Horse Alert

08 Mar 2025 14:25 Sandown

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £51,440); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	9	-	Go Dante (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	5-59P07 / 9	Jump (28)	S Bowen	O Murphy Mrs Barbara Hester	6/1
		mid-division out wide, good headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd run-in, stayed on strongly run-in, driven ahead towards finish
2^nd	8	½ L	Wreckless Eric (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8)	11-F126 / 5	Jump (50)	Kielan Woods	J & A O'Neill The Megsons	7/1
		chased leaders pushed along and headway on inside from 2 out, only 6th when mistake last, strong run between horses final 110 yards, hung right and hampered rival towards finish, went 2nd post
3^rd	12	SHD	Afadil (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3)	084562 / 6	Flat (999), Jump (35)	Freddie Gingell	P F Nicholls Mr P J Vogt	8/1
		chased leaders, led before last, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish, lost 2nd post
4^th	11	NK	Tintintin (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 5)	1-35467 / 6	Jump (21)	J J Burke	F O'Brien Caveat Emptor Partnership	18/1
		held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders between last two, stayed on run-in, went held 4th towards finish
5^th	2	¾ L	Knickerbockerglory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	765P-13 / 9	Jump (50)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton S T Racing - Knickerbocker	16/1
		led, pushed along and strongly pressed before 2 out, headed before the last, lost 2nd run-in, 4th and held when hampered and snatched up towards finish
6^th	7	1¾ L	To Chase A Dream (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9)	21-1142 / 6	Jump (42)	B S Hughes	Paul Collins Mrs D W Davenport	18/1
		soon off the pace towards rear, headway out wide last, ridden and stayed on run-in, never going pace to get involved
7^th	10	1¼ L	Spirits Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	115-533 / 7	Jump (42)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies Mr & Mrs P Carter,…	11/1
		towards rear inside, headway chasing leaders between last two, weakened run-in
8^th	16	NK	We're Red And Blue (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	4-U21P1 / 5	Jump (22)	R P McLernon	J & A O'Neill Mr Patrick Doyle	28/1
		chased leader, pushed along before 2 out, ridden between last two, lost 2nd soon after, weakened run-in
9^th	15	½ L	Sorceleur (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	211223 / 5	Jump (7)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls John White & Anne…	16/1
		off the pace in rear, plugged on run-in, never involved
10^th	17	¾ L	Big Ginge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	72-2223 / 5	Jump (29)	Mr Jamie Neild	N A Twiston-Davies Mr J D Neild	28/1
		raced keenly towards rear, never threatened
11^th	5	3½ L	Ooh Betty (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 13)	32-1013 / 7	Jump (49)	Ben Jones	Ben Clarke Butler, Langford,…	8/1
		mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened
12^th	14	½ L	Tapley (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 2)	186450 / 8	Jump (14)	Elizabeth Gale	Miss S Smith The Plumpton Party	66/1
		never closer than mid-division
13^th	3	¾ L	Bo Zenith (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	3112/35 / 6	Jump (49)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Mr O S Harris	5/1
		held up off the pace in rear, never a factor
14^th	6	1¾ L	Hardy Du Seuil (FR) (colt, bay, 10 10)	2/3P8-25 / 8	Jump (50)	William Featherstone	Jamie Snowden The Hardy Souls	18/1
		chased leaders out wide, pushed along and hit 2 out, soon ridden, weakened quickly between last two, mistake last
15^th	1	3 L	Lump Sum (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	15-1242 / 7	Jump (28)	Dylan Johnston	S Thomas Walters Plant Hire…	8/1
		held up in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, weakened soon after
16^th	13	3½ L	King William Rufus (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	222166 / 8	Jump (28)	Rex Dingle	C Gordon Mrs B Ansell	25/1
		chased leaders, mistake and weakened 2 out
17^th	4	57 L	Batman Girac (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	4056-0F / 5	Jump (34)	J J Slevin	W P Mullins Mr Simon Munir/mr…	22/1
		off the pace in rear-division, jumped slowly 3rd, never a factor, well tailed off