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bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Sandown · Sat 25th Apr 2026 · 13:45

📏 1m7f216y 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £51,440 🐎 Hurdle

2nd

Race To Base

33/1

Jack Quinlan

1st

Cosmic Connection

6/1

Sam Twiston-Davies

3rd

Bespoke Tailor

10/1

Gavin Sheehan

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Class

Class 2

📏

Distance

1m7f216y

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

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Prize

£51,440

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Hurdle

📊 Betting Forecast

7/2 Kadastral, 9/2 Cosmic Connection, 5/1 Minella Yoga, 10/1 Wilstar, Kocktail Bleu, 12/1 Secret Sniper, 14/1 Talakan, 16/1 Stanners Glen, Last Round, Way Of Stars, Dutch Corner, 20/1 Desertmore News, 25/1 Bespoke Tailor, 33/1 Legal Weapon, Ambiente Friendly, Race To Base, Love You Back, 40/1 Kapitein Kool

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥇 1st	Cosmic Connection Form: -71121	5y 168 lbs	Sam Twiston-Davies C Gordon	129	6/1
11	Kapitein Kool Form: 512217	5y 157 lbs	Paul O'Brien Seamus Mullins	118	25/1
🥉 3rd	Bespoke Tailor Form: -33227	6y 157 lbs	Gavin Sheehan Oliver Signy	118	10/1
11	Gnomon Form: 8-2221	5y 159 lbs	Kevin Brogan Toby Lawes	120	–
6	Dutch Corner Form: 3-3321	5y 157 lbs	Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	118	12/1
8	Ambiente Friendly Form: 4164	5y 156 lbs	Jonathan Burke James Owen	117	16/1
13	Legal Weapon Form: -23244	6y 154 lbs	Brendan Powell B Pauling	115	80/1
15	Stanners Glen Form: 1-1321	7y 149 lbs	Bryan Carver Harry Fry	110	–
7	Talakan Form: 322	4y 149 lbs	Kevin Brogan Toby Lawes	118	11/1
9	Secret Sniper Form: 2-5722	5y 149 lbs	Tom Bellamy Hughie Morrison	110	14/1
17	A King Of Magic Form: 3-4512	5y 156 lbs	P F Nicholls	117	–
12	Way Of Stars Form: 321	4y 146 lbs	Jack Tudor D Pipe	115	10/1
PU	Love You Back Form: 22F	4y 142 lbs	Freddie Mitchell(3) Gary & Josh Moore	111	33/1
19	Ionian Form: 66243	5y 153 lbs	Nicky Henderson	114	–
2	Kadastral Form: 1-2124	6y 164 lbs	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	125	–
25	Mojito Des Mottes Form: 1-2442	4y lbs	Ben Jones B Pauling	118	–
3	Wilstar Form: 1-8211	6y 164 lbs	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	125	–
4	Kocktail Bleu Form: 152221	6y 164 lbs	Tom Cannon C Gordon	125	7/1
5	Minella Yoga Form: 1131	4y 163 lbs	Harry Cobden P F Nicholls	132	9/4F
6	Vol Royale Form: B51171	6y 163 lbs	Kayley Woollacott	124	–
10	Desertmore News Form: 3101	6y 163 lbs	Miss Gina Andrews T Ellis	124	10/1
PU	Last Round Form: P-2431	5y 159 lbs	Ben Jones B Pauling	120	33/1
8	Great Fleet Form: 3261P3	6y 161 lbs	Dan Skelton	122	–
🥈 2nd	Race To Base Form: -5134P	6y 157 lbs	Jack Quinlan Nick Scholfield	118	33/1
NR	Next Twist Form: 3-6121	6y 160 lbs	NON-RUNNER Olly Murphy	121	–

Improving COSMIC CONNECTION is first choice ahead of Wilstar and Minella Yoga in a deep handicap.

Racing Post Pick

Cosmic Connection

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bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)