Sandown
13:50
bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £18.80 Place: £3.70 £2.50 £2.40 Exacta: £214.80 Tricast: £882.63 Trifecta: £1736.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Helnwein (IRE) 6 G AVG Alan King 153 lbs 14/1 Won In touch with leaders on inner - smooth headway before 2 out - pushed along and went second last - ridden and led run-in - faced challenge towards finish - kept on well(tchd 12/1)
2nd 9 Be Aware (FR) 6 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 8/1 .5 Held up in midfield - headway before 2 out - ridden approaching last - went fourth last - ridden and edged right run-in - kept on well - went second and challenging towards finish (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 13/2)
3rd 3 Steel Ally (FR) 6 G AVG Sam Thomas 163 lbs 7/1 1 Led narrowly - shaken up after 2 out - ridden and headed run-in - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 17/2)
4th 20 Yellow Star (FR) 4 G Poor Gary Moore 139 lbs 80/1 1.5 Pressed leader - pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 100/1)
5th 7 Secret Squirrel (GB) 6 G Good Hughie Morrison 158 lbs 7/2F 4.25 Prominent on outer - took keen hold early - ridden and 2 lengths down when mistake last - soon weakened(op 4/1)
6th 5 Act Of Authority (FR) 6 G Good Olly Murphy 161 lbs 28/1 1.25 Midfield - outpaced after 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 33/1)
7th 4 Fiercely Proud (IRE) 6 G Good Ben Pauling 162 lbs 15/2 0.3 Towards rear - headway 2 out - no impression run-in(op 8/1)
8th 16 An Bradan Feasa (IRE) 4 G AVG Jack Jones 147 lbs 22/1 0.2 Midfield - some headway after 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 25/1)
9th 13 Court In The Act (IRE) 5 G Good Harry Derham 151 lbs 12/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and edged left - weakened run-in(tchd 14/1)
10th 15 Diamond Dice (IRE) 5 G Poor Jonjo O'Neill 147 lbs 100/1 0.3 Never better than midfield(tchd 125/1)
11th 8 Lario (GER) 6 G AVG Harry Derham 157 lbs 25/1 3 Towards rear - never on terms(op 22/1)
12th 2 Cannock Park (GB) 6 G AVG Paul Robson 163 lbs 14/1 5.5 Prominent - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 16/1)
13th 18 Just One Surf (FR) 5 G AVG Warren Greatrex 143 lbs 50/1 7 In touch with leaders on outer - weakened after 2 out(op 40/1)
14th 1 Panjari (IRE) 5 G Good Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 22/1 5.5 Held up in midfield - weakened after 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as good - good to soft in places - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 20/1)
15th 11 Geezer Rockstar (IRE) 5 G AVG Harry Fry 153 lbs 14/1 3.75 In rear 3rd - slow jump and struggling from 3rd(tchd 16/1)
16th 6 Fire Flyer (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 17/2 16 Midfield on outer - weakened quickly before 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(tchd 9/1)
17th 14 King Of Tara (GB) 6 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 148 lbs 66/1 15 Towards rear throughout (vet reported gelding sustained a wound to his left-fore)(op 40/1)
99th 17 Goonhilly (IRE) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 141 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear - mistake and jockey lost irons 5th - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(tchd 28/1)
99th 10 The Good Doctor (FR) 6 G AVG Ben Pauling 154 lbs 40/1 - Prominent on outer - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 66/1)
99th 19 Maasai Mara (GB) 5 G AVG John O'Shea 143 lbs 12/1 - Whipped round start - refused to race(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)