bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown

13:20

Date 2025-04-26

Distance 1m7f216y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,440

Winning Time 3m 51.27s (fast by 0.73s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Give It To Me Oj (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	20/1	Won
2nd	Mythical Moon (GB) Brendan Powell · Alan King	8/1	.75
3rd	Fasol (GB) Harry Skelton · Paul Nicholls	15/2	4.25
4th	Serious Challenge (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	15/2	2.5
5th	Quantock Hills (FR) Paul O'Brien · Warren Greatrex	18/1	0.05
6th	St Pancras (GB) Kevin Brogan · Toby Lawes	25/1	1.5
7th	We're Red And Blue (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	8/1	1.75
8th	Nardaran (FR) Sean Bowen · Paul Nicholls	9/1	4.25
9th	Sorceleur (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/1F	.5
10th	Kientzheim (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	12/1	1.75
11th	HMS President (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	25/1	2.25
12th	John Barbour (GB) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	17/2	1.5
13th	Wolf Moon (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	17/2	32
14th	Marche d'Aligre (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	11/1	19

Runners (15)

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
9	Sorceleur Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	157	t	122393	118	133	128	11d	—	—	+14	28	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Generally consistent; ties in with some of these rivals on last two efforts; solid
2	Serious Challenge Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	167	—	5111	128	129	108	11d	—	—	+32	45.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Completed a hat-trick with Southwell success, beating some of these rivals; improving
7	We're Red And Blue Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	159	—	U21P18	120	129	126	49d	—	—	+19	31.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ran respectably in the Imperial Cup but needs improvement in another warm prize
3	Wolf Moon Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	162	—	7211	123	128	116	38d	—	—	+29	41.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
All out at Huntingdon last time but has a smart pedigree and may do better still
11	John Barbour Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	155	t	314212	116	130	78	11d	—	—	+27	35.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Solid operator; ties in with some of these opponents on latest effort; not ruled out
8	Kientzheim Grey J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	11-134	120	128	88	11d	—	—	+11	19.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Hasn't lived up to expectations the last twice but is nicely bred and not written off
6	Mythical Moon Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Alan King	J:Brendan Powell T:Alan King	159	—	-13223	120	129	116	36d	—	—	+24	31.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won on hurdles debut and consistent since; however, this looks a difficult task
12	Fasol Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Skelton T:Paul Nicholls	154	tp	422912	115	131	119	32d	—	—	+26	32.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
French Flat form suggests he's capable of rating higher still over hurdles
15	Nardaran Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Paul Nicholls	J:Sean Bowen T:Paul Nicholls	147	tp	461	116	127	87	17d	—	—	+22	28.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Galloped on strongly at Taunton and could well build on that emphatic win; interesting
13	Quantock Hills Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Warren Greatrex	J:Paul O'Brien T:Warren Greatrex	154	—	121150	123	129	124	46d	—	—	+23	28.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Juvenile hurdler whose limitations have been exposed the last twice
14	Marche d'Aligre Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	150	—	1242	119	131	118	37d	—	—	+24	29.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has failed to back up his Chepstow Grade 2 effort; something to prove
5	St Pancras Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes	161	—	5121	130	126	94	28d	—	—	+34	40.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second in a substandard Adonis is flanked by wins; this demands best form yet
4	HMS President Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	162	—	2-122	123	123	109	48d	—	—	+18	23.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Useful but is a high-mileage contender, having raced 41 times (Flat/hurdles)
1	Give It To Me Oj Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	168	—	32141	137	128	102	7d	—	—	+36	39.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Back in deeper waters and on a tough mark having gone up 15lb for penultimate effort
NR	Big Ginge Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	155	—	-22230	116	133	-	49d	—	—	—	23.6	—	—
Largely consistent but is the odd one out, being the only maiden in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sorceleur	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2
Serious Challenge	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	9/2
We're Red And Blue	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Wolf Moon	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2
John Barbour	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Kientzheim	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Mythical Moon	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Fasol	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Nardaran	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Quantock Hills	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Marche d'Aligre	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
St Pancras	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
HMS President	20/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1
Give It To Me Oj	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	18/1
Big Ginge	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Serious Challenge

45.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 22 Odds: 4

6/1

2nd

Wolf Moon

41.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 19.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

St Pancras

40.1

OR: 20 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Give It To Me Oj

39.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 17.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

John Barbour

35.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Fasol

32.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Mythical Moon

31.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 11.9 Odds: 2.2

11/1

We're Red And Blue

31.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 10.3 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Marche d'Aligre

29.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Quantock Hills

28.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Nardaran

28.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Sorceleur

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 4

11/2

Big Ginge

23.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

—

HMS President

23.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Kientzheim

19.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Give It To Me Oj	137	128	102
St Pancras	130	126	94
Serious Challenge	128	129	108
Wolf Moon	123	128	116
Quantock Hills	123	129	124
HMS President	123	123	109
We're Red And Blue	120	129	126
Kientzheim	120	128	88
Mythical Moon	120	129	116
Marche d'Aligre	119	131	118
Sorceleur	118	133	128
John Barbour	116	130	78
Nardaran	116	127	87
Big Ginge	116	133	—
Fasol	115	131	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Give It To Me Oj	7d ago	Quick return
Sorceleur	11d ago	Quick return
Serious Challenge	11d ago	Quick return
John Barbour	11d ago	Quick return
Kientzheim	11d ago	Quick return
Nardaran	17d ago	Fit
St Pancras	28d ago	Fit
Fasol	32d ago	Fit
Mythical Moon	36d ago	Fit
Marche d'Aligre	37d ago	Fit
Wolf Moon	38d ago	Fit
Quantock Hills	46d ago	Fresh
HMS President	48d ago	Fresh
We're Red And Blue	49d ago	Fresh
Big Ginge	49d ago	Fresh