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 22/1
PU
Horse silk
14
28/1
T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon
Wide in mid-division when jumped slowly 2nd, towards rear after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
18
610-13
80/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (3)
Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, weakened quickly home turn, soon pulled up

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Non-Runners

15
Horse silk
Illegal D'ainay48
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 7
T: C Gordon  J: Freddie Gordon
NR
7
Horse silk
Peso44
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£41.00Pl:£4.60, £6.20, £1.60, £3.30EX:£1,122.40Trifecta:£9,086.60Tricast:£3,894.70SF:£757.04Swingers:£171.70, £26.80, £29.30

Forecasts

Belliano (11/4), Meetmebythesea (10/3), George's Lad (13/2), Kepler's Law (8/1), The Kemble Brewery (10/1), Malinificent (14/1), Not So Woolly (14/1), Peso (14/1), Elysian Knight (14/1), It's Hard To Know (18/1), Silver Thorn (20/1), Followcato (25/1), Off The Jury (28/1), Aviation (28/1), Laurens Bay (33/1), Disco Davis (33/1), Illegal D'ainay (33/1), Ken Roy (80/1)

Verdict

Fiercely competitive as usual. BELLIANO has created a good impression when winning his last 2 starts and is taken to provide Paul Nicholls with a third success in this since 2020. Ben Pauling won this last year and has a strong hand again, courtesy of Meetmebythesea and Followcato. George's Lad and Elysian Knight also make the shortlist.

  1. BELLIANO
  2. MEETMEBYTHESEA (IRE)
  3. FOLLOWCATO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Champagne Twist
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 6
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £45,016.002nd: £16,960.003rd: £8,488.004th: £4,240.005th: £2,128.006th: £1,064.007th: £528.008th: £272.00
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