European Breeders' Fund Betfair "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Hcap) (GBB)

Sandown

13:50

Date 2026-03-07

Distance 2m3f178y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-7yo

Prize £45,016

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.4°C

Wind 6mph NE

Rain 38%

Runners (18)

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
3	Scorpio Rising Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	—	33-111	128	133	84	48d	—	—	+7	24.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Progressing rapidly and completed hat-trick at Windsor; high on the list
6	Kaka's Cousin Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163	—	F2-121	126	135	119	22d	—	—	+8	23.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Easy Kelso winner; this step back up in trip is a plus; might have been let in lightly
8	Cinquenta Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	162	—	33-221	125	132	119	34d	—	—	+11	21.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not hard pressed to get off the mark at Market Rasen; has to be considered
12	Unknown Entity Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	432-32	120	127	106	51d	—	—	+9	20.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Two promising efforts for current yard; step back up in trip a major plus; unexposed
13	Four Springs Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	155	p	1132	118	131	125	15d	—	—	+26	34.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Bumped into useful type at Warwick two weeks ago and may not have reached ceiling just yet
5	Jury's In Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	164	—	1-431	127	130	112	22d	—	—	+20	28.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beat The Boss Bear 20l at Fakenham; this is stronger but he still has untapped potential
10	Tennessee Tango Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	159	t	2-6331	122	132	117	26d	—	—	+17	23.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Made all in a canter at Plumpton; very interesting contender now tackling handicaps
4	Laguna Beach Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	165	—	5312	128	128	94	49d	—	—	+28	34.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Might have followed up Hereford win with more fluent round of jumping at Ascot; respected
15	Wolf Walker Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	154	t	/5-222	117	129	113	51d	—	—	+12	18.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has looked ready for 2m4f+ in three hurdles runs; gets that here and can improve
1	Gentleman Toboot Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	168	t	12-113	131	132	117	69d	—	—	+16	21.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Beat subsequent Grade 2 winner Klub De Reve at Exeter but turned over at odds-on next time
11	Race To Base Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Nick Scholfield	J:Harry Cobden T:Nick Scholfield	157	t	1-5134	120	131	124	54d	—	—	+21	25.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Hasn't progressed as expected; hopes rest on change of trainer and fitting of tongue-strap
16	Gee Force Flyer Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Olly Murphy	J:Kielan Woods T:Olly Murphy	153	—	1-322	116	131	119	34d	—	—	+20	24.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
0-3 over hurdles, put firmly in place by Cinquenta at Market Rasen five weeks ago
7	Draco Malfoy Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Jonathan Burke T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	162	—	35-121	125	131	114	40d	—	—	+16	19.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Second to Get On George at Doncaster before landing odds at Hereford; needs a bit more
2	Get On George Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	165	—	24141P	128	132	118	42d	—	—	+26	28.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Disappointing in Grade 2 at Doncaster six weeks ago and others may have more potential
9	Rathkenny Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	162	—	1-1312	125	131	127	15d	—	—	+24	26.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Only second at Ffos Las two weeks ago and has something to find with several of these
14	Precious Metal Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Craig Nichol T:Henrietta C Knight	155	—	7-2213	118	127	99	35d	—	—	+15	17.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Bit disappointing when stepped up in trip over C&D and now needs to get back on track
17	Roi Du Risk Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Paul O'Brien T:Henrietta C Knight	153	—	15-213	116	131	120	34d	—	—	+15	17.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Third behind Cinquenta and Gee Force Flyer at Market Rasen last time; this is warmer
NR	The Boss Bear Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Cannon T:Gary & Josh Moore	152	p	2-112P	115	127	98	13d	—	—	—	19.8	—	—
Well held by Jury's In penultimate start and ran poorly just 13 days ago; plenty to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Scorpio Rising	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Kaka's Cousin	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Cinquenta	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Unknown Entity	7/1	6/1	13/2	6/1	11/2
Four Springs	10/1	8/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Jury's In	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	12/1
Tennessee Tango	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Laguna Beach	14/1	11/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Wolf Walker	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Gentleman Toboot	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Race To Base	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Gee Force Flyer	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Draco Malfoy	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Get On George	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Rathkenny	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Precious Metal	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Roi Du Risk	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
The Boss Bear	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Laguna Beach

34.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

2nd

Four Springs

34.6

OR: 17 Form: 15.1 Odds: 2.5

10/1

3rd

Get On George

28.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Jury's In

28.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Rathkenny

26.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Race To Base

25.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Scorpio Rising

24.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Gee Force Flyer

24.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Kaka's Cousin

23.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Tennessee Tango

23.3

OR: 18 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Gentleman Toboot

21.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Cinquenta

21.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Unknown Entity

20.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Draco Malfoy

19.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

The Boss Bear

19.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Wolf Walker

18.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Precious Metal

17.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Roi Du Risk

17.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gentleman Toboot	131	132	117
Scorpio Rising	128	133	84
Laguna Beach	128	128	94
Get On George	128	132	118
Jury's In	127	130	112
Kaka's Cousin	126	135	119
Cinquenta	125	132	119
Draco Malfoy	125	131	114
Rathkenny	125	131	127
Tennessee Tango	122	132	117
Unknown Entity	120	127	106
Race To Base	120	131	124
Four Springs	118	131	125
Precious Metal	118	127	99
Wolf Walker	117	129	113
Gee Force Flyer	116	131	119
Roi Du Risk	116	131	120
The Boss Bear	115	127	98

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Boss Bear	13d ago	Quick return
Four Springs	15d ago	Fit
Rathkenny	15d ago	Fit
Kaka's Cousin	22d ago	Fit
Jury's In	22d ago	Fit
Tennessee Tango	26d ago	Fit
Cinquenta	34d ago	Fit
Gee Force Flyer	34d ago	Fit
Roi Du Risk	34d ago	Fit
Precious Metal	35d ago	Fit
Draco Malfoy	40d ago	Fit
Get On George	42d ago	Fit
Scorpio Rising	48d ago	Fresh
Laguna Beach	49d ago	Fresh
Unknown Entity	51d ago	Fresh
Wolf Walker	51d ago	Fresh
Race To Base	54d ago	Fresh
Gentleman Toboot	69d ago	Fresh