Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown

12:55

Date 2026-01-31

Distance 2m3f178y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,805

Winning Time 5m 28.31s (slow by 33.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bollin Thou (GB) Sean Bowen · Nick Scholfield	6/4F	Won
2nd	Hot Goddess (IRE) Harry Atkins · Martin Keighley	6/1	2.5
3rd	Precious Metal (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Henrietta C Knight	15/8	6
4th	Calme Olympien (FR) James Bowen · Tim Vaughan	14/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Zainy Champ (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	5/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Bollin Thou Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	J:Sean Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	153	p	-P4111	103	124	104	12d	—	—	+11	46.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
1	Precious Metal Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Henrietta C Knight	168	—	17-221	118	114	86	49d	—	—	-2	25.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Open to further progress on handicap debut, assuming he stays this new trip
5	Hot Goddess Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Martin Keighley	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Martin Keighley	155	—	534-35	105	119	108	23d	—	—	+3	18.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
The only contestant who is still seeking a first win of any type
4	Zainy Champ Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	156	t	2P-P1P	106	120	69	36d	—	—	+7	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Record of PP1P since handicapping demonstrates that he's far from solid
3	Calme Olympien Bay J:James Bowen T:Tim Vaughan	J:James Bowen T:Tim Vaughan	164	—	4723-1	114	113	82	107d	—	—	+21	28.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
NR	Tennessee Tango Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Joe Tizzard	J:NON-RUNNER T:Joe Tizzard	166	t	82-633	116	121	-	35d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Solid novice efforts since wind surgery; the type who could well flourish in handicaps

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bollin Thou	11/8	11/8	11/8
Precious Metal	15/8	2/1	2/1
Hot Goddess	6/1	11/2	5/1
Zainy Champ	9/1	17/2	8/1
Calme Olympien	12/1	12/1	12/1
Tennessee Tango	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bollin Thou

46.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 21.7 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Calme Olympien

28.1

OR: 16 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

12/1

3rd

Precious Metal

25.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Hot Goddess

18.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Zainy Champ

16.9

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Tennessee Tango

16.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Precious Metal	118	114	86
Tennessee Tango	116	121	—
Calme Olympien	114	113	82
Zainy Champ	106	120	69
Hot Goddess	105	119	108
Bollin Thou	103	124	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bollin Thou	12d ago	Quick return
Hot Goddess	23d ago	Fit
Tennessee Tango	35d ago	Fit
Zainy Champ	36d ago	Fit
Precious Metal	49d ago	Fresh
Calme Olympien	107d ago	Long break