05 Dec 2025 15:30 Sandown
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,804); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Betfair Racing Podcasts 'Four Years Old' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
- |
Across Earth (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
234-13 / 4 |
Flat (421), Jump (11) |
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore Aura Racing |
3/1 | ||
| held up in rear, mistake 5th, smooth progress 3 out, led 2 out where blundered, ridden out run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
4½ L |
Marche D'aligre (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 1) |
12420-2 / 4 |
Flat (543), Jump (20) |
G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden Billam Roe Swindell… |
11/4 | ||
| tracked leader, disputed lead after 2nd, bad mistake and headed 3rd, regained lead home turn, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
1¼ L |
Torrent (GB) (colt, bay, 11 11) |
3334-28 / 4 |
Flat (591), Jump (34) |
James Bowen | N J Hawke The Late Denise… |
4/1 | ||
| midfield, lost place 4th, headway out wide before 2 out, asked for effort after 2 out, went third run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
¾ L |
Fight My Fire (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
68-U13 / 4 |
Jump (27) | Ben Jones | J Tizzard The Colin Tizzard… |
18/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, lost third and plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
3½ L |
Knight Templar (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
218-P3 / 4 |
Flat (395), Jump (12) |
J J Burke | R Stephens Mrs V James |
12/1 | ||
| held up in touch, headway 5th, asked for effort and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
NS |
Caelan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
45152 / 4 |
Flat (225), Jump (24) |
S Bowen | O Murphy Fitorfat Racing… |
10/1 | ||
| held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, soon held | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
18 L |
Galactic Charm (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
1P222-P / 4 |
Flat (408), Jump (19) |
Freddie Mitchell | G & J Moore The Fat Jockey… |
25/1 | ||
| midfield, dropped to rear after 3 out, no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
6 |
- |
Courageous Strike (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 7) |
21-15 / 4 |
Flat (475), Jump (48) |
H Cobden | P F Nicholls Owners Group 142 |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
5 |
- |
Benvoy (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
4311-68 / 4 |
Flat (504), Jump (55) |
Non Runner | Miss J S Davis These Girls Can… |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
- |
Ocean Conquest (GB) (colt, bay, 11 11) |
4225-11 / 4 |
Flat (814), Jump (29) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Millsy & Dans Partnership |
5/1 | ||
| led, jumped left 2nd, disputed lead after 2nd, mistake but led outright 3rd, shaken up and headed home turn, soon weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
11 |
- |
La Belle Argentee (FR) (filly, grey, 10 8) |
4-27 / 4 |
Jump (56) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Perfect 10 Racing |
25/1 | ||
| held up in touch, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to last and struggling home turn, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
