Sandown
13:50
bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.10 Place: £2.70 £3.50 £2.70 Exacta: £123.80 Tricast: £1587.94 Trifecta: £881.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Mark Of Gold (GB) 7 G Good Gary & Josh Moore 168 lbs 11/1 Won Prominent - went second 7th - pushed along after 3 out - led before last - ridden out(op 12/1)
2nd 5 Mahons Glory (IRE) 8 G AVG Dylan Cunha 161 lbs 14/1 .75 Jumped left on occasions - led - 4 lengths ahead when jumped badly left 3 out - headed before last - rallying towards finish (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed throughout)(op 10/1)
3rd 7 Inedit Star (FR) 7 G Poor Nick Kent 148 lbs 10/1 1.25 Midfield - headway and prominent 4th - not fluent 2 out - 4 lengths down last - stayed on(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 8 Eyed (GB) 8 G AVG Hughie Morrison 149 lbs 100/30 2.25 In rear - headway 8th - outpaced 2 out - switched right approaching last - stayed on run-in (vet said gelding lost right fore shoe)(op 4/1)
5th 3 Bad (FR) 5 G AVG Ben Pauling 163 lbs 20/1 .5 Midfield - lost position 8th - headway 2 out - no impression run-in(op 16/1)
6th 6 Pic Roc (IRE) 7 G AVG Ben Pauling 159 lbs 12/1 3.25 Prominent - weakened 2 out - switched right approaching last(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
7th 4 Riskintheground (IRE) 7 G AVG Dan Skelton 163 lbs 8/1 5.5 Held up in rear - weakened from 2 out(op 11/2)
8th 2 Insurrection (IRE) 8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 165 lbs 15/2 33 Prominent - dropped to midfield 4th - weakened 3 out(tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
9th 9 Classic Anthem (IRE) 7 G AVG Jim Boyle 147 lbs 2/1F 21 In rear - stumbled badly 1st - weakened 2 out - tailed off (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran flat; jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)