13 Feb 2025 16:45 Sandown
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,281); Distance: 2m 3f 173y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Find & Strike Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Taita Hills (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
214/623 / 7 |
Jump (13) | Freddie Mitchell | G & J Moore The Knights Of… |
10/1 | |
| difficult to saddle and went straight to post, soon in touch with leaders, hit 3rd, pushed along to dispute second 2 out, ridden when led and not fluent, asserted run-in, stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 3½ L |
Tom Doniphon (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 0) |
20-3211 / 6 |
Jump (36) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Gwent Holdings… |
10/11 | |
| led, set modest tempo, gained a length with good jump 2 out, ridden when headed just before last, outpaced by winner run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Dangerous Touch (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 6) |
47-6741 / 6 |
Jump (33) | S Bowen | O Murphy Matt Fitzgerald… |
7/2 | |
| soon raced in second, ridden after 2 out, outpaced by leading pair approaching last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4¼ L |
King Califet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
2-13 / 6 |
Jump (29) | H Cobden | Miss E C Lavelle Syders & Burkes |
5/1 | |
| held up last but in touch, hesitant jumps after 4th and 5th, outpaced in fourth before 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on but no extra run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 43 L |
Either Way (IRE) (mare, brown, 10 11) |
2-9513 / 6 |
Jump (57) | Freddie Gordon | N J Henderson Canter Banter Racing… |
10/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and struggling when dropped to last before 2 out, tailed off from last | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Lightningupourdays (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
33-4213 / 6 |
Jump (29) | Non Runner | A Ralph Mrs Norma Harris |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||