Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown

13:25

Date 2025-02-01

Distance 2m3f173y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,105

Winning Time 5m 29.98s (slow by 38.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sole Solution (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	3/1F	Won
2nd	Kalif d'Airy (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	11/2	.5
3rd	Just Lucky Sivola (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/1	21
4th	Grand Geste (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	8/1	7
5th	In Limbo (IRE) Ben Ffrench Davis · Chris Down	9/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	De Kingpin (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	15/2
P.U.	Leech (FR) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	20/1
P.U.	Old Time Chaser (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	5/1

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Sole Solution Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	165	—	11/621	114	116	97	17d	—	—	+1	22.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Asserted strongly late on at 11-10 for Hereford novice (extended 2m6f, soft; made most)
4	Just Lucky Sivola Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	163	—	16-213	112	115	102	42d	—	—	+5	19.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Seemed stretched by 2m7f when about 14l third on handicap debut at Ascot six weeks ago
7	Kalif d'Airy Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	154	t	3-7722	103	116	110	13d	—	—	+6	19	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Second in the last two of his handicaps; probably vulnerable to an improver in this too
1	De Kingpin Grey J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	168	—	22-351	117	114	102	45d	—	—	+8	20.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Newbury (2m4f, soft) showed battling qualities which will be called upon on handicap debut
9	Old Time Chaser Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	150	—	/4-644	99	118	88	48d	—	—	+4	15.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Latest run was handicap debut at Windsor (2m4f, good to soft) when 17l fourth of 13
5	Grand Geste Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	162	p	-P0233	111	118	103	32d	—	—	+16	24.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Stays 3m; needs extra on handicap debut and cheekpieces are enlisted, for in-form stable
2	In Limbo Chestnut J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down	166	—	332/43	115	113	93	35d	—	—	+11	18.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Upped in trip for this handicap debut and a step forward may be possible
8	Leech Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	150	—	10-657	99	111	67	53d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Easily best to win a Chepstow bumper on heavy last February; makes handicap debut though
NR	Springs A Girl Bay J:Daire McConville(7) T:Martin Keighley	J:Daire McConville(7) T:Martin Keighley	159	—	9-U161	108	115	89	45d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Can race freely but showed stamina for two hurdle wins; brings potential to handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sole Solution	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Just Lucky Sivola	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Kalif d'Airy	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
De Kingpin	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Old Time Chaser	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Grand Geste	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
In Limbo	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Leech	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Springs A Girl	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Grand Geste

24.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 7.3 Odds: 2.4

9/1

2nd

Sole Solution

22.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

De Kingpin

20.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Just Lucky Sivola

19.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Kalif d'Airy

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

In Limbo

18.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Old Time Chaser

15.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Springs A Girl

14.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Leech

13.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
De Kingpin	117	114	102
In Limbo	115	113	93
Sole Solution	114	116	97
Just Lucky Sivola	112	115	102
Grand Geste	111	118	103
Springs A Girl	108	115	89
Kalif d'Airy	103	116	110
Old Time Chaser	99	118	88
Leech	99	111	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kalif d'Airy	13d ago	Quick return
Sole Solution	17d ago	Fit
Grand Geste	32d ago	Fit
In Limbo	35d ago	Fit
Just Lucky Sivola	42d ago	Fit
De Kingpin	45d ago	Fit
Springs A Girl	45d ago	Fit
Old Time Chaser	48d ago	Fresh
Leech	53d ago	Fresh