07 Mar 2015 14:00 Sandown
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,170); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Good to Soft (Back Straight Good in places).
European Breeders' Fund William Hill National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | As De Mee (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4-32171 / 10 | Jump (38) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family… | 8/1 | |
| tracke dleaders on outside, 2nd going well before 2 out, upsides on bit 2 out, led between last two, idled run-in, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14 |   | 2 L | Great Try (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 1-4231 / 7 | Jump (29) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mr Trevor Hemmings | 8/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, smooth headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd and wandered badly under pressure approaching last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 7 L | Kilgeel Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2-42131 / 7 | Jump (23) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr Mark Burton | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, joined 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, ridden and one pace iin 3rd before last, no impression when stumbled badly last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 17 |   | NK | L'aigle Royal (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 415323 / 6 | Jump (29) | Jack Sherwood | J & S Quinn Mr Terry Warner | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along towards rear 3 out, headway on inside under pressure before 2 out, went 4th at the last, switched left and stayed on run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16 |   | 2½ L | Sidbury Hill (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 23-2213 / 10 | Jump (37) | Kevin Jones | J W Mullins Mr S J Rawlins | 20/1 | |
| led until before 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, chased leaders, no extra in 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 18 |   | ¾ L | Amidon (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 83226 / 6 | Jump (35) | D C Costello | L Wadham Mr P H Betts | 20/1 | |
| started slowly, towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, stayed on well run-in, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 1½ L | Aigle De La See (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 4-22211 / 6 | Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway approaching 4th, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened between last two | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 7 L | Acertain Circus (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 32-6613 / 9 | Jump (22) | Kielan Woods | Mrs P Sly Mrs P M Sly | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, struggling in rear 4th, modest headway run-in, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Remiluc (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P24-P21 / 11 | Jump (23) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Gilbert & Gordon | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Hello George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1-13364 / 8 | Jump (56) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White M St Quinton/ C… | 8/1 | |
| chased leader until approaching 5th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 3½ L | Mount Haven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2-14243 / 6 | Jump (49) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The Angove Family | 14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Chidswell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1-1322 / 13 | Jump (22) | D A Jacob | N G Richards David & Nicky Robinson | 9/1 | |
| always towards rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6 |   | 15 L | Monbeg Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 21-2112 / 11 | Jump (35) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden Heather Pinniger… | 15/2 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, struggling towards rear when slightly hampered by loose horse before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2 |   | 8 L | Buckhorn Timothy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 362313 / 10 | Jump (21) | Aidan Coleman | C L Tizzard The Buckhorn Racing… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15 |   | 9 L | Robbie Rabbit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 542225 / 5 | Jump (14) | Dave Crosse | N J Hawke Mr Mark J Phillips | 25/1 | |
| started slowly, always behind, tailed off 6th | ||||||||||
| 16th | 10 |   | 8 L | Skylander (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 131313 / 13 | Jump (17) | Michael Heard | D Pipe Mrs J Morgan | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd before 5th until ridden and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Assam Black (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 10-3314 / 7 | Jump (49) | N D Fehily | H Fry The Tea Party Syndicate | |||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Kingfisher Creek (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 764121 / 6 | Jump (39) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | ||
