13:45 Sandown

Saturday 25 April 2026

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bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 3m 46.70s

1^st

Cosmic Connection

512-0

6/1

T: C GordonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden to lead before last, ran on strongly run in op 5/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Race To Base

611-3

33/1

T: Nick ScholfieldJ: J M Quinlan

Contested lead early, chased leaders after second, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well from last op 22/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Bespoke Tailor

611-3

10/1

T: O SignyJ: G Sheehan

Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well run in, nearest finish op 9/1 tchd 11/1

4^th

1 ¼

Kocktail Bleu

611-10

7/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Contested lead early, chased leaders after second, pressed leader approaching 2 out, weakened run in op 8/1 tchd 6/1

5^th

Minella Yoga

411-9

9/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Contested lead early, chased leader after second, led before 3 out, led narrowly approaching 2 out, headed before last, weakened run in tchd 2/1

6^th

Dutch Corner

511-3

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, headway 2 out, weakened run in op 18/1

7^th

1 ½

Talakan

410-9

11/1

T: T LawesJ: K Brogan

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before last op 17/2

8^th

1 ½

Ambiente Friendly

511-2

16/1

T: James OwenJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, brief headway after 2 out, weakened run in op 22/1

9^th

4 ¼

Secret Sniper

510-9

14/1

T: H MorrisonJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, never in contention op 18/1 tchd 20/1

10^th

nse

Desertmore News

611-9

10/1

T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Mid-division, mistake and weakened 2 out op 12/1

11^th

4 ¾

Kapitein Kool

511-3

25/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Paul O'Brien

Always towards rear op 28/1 tchd 33/1

12^th

Way Of Stars

410-6

10/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Towards rear, ridden and headway after 3 out, weakened quickly 2 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

13^th

7 ½

Legal Weapon

611-0

80/1

T: B PaulingJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, ridden and weakening when not fluent 2 out op 66/1

Also Ran

Last Round

511-5

33/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Contested lead early, led after second, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out op 28/1 tchd 40/1

Love You Back

410-2

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Freddie Mitchell (3)

Held up behind leaders, lost place after 3 out, pulled up before 2 our op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Next Twist⁶¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Stanners Glen³³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: H Fry J: Bryan Carver

Kadastral⁴²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Wilstar⁴⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.40, £11.80, £3.20EX:£268.50Trifecta:£3,625.60Tricast:£1,989.52SF:£201.82Swingers:£45.10, £10.70, £73.20

Forecasts

Minella Yoga (9/4), Kadastral (4/1), Cosmic Connection (6/1), Kocktail Bleu (7/1), Bespoke Tailor (10/1), Desertmore News (10/1), Way Of Stars (10/1), Wilstar (10/1), Talakan (11/1), Dutch Corner (12/1), Secret Sniper (14/1), Next Twist (14/1), Ambiente Friendly (16/1), Stanners Glen (20/1), Kapitein Kool (25/1), Race To Base (33/1), Love You Back (33/1), Last Round (33/1), Legal Weapon (80/1)

WAY OF STARS is an interesting contender towards the foot of the weights, with this opening hurdle mark potentially very workable based on his Flat ability. Minella Yoga, Wilstar and Chris Gordon pair Kocktail Bleu and Cosmic Connection head the many possible dangers in a cracking novice handicap.

WAY OF STARS (IRE)
MINELLA YOGA (IRE)
WILSTAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Give It To Me Oj

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 4

J: Caoilin Quinn | T: G & J Moore

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £51,440.002nd: £23,650.003rd: £11,830.004th: £5,910.005th: £2,960.006th: £1,470.007th: £740.008th: £370.00