bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown

13:05

Date 2023-04-29

Distance 1m7f216y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,440

Winning Time 4m 3.30s (slow by 11.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Under Control (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	7/1	Won
2nd	Iberico Lord (FR) Aidan Coleman · Nicky Henderson	15/2	.5
3rd	Arqoob (IRE) Bryony Frost · Lucy Wadham	10/1	6
4th	General Medrano (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	20/1	0.3
5th	Beau Balko (FR) Angus Cheleda · Paul Nicholls	8/1	1.5
6th	Tapley (GB) Charlie Hammond · Suzy Smith	33/1	5.5
7th	Kansas Du Berlais (FR) Jamie Moore · Gary Moore	11/2F	6.5
8th	Joe Dadancer (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	10/1	1.25
9th	Milldam (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	66/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Bertie's Wish (IRE) Brian Hughes · Jennie Candlish	28/1
P.U.	Celtic Art (FR) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	12/1
P.U.	Holetown Hero (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	14/1
P.U.	Imperial Bede (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	22/1
P.U.	Killaloan (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	13/2
P.U.	Sergeant Wilson (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	10/1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Under Control Chestnut J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	1101	128	132	111	9d	—	—	+27	41.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ready winner of valuable fillies' race on recent handicap debut at Cheltenham; respected
16	Kansas Du Berlais Grey J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	148	t	442411	117	132	100	8d	—	—	+27	38.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Comes here after two Fontwell wins and we probably haven't seen the best of him yet
3	Killaloan Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	t	34111	125	135	113	37d	—	—	+33	44.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
2-2 in handicaps since his maiden win in February and probably still improving
7	Iberico Lord Bay J:Aidan Coleman T:Nicky Henderson	J:Aidan Coleman T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	16F1	120	131	117	28d	—	—	+23	32.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Finished well to pip Beau Balko at Stratford this month and remains unexposed
8	Celtic Art Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	159	—	311	120	132	109	86d	—	—	+30	38.2	2.50/1	11 9%
Began year with two big-field Wincanton wins; form of latter success has worked out well
15	Sergeant Wilson Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	152	h	U32012	113	132	127	56d	—	—	+24	32.2	2.25/1	10 10%
Comes here in good form and could have a bigger run in him if/when he learns to settle
2	Beau Balko Bay J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	165	—	21512	126	133	118	28d	—	—	+28	37.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won C&D handicap in February but might be a shade vulnerable off 12lb higher today
13	Arqoob Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	153	—	2412	114	129	117	36d	—	—	+23	31.9	2.25/1	10 10%
Second on handicap debut (soft); less testing ground might aid his cause here
9	Joe Dadancer Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	157	t	F-7421	118	128	107	40d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Off the mark with easy Southwell novice win six weeks ago and remains unexposed
NR	Dancila Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal Obrien	J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal Obrien	159	t	123	120	133	116	13d	—	—	+22	31.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Useful Flat-racer; stylish winner on hurdle debut but held twice since; improvement needed
11	General Medrano Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	157	—	384132	118	130	96	18d	—	—	+25	30.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Good effort when second of 13 on recent handicap debut at Exeter; more needed here, though
1	Holetown Hero Brown J:Freddie Gingell(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(7) T:Paul Nicholls	168	t	441122	129	135	116	21d	—	—	+33	37.6	4.25/1	18 6%
Creditable second in recent novice race; good 7lb claimer enlisted for handicap debut
6	Imperial Bede Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	159	—	20-314	120	131	115	63d	—	—	+14	18.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Very respectable fourth in Grade 2 last time and open to improvement in handicaps
10	Berties Wish Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Jennie Candlish	J:Brian Hughes T:Jennie Candlish	157	h	183123	118	135	117	14d	—	—	+27	30.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Two respectable runs since Sedgefield handicap win in February; others have more potential
14	Tapley Grey J:Charlie Hammond T:Suzy Smith	J:Charlie Hammond T:Suzy Smith	153	—	945221	114	130	75	61d	—	—	+30	32.9	9.75/1	40 3%
Too strong for a subsequent winner at Plumpton last time but others appeal more here
12	Milldam Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	154	t	-23614	115	131	117	21d	—	—	+24	25.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Well beaten when fourth in Newton Abbot novice this month; profile not convincing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Under Control	6	6	5	11/2	11/2
Kansas Du Berlais	7	7	6	13/2	13/2
Killaloan	7	7	6	13/2	6
Iberico Lord	8	17/2	17/2	8	8
Celtic Art	11	11	10	10	10
Sergeant Wilson	10	10	10	9	9
Beau Balko	8	8	17/2	8	8
Arqoob	10	9	10	10	10
Joe Dadancer	10	10	9	9	10
Dancila	12	12	14	12	12
General Medrano	20	18	14	18	20
Holetown Hero	18	16	18	16	16
Imperial Bede	22	22	22	20	20
Berties Wish	40	40	33	33	40
Tapley	40	40	28	25	25
Milldam	66	66	50	50	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Killaloan

44.7

OR: 18.8 Form: 22.6 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Under Control

41.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 18 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Kansas Du Berlais

38.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Celtic Art

38.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 2.2

Beau Balko

37.9

OR: 19 Form: 16 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Holetown Hero

37.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 1.4

Tapley

32.9

OR: 16 Form: 16 Odds: 0.9

Sergeant Wilson

32.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 14.1 Odds: 2.4

Iberico Lord

32.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 12 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Arqoob

31.9

OR: 16 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.4

Dancila

31.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.5

General Medrano

30.5

OR: 17 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.4

Berties Wish

30.2

OR: 17 Form: 12.4 Odds: 0.8

Milldam

25.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 0.6

Joe Dadancer

19.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Imperial Bede

18.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Holetown Hero	129	135	116
Under Control	128	132	111
Beau Balko	126	133	118
Killaloan	125	135	113
Iberico Lord	120	131	117
Celtic Art	120	132	109
Dancila	120	133	116
Imperial Bede	120	131	115
Joe Dadancer	118	128	107
General Medrano	118	130	96
Berties Wish	118	135	117
Kansas Du Berlais	117	132	100
Milldam	115	131	117
Arqoob	114	129	117
Tapley	114	130	75
Sergeant Wilson	113	132	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kansas Du Berlais	8d ago	Quick return
Under Control	9d ago	Quick return
Dancila	13d ago	Quick return
Berties Wish	14d ago	Fit
General Medrano	18d ago	Fit
Holetown Hero	21d ago	Fit
Milldam	21d ago	Fit
Iberico Lord	28d ago	Fit
Beau Balko	28d ago	Fit
Arqoob	36d ago	Fit
Killaloan	37d ago	Fit
Joe Dadancer	40d ago	Fit
Sergeant Wilson	56d ago	Fresh
Tapley	61d ago	Fresh
Imperial Bede	63d ago	Fresh
Celtic Art	86d ago	Fresh