13:45 Sandown

Saturday 25 April 2026

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bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 216y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:46  |   Winning time: 3m 46.70s
1st
Horse silk
1
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
2nd
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3 ¼
9
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
3rd
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2 ¼
11
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
4th
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1 ¼
4
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
5th
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nk
5
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
6th
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¾
12
12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, headway 2 out, weakened run in op 18/1
7th
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1 ½
16
410-9
11/1
T: T LawesJ: K Brogan
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before last op 17/2
8th
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1 ½
13
16/1
T: James OwenJ: J J Burke
Held up towards rear, brief headway after 2 out, weakened run in op 22/1
9th
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4 ¼
17
14/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, never in contention op 18/1 tchd 20/1
10th
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nse
6
10/1
T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews
Mid-division, mistake and weakened 2 out op 12/1
11th
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4 ¾
10
25/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Paul O'Brien
Always towards rear op 28/1 tchd 33/1
12th
Horse silk
33
18
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
13th
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7 ½
14
80/1
T: B PaulingJ: Brendan Powell
Chased leaders, ridden and weakening when not fluent 2 out op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
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8
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
PU
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19
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

7
Horse silk
Next Twist61
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 6
T: O Murphy  J: Non Runner
NR
15
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Stanners Glen33
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 7
T: H Fry  J: Bryan Carver
NR
2
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Kadastral42
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR
3
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Wilstar48
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: O Murphy  J: S Bowen
NR

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. WAY OF STARS (IRE)
  2. MINELLA YOGA (IRE)
  3. WILSTAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Give It To Me Oj
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 4
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

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