13:25 Sandown

Saturday 1 February 2025

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:0715:4216:12

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 29.98s

1^st

Sole Solution

711-11

3/1f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Made all, led narrowly, forged on home turn, jumped right 2 out, soon ridden and faced strong challenge, kept on gamely, always just holding runner-up (4th hurdle back straight omitted both circuits) tchd 11/4

2^nd

Kalif D'airy

511-0

11/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn

In rear, smooth headway home turn, went 4th before 2 out, strongly pressed leader after 2 out, pushed along and every chance last, stayed on run-in, always just held, well clear of rest op 5/1 tchd 6/1

3^rd

Just Lucky Sivola

611-9

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Tracked leaders, mistake 6th, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, no impression and ran on one pace before last op 9/2 tchd 4/1

4^th

Grand Geste

611-8

8/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: G Sheehan

Pressed leader, pushed along after omitted 3 out, kept on until ridden and weakened after 2 out op 9/1

5^th

In Limbo

711-12

9/1

T: C J DownJ: Ben Ffrench-Davis (5)

Towards rear, soon prominent, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

De Kingpin

612-0

15/2

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders, ridden and dropped away before 2 out, pulled up op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

Leech

610-10

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

In rear on outer, cajoled along at times, mistake 4th, pushed along and struggling home turn, soon pulled up tchd 18/1

Old Time Chaser

710-10

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent on outer, mid-division 2nd, dropped away tamely home turn, pulled up op 6/1

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Non-Runners

Springs A Girl⁴⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: Daire James McConville

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £1.80, £1.70EX:£18.40Trifecta:£97.80Tricast:£75.76SF:£18.96Swingers:£3.60, £3.30, £4.60

Forecasts

Sole Solution (3/1), Just Lucky Sivola (5/1), Old Time Chaser (5/1), Kalif D'airy (11/2), De Kingpin (15/2), Grand Geste (8/1), Springs A Girl (8/1), In Limbo (9/1), Leech (20/1)

JUST LUCKY SIVOLA failed to stay 3m on his Ascot handicap debut just before Christmas and can show his mark is manageable back over shorter. Recent Hereford novice winner Sole Solution should have more to offer in handicaps and is second choice ahead of Kalif d'Airy.

JUST LUCKY SIVOLA (FR)
SOLE SOLUTION (IRE)
KALIF D'AIRY (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Jingko Blue

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 5

J: James Bowen | T: N J Henderson

16/5

Prize Money

1st: £9,105.002nd: £4,186.003rd: £2,093.004th: £1,046.005th: £523.006th: £261.00