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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)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Laurens Bay (FR) 6 G Elite
Jamie Snowden 162 lbs 33/1 Won 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)
2nd 4 Off The Jury (IRE) 6 G Poor
Alan King 165 lbs 28/1 0.3 Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - good jump 2 out - soon went third - ridden and led narrowly run-in - headed final strides
3rd 2 Meetmebythesea (IRE) 5 G Elite
Ben Pauling 162 lbs 100/30 .5 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)
4th 17 Malinificent (IRE) 4 G Poor
Warren Greatrex 153 lbs 14/1 3.75 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)
5th 11 Not So Woolly (GB) 5 G Poor
Joe Tizzard 157 lbs 14/1 8 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)
6th 13 Disco Davis (FR) 6 G Poor
Dan Skelton 155 lbs 33/1 .5 Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - disputing fourth last - no extra final 110yds(op 50/1)
7th 16 Followcato (IRE) 5 G Poor
Ben Pauling 153 lbs 25/1 6 Raced wide - midfield - not fluent and in rear 4th - struggling when jumped right 3 out - weakening when slightly hampered last
8th 3 Kepler's Law (GB) 5 G AVG
L J Morgan 167 lbs 8/1 7.5 Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - weakened after 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
9th 6 Belliano (GB) 6 G Elite
Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 11/4F 11 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)
10th 8 It's Hard To Know (IRE) 6 G Elite
Ben Pauling 163 lbs 18/1 5 Soon led at steady pace - disputed lead 2nd - pressed leader 5 out - weakened from 2 out(op 16/1)
99th 5 George's Lad (IRE) 4 G AVG
Emma Lavelle 165 lbs 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)
99th 14 Aviation (IRE) 6 G AVG
Lucy Wadham 155 lbs 28/1 - Prominent - mistake 1st - lost position before 4th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up home turn(op 33/1)
99th 1 The Kemble Brewery (GB) 6 G Elite
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 168 lbs 10/1 - Towards rear on inner - headway from 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1)
99th 12 Silver Thorn (GB) 6 G AVG
Emma Lavelle 157 lbs 20/1 - Always behind - pushed along briefly after 3rd - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)
99th 18 Ken Roy (IRE) 5 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 150 lbs 80/1 - Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
99th 10 Elysian Knight (GB) 5 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 160 lbs 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)