13:50 Sandown

Saturday 8 March 2025

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European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 7.60s

1^st

Laurens Bay

611-8

33/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Held up well off the pace in rear-division, tailed off going to 2 out, still plenty to do jumping the last, ran on strongly run-in, finished fast to lead final strides tchd 28/1

2^nd

Off The Jury

611-11

28/1

T: A KingJ: Mr D Maxwell

Waited with towards rear, steady headway before 2 out, chased leaders soon after 2 out, went 2nd at the last, urged along disputing lead and strong challenge run-in, led close home, headed final strides

3^rd

Meetmebythesea

511-13

10/3

T: B PaulingJ: Callum Pritchard (5)

Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd going well before 2 out, led between last two, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed and dropped to 3rd close home op 7/2

4^th

3 ¾

Malinificent

510-13

14/1

T: W GreatrexJ: S Bowen

Soon tracking leader, led after 3rd, clear before 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, lost 2nd at the last, 3rd and well held run-in, outpaced into 4th final 110 yards op 16/1

5^th

Not So Woolly

611-3

14/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, left moderate 4th and hampered by faller last, soon dropped to 6th op 16/1

6^th

Disco Davis

611-1

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway out wide when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and plugged on op 50/1

7^th

Followcato

610-13

25/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, never on terms after

8^th

7 ½

Kepler's Law

611-13

8/1

T: L MorganJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders out wide, ridden before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1

9^th

Belliano

611-10

11/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Chased leaders on inside, weakened quickly before 2 out op 5/2

10^th

It's Hard To Know

611-9

18/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Led until before 3rd, chased leader, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened rapidly and soon behind op 16/1

Also Ran

The Kemble Brewery

612-0

10/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up towards rear on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off and pulled up before last op 11/1

George's Lad

511-11

13/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Liam Harrison

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, 4th and looking held when fell last op 5/1

Elysian Knight

611-6

14/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Raced on inside, never closer than mid-division, weakened rapidly and towards rear 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 16/1

Silver Thorn

611-3

20/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: J J Burke

Always rear-division, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 22/1

Aviation

611-1

28/1

T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon

Wide in mid-division when jumped slowly 2nd, towards rear after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 33/1

Ken Roy

610-13

80/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, weakened quickly home turn, soon pulled up

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Non-Runners

Peso⁴⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Illegal D'ainay⁴⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: C Gordon J: Freddie Gordon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£41.00Pl:£4.60, £6.20, £1.60, £3.30EX:£1,122.40Trifecta:£9,086.60Tricast:£3,894.70SF:£757.04Swingers:£171.70, £26.80, £29.30

Forecasts

Belliano (11/4), Meetmebythesea (10/3), George's Lad (13/2), Kepler's Law (8/1), The Kemble Brewery (10/1), Malinificent (14/1), Not So Woolly (14/1), Peso (14/1), Elysian Knight (14/1), It's Hard To Know (18/1), Silver Thorn (20/1), Followcato (25/1), Off The Jury (28/1), Aviation (28/1), Laurens Bay (33/1), Disco Davis (33/1), Illegal D'ainay (33/1), Ken Roy (80/1)

Fiercely competitive as usual. BELLIANO has created a good impression when winning his last 2 starts and is taken to provide Paul Nicholls with a third success in this since 2020. Ben Pauling won this last year and has a strong hand again, courtesy of Meetmebythesea and Followcato. George's Lad and Elysian Knight also make the shortlist.

BELLIANO
MEETMEBYTHESEA (IRE)
FOLLOWCATO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Champagne Twist

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 6

J: Ben Jones | T: B Pauling

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £45,016.002nd: £16,960.003rd: £8,488.004th: £4,240.005th: £2,128.006th: £1,064.007th: £528.008th: £272.00