13:50 Sandown

Saturday 7 March 2026

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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 16.23s

1^st

Scorpio Rising

611-11

9/2j

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, smooth headway before 2 out where went third, led approaching last travelling strongly, ridden out run-in, stayed on well, readily op 4/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Get On George

611-11

33/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny McMenamin

Rear mid-division, steady headway before 2 out, ridden in fifth before last, stayed on run-in, not trouble winner

3^rd

Gee Force Flyer

610-13

20/1

T: O MurphyJ: Kielan Woods

Towards rear, steady headway after 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, took third final flight, kept on one pace

4^th

1 ¾

Kaka's Cousin

611-9

9/2j

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

Tracked leaders, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra final 110yds run-in op 11/2

5^th

Unknown Entity

611-3

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, slow 2nd, closer after 3 out, pushed along in third 2 out, no extra approaching last op 11/2

6^th

6 ½

Cinquenta

611-8

13/2

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Towards rear, mid-division 5th, disputed third 3 out, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last op 15/2

7^th

8 ½

Gentleman Toboot

612-0

16/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Wore red hood to post, mid-division, closed before 2 out, pushed along and faded on run to last

8^th

8 ½

Draco Malfoy

611-8

22/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: J J Burke

Towards rear, cajoled along after 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, never involved op 20/1 tchd 25/1

9^th

Roi Du Risk

510-13

28/1

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Paul O'Brien

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 2 out op 50/1

10^th

Jury's In

611-10

9/1

T: S EdmundsJ: Charlie Hammond

Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, soon dropped away op 11/1

Also Ran

Laguna Beach

511-11

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, pulled up op 14/1

Rathkenny

611-8

28/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Close up, led 4th, headed before 2 out, weakened tamely and pulled up op 33/1 tchd 25/1

Tennessee Tango

611-5

11/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Prominent, lost position 4th, not fluent 4 out in mid-division, weakened before 2 out and pulled up tchd 12/1

Race To Base

611-3

25/1

T: Nick ScholfieldJ: H Cobden

Chased leader, lost place after 3 out, pushed along and dropped away quickly before 2 out, pulled up op 20/1 tchd 18/1

Four Springs

511-1

10/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Front mid-division, mistake 5th and lost ground, ridden and struggling 3 out, soon pulled up op 9/1 tchd 11/1

Precious Metal

511-1

40/1

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Craig Nichol

In rear, pushed along after 3 out, always behind, pulled up tchd 50/1

Wolf Walker

711-0

12/1

T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: R Patrick

Led, headed 4th, remained handy, pushed along and weakened tamely before 2 out, pulled up tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

The Boss Bear¹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: Tom Cannon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£2.10, £6.90, £3.90, £1.60EX:£230.90Trifecta:£6,799.30Tricast:£2,806.86SF:£167.01Swingers:£43.70, £26.20, £114.20

Forecasts

Scorpio Rising (9/2), Kaka's Cousin (9/2), Cinquenta (13/2), Jury's In (9/1), Unknown Entity (10/1), Four Springs (10/1), Tennessee Tango (11/1), Laguna Beach (12/1), Wolf Walker (12/1), Gentleman Toboot (16/1), Gee Force Flyer (20/1), Draco Malfoy (22/1), Race To Base (25/1), Roi Du Risk (28/1), Rathkenny (28/1), Get On George (33/1), The Boss Bear (33/1), Precious Metal (40/1)

KAKA'S COUSIN could be on a very handy mark for his handicap bow and he gets the nod in a typically competitive renewal. Scorpio Rising is most-progressive and has to enter calculations following an impressive hat-trick success at Windsor, while Dan Skelton's Unknown Entity makes plenty of appeal on the back of his much-improved Wincanton form.

KAKA'S COUSIN (IRE)
SCORPIO RISING (IRE)
UNKNOWN ENTITY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Laurens Bay

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: G Sheehan | T: Jamie Snowden

33/1

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