Sandown
13:50
European Breeders' Fund Betfair "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Hcap) (GBB)
Sandown Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.80 Place: £2.10 £6.90 £3.90 Exacta: £230.90 Tricast: £2806.86 Trifecta: £6799.30
Non-Runners: The Boss Bear (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - held up in midfield 4th - smooth headway before 2 out - nudged along and led narrowly approaching last - pushed along and led clearly run-in - ridden briefly inside final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
5 G Elite Olly Murphy 165 lbs 9/2J Won
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2nd
Towards rear - headway on outer before 2 out - ridden run-in - stayed on and went second inside final 110yds
5 G AVG Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 165 lbs 33/1 2.75
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3rd
Towards rear - headway 2 out - went third and ridden last - stayed on
5 G Poor Olly Murphy 153 lbs 20/1 0.2
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4th
Prominent - led narrowly before 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra and lost two places inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
5 G Elite Jonjo & A J O'Neill 163 lbs 9/2J 1.75
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5th
Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 4th - not fluent 3 out - challenging 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
5 G Poor Dan Skelton 157 lbs 10/1 6
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6th
Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - pressed leader before 2 out - weakened last(op 15/2)
5 G AVG Jamie Snowden 162 lbs 13/2 6.5
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7th
Held up in midfield on outer - smooth headway before 2 out - weakened after 2 out (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)
4 G Good David Pipe 168 lbs 16/1 8.5
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8th
In rear - pushed along briefly after 3 out - some headway 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
5 G AVG Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 162 lbs 22/1 8.5
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9th
Midfield - weakened before 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 50/1)
4 G AVG Henrietta C Knight 153 lbs 28/1 1
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10th
Midfield - not fluent 4th - not fluent 5th - soon lost position - some headway on outer before 2 out - slow jump and weakened 2 out(op 11/1)
5 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 164 lbs 9/1 .5
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99th
Led narrowly - headed after 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 14/1)
6 G Poor Clive Boultbee-Brooks 154 lbs 12/1 -
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99th
Pressed leader - led narrowly after 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened quickly and pulled up(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
5 G Good Neil Mulholland 162 lbs 28/1 -
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99th
Prominent - took keen hold early - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
5 G AVG Nick Scholfield 157 lbs 25/1 -
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99th
Prominent - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(tchd 12/1)
4 G AVG Joe Tizzard 159 lbs 11/1 -
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99th
Always behind - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1)
3 G AVG Henrietta C Knight 155 lbs 40/1 -
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99th
Prominent - hit 6th - mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up before last(op 14/1)
4 G AVG Nicky Henderson 165 lbs 12/1 -
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99th
In touch with leaders on outer - lost position and mistake 5th - dropped to last 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft - heavy in places going and would prefer a firmer surface; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
4 G AVG Ben Pauling 155 lbs 10/1 -
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