Result 13:45 · Sandown Park

bet365 Novices Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 2Handicap2mGood4yo+ · 15 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 46.70s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Cosmic Connection (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Chris Gordon	—	7.00	8.33
2	Race To Base (IRE)	Jack Quinlan	Nick Scholfield	3¼L	34.0	73.7
3	Bespoke Tailor (IRE)	G Sheehan	Oliver Signy	5½L	11.0	13.5
4	Kocktail Bleu (FR)	Tom Cannon	Chris Gordon	6¾L	8.00	10.00
5	Minella Yoga (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	7L	3.25	3.41
6	Dutch Corner (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	7¾L	13.0	18.5
7	Talakan (FR)	Kevin Brogan	Toby Lawes	9¼L	12.0	15.4
8	Ambiente Friendly (IRE)	J J Burke	James Owen	10¾L	17.0	23.8
9	Secret Sniper (GB)	Tom Bellamy	H Morrison	15L	15.0	18.1
10	Desertmore News (IRE)	Miss Gina Andrews	T Ellis	15L	11.0	14.5
11	Kapitein Kool (IRE)	Paul O'Brien	Seamus Mullins	19¾L	26.0	43.5
12	Way Of Stars (IRE)	Jack Tudor	D Pipe	52¾L	11.0	13.8
13	Legal Weapon (GER)	Brendan Powell	B Pauling	60¼L	81.0	209.3
PU	Love You Back (IRE)	Freddie Mitchell	G & J Moore	—	34.0	53.1
PU	Last Round (FR)	Ben Jones	B Pauling	—	34.0	65.0

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Cosmic Connection (IRE)

5yo · 12-0 · OR 129

121 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Chris Gordon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Apr 26	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C3	1/9	—	3.75
02 Apr 26	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C4	2/11	7L	3.25
08 Mar 26	Warwick	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/10	—	13.0

2 wins from 3 · placed 3

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Kocktail Bleu (FR)

6yo · 11-10 · OR 125

152221 J Tom Cannon T Chris Gordon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Mar 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/8	—	2.00
21 Feb 26	Kempton Park	2m	Good To Soft	C1	2/12	3L	12.0
13 Feb 26	Kelso	2m	Heavy	C4	2/11	8½L	2.00

2 wins from 8 · placed 7

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Minella Yoga (IRE)

4yo · 11-9 · OR 132

1131 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Apr 26	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/7	—	1.29
24 Jan 26	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C1	3/10	3L	3.00
29 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 110y	Good	C3	1/8	—	4.20

3 wins from 4 · placed 4

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Desertmore News (IRE)

6yo · 11-9 · OR 124

101 J Miss Gina Andrews T T Ellis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Mar 26	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Good	C4	1/5	—	2.62
21 Feb 26	Kempton Park	2m	Good To Soft	C1	10/12	61L	29.0
02 Feb 26	Southwell	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/10	—	6.00

2 wins from 3 · placed 2

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Last Round (FR)

5yo · 11-5 · OR 120

431 J Ben Jones T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Mar 26	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/8	—	6.00
07 Feb 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Heavy	C3	3/8	51L	21.0
15 Jan 26	Ludlow	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C4	4/13	32¾L	4.00

1 win from 3 · placed 2

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Race To Base (IRE) t

6yo · 11-3 · OR 118

15134P J Jack Quinlan T Nick Scholfield —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Mar 26	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C1	PU	—	26.0
12 Jan 26	Hereford	2m	Good To Soft	C4	4/14	7L	4.00
06 Dec 25	Aintree	2m 1f	Soft	C3	3/3	7½L	9.00

2 wins from 8 · placed 4

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Kapitein Kool (IRE)

5yo · 11-3 · OR 118

512217 J Paul O'Brien T Seamus Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Mar 26	Newbury	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C3	7/9	16¾L	13.0
20 Feb 26	Exeter	2m 110y	Heavy	C4	1/7	—	4.50
08 Jan 26	Taunton	2m 3f	Good	C4	2/7	3L	4.00

2 wins from 8 · placed 4

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Bespoke Tailor (IRE) t

6yo · 11-3 · OR 118

133227 J G Sheehan T Oliver Signy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Feb 26	Kelso	2m	Good To Soft	C2	7/17	12¼L	17.0
14 Jan 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/11	3L	2.75
16 Dec 25	Wincanton	1m 7f	Soft	C4	2/18	1¾L	2.50

1 win from 8 · placed 7

5 runs at around this trip without a win

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Dutch Corner (IRE) h,t

5yo · 11-3 · OR 118

33321 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Apr 26	Newton Abbot	2m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/11	—	2.50
17 Mar 26	Exeter	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	2/14	4¾L	2.20
14 Jan 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	3/11	14¼L	6.50

1 win from 5 · placed 5

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Ambiente Friendly (IRE) h

5yo · 11-2 · OR 117

464164 J J J Burke T James Owen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Jan 26	Plumpton	2m	Soft	C4	4/8	10¾L	3.50
22 Dec 25	Huntingdon	2m	Good To Soft	C4	6/7	7¼L	5.00
07 Dec 25	Huntingdon	2m	Soft	C4	1/10	—	1.80

3 wins from 16 · placed 6

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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Legal Weapon (GER) t11

6yo · 11-0 · OR 115

023244 J Brendan Powell T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Mar 26	Warwick	2m	Good To Soft	C4	4/11	7¾L	5.00
23 Jan 26	Doncaster	2m 110y	Soft	C3	4/8	6¾L	2.62
17 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/13	2L	15.0

1 win from 8 · placed 4

Won 1 of 7 at around this trip

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Talakan (FR)

4yo · 10-9 · OR 118

322 J Kevin Brogan T Toby Lawes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Mar 26	Warwick	2m	Good To Soft	C4	2/11	1¾L	4.33
04 Feb 26	Ludlow	2m	Soft	C4	2/8	nk	4.33
17 Jan 26	Ascot	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	3/10	8½L	15.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 3

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Secret Sniper (GB)

5yo · 10-9 · OR 110

325722 J Tom Bellamy T H Morrison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Apr 26	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	2/7	10L	8.00
18 Mar 26	Huntingdon	2m	Good	C4	2/12	4½L	10.0
25 Feb 26	Wincanton	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C4	7/18	18¼L	10.0

0 wins from 6 · placed 4

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Way Of Stars (IRE) h

4yo · 10-6 · OR 115

474321 J Jack Tudor T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Mar 26	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/12	—	3.00
12 Feb 26	Taunton	2m 110y	Heavy	C4	2/9	nk	6.50
18 Dec 25	Exeter	2m 110y	Heavy	C4	3/4	7½L	5.00

2 wins from 13 · placed 8

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Love You Back (IRE)

4yo · 9-13 · OR 111

32122F J Freddie Mitchell T G & J Moore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Mar 26	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 2f 110y	Soft	C4	F	—	2.00
27 Feb 26	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/9	nk	3.50
04 Nov 25	Warwick	2m	Good	C4	2/14	4¾L	3.00

1 win from 14 · placed 7

2 runs here without a win

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