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Sandown
14:25
Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.10 £2.20 £2.60 Exacta: £72.80 Tricast: £354.82 Trifecta: £916.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Go Dante (GB) 8 G Good
Olly Murphy 148 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders on outer - ridden and headway approaching last - went second last - kept on well and led towards finish(op 13/2)
2nd 8 Wreckless Eric (GB) 5 G Good
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 148 lbs 7/1 .5 Prominent - ridden approaching last - bit short of room just before last - hit last - ran on well final 110yds - went second final strides(op 8/1)
3rd 12 Afadil (FR) 5 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 140 lbs 8/1 0.1 Prominent on inner - switched left and went third just after 2 out - led just before last - edged right and ridden run-in - headed and no extra towards finish - lost second final strides(op 5/1)
4th 11 Tintintin (FR) 5 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 145 lbs 18/1 0.3 Towards rear - pushed along and still plenty to do before 2 out - headway from 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on and went fourth final strides(tchd 20/1)
5th 2 Knickerbockerglory (IRE) 9 G Good
Dan Skelton 160 lbs 16/1 .75 Disputed lead - led after 2nd - ridden and headed just before last - no extra when bit short of room final strides(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 7 To Chase A Dream (GB) 6 G Good
Paul Collins 149 lbs 18/1 1.75 Held up in midfield - outpaced and towards rear before 2 out - rallied after 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 25/1)
7th 10 Spirits Bay (GB) 7 G Good
Nigel Twiston-Davies 146 lbs 11/1 1.25 Midfield - headway 2 out - no extra run-in(op 15/2)
8th 16 We're Red And Blue (GB) 5 G Good
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 142 lbs 28/1 0.3 Disputed lead - raced in second after 2nd - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
9th 15 Sorceleur (FR) 4 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 142 lbs 16/1 .5 In rear - stayed on after 2 out - never dangerous
10th 17 Big Ginge (IRE) 4 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 135 lbs 28/1 .75 Never better than midfield(op 33/1)
11th 5 Ooh Betty (IRE) 6 M AVG
Ben Clarke 153 lbs 8/1 3.5 Never better than midfield(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
12th 14 Tapley (GB) 7 G AVG
Suzy Smith 135 lbs 66/1 .5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 50/1)
13th 3 Bo Zenith (FR) 6 G Good
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 5/1F .75 Always behind (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than rider's report that gelding was never travelling)(op 6/1)
14th 6 Hardy Du Seuil (FR) 8 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 143 lbs 18/1 1.75 Pressed leaders on outer - hit 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 20/1 and tchd 22/1)
15th 1 Lump Sum (FR) 7 G Good
Sam Thomas 165 lbs 8/1 3 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 15/2)
16th 13 King William Rufus (FR) 7 G AVG
Chris Gordon 142 lbs 25/1 3.5 Disputed lead - pressed leaders after 2nd - hit 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
17th 4 Batman Girac (FR) 4 G Poor
W P Mullins 156 lbs 22/1 57 Always behind(op 16/1)