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Sandown Result

Fri, 5th Dec, 2025

Going - Soft (Heavy in places).

Jackpot Pool - £14,084.51 Winning Units - 2.06 Dividend - £4,854.40. Placepot Pool - £140,573.21 Winning Units - 1589.14 Dividend - £64.50. Quadpot Pool - £10,851.38 Winning Units - 356.21 Dividend - £22.50. Place Six Dividend - £22.72. Place Five Dividend - £16.09.

Summary

2.20

Betfair Esher Novices´ Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) of £65,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1) 3m. 42yds.

2.20 3m. 42yds. (Class 1) 4-y-o plus4 Ran
Betfair Esher Novices´ Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) of £65,000.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £37,018.00, 2nd - £13,890.00, 3rd - £6,955.00, 4th - £3,464.00, 5th - £1,742.00, 6th - £871.00 4 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Salver (FR) 5, b g 11-4 (Mr Keith Graves)
sr Rated 147
Motivator (GB) - Salve Evita (GB)(Monsun (GER))
Breeder - Genets Srl

(Morning price: 7/2 10/3 3/1 11/4 2/1 15/8 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 15/8 2/1 9/4 2/1 13/8 7/4)
(Ring price: 2/1 15/8 7/4 13/8 7/4 6/4 13/8 6/4) SP 6/4fav

G L Moore

Caoilin Quinn

Tote Win £2.50

raced in last, went second 4 out, led 2 out, went clear run-in, easily

17th Nov, 25 Exeter
3rd Chs Rated 148 This
Race 26th Dec, 25 Kempton
4th Chs Rated 148

2nd

12L

Doyen Quest (IRE) 7, ch g 11-7 (Exors Of The Late Mr N W Lake)
Rated 144
Doyen (IRE) - Queen Of Questions (IRE)(Bob Back (USA))

(Morning price: 5/4 6/4 5/4 7/4 15/8 2/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 13/2 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

D Skelton

Harry Skelton

jumped well, ridden and headed after 2 out, not fluent last, no chance with winner run-in

7th Nov, 25 Exeter
1st Chs Rated 135 This
Race 18th Jan, 26 Windsor
2nd Chs Rated 144

3rd

4.25L

Laurens Bay (FR) 6, b g 11-4 (Happy Valley Partnership)
Rated 135
Youmzain (IRE) - Hey Laura (FR)(Lauro (GER))
Breeder - Mr Marc Staels

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 3/1 7/2 3/1 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 11/4 5/2 9/4 2/1 7/4 6/4 13/8 6/4 13/8 7/4 13/8 7/4 15/8 7/4 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1)
(Ring price: 15/8 2/1 85/40 9/4 11/5 9/4 5/2) SP 5/2

Jamie Snowden

G Sheehan

raced in third, hit 17th, dropped to last 18th, ridden after 4 out, went moderate third before 3 out, stayed on

17th Oct, 25 Uttoxeter
1st Chs Rated 129 This
Race 18th Jan, 26 Windsor
3rd Chs Rated 135

4th

44L

Quebecois (FR) 6, ch g 11-4 (McNeill,stevens,mckenzie,flowers&Walsh)
ts³ Rated 138
No Risk At All (FR) - Miss Poutine (FR)(Chamberlin (FR))
Breeder - Haras de Moricand

(Morning price: 3/1 11/4 3/1 5/2 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 7/2 18/5 7/2 4/1 18/5 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2) SP 7/2

Paul Nicholls

Harry Cobden

tracked leader, lost position 4 out, soon asked for effort, weakened 3 out

7th Nov, 25 Exeter
2nd Chs Rated 140 This
Race 24th Jan, 26 Cheltenham
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 135

Off 2.20
Time 6m. 29.16 secs, which is 1.97 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £6.60
Tote Trifecta- £12.70
CSF- £7.57.

2024 Handstands 5 11-4 Ben Jones 5/2 (B Pauling)
2023 Stay Away Fay 6 11-7 Harry Cobden 8/11Fav (Paul Nicholls)

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