08 Mar 2026 14:40 Warwick
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,446); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Oddschecker Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Cosmic Connection (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P-71 / 5 |
Jump (49) | Freddie Gordon | C Gordon Mr D S Dennis |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, improved 3 out, not fluent 2 out and pushed along, took fourth final flight, switched right run-in and ran on strongly when ridden to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Road To Wembley (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
/ 5 |
Flat (166) | S Bowen | O Murphy Sir Alex Ferguson |
15/2 | |
| wore red hood to post, towards rear, closer 3 out and pushed along, chased front group before 2 out, jumped left and went second 2 out, kept on and ridden to lead final 110yds, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1¼ L |
Ionian (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
6-624 / 5 |
Jump (23) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley |
4/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, led, pushed along approaching 2 out, ran on, ridden and headed final 110yds flat, lost second closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Leo Wood (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
3-4 / 5 |
Jump (18) | C Gethings | K Bailey & M Nicholls Lady J H Parker |
18/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, handy on inner, not fluent 4 out, pushed along 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 10 L |
King Al (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
521 / 4 |
Flat (134), Jump (32) |
Thomas Bellamy | A King Apple Tree Stud |
5/2 | |
| front mid-division, disputed third at 4th, pushed along and hampered 2 out, faded before last | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 3¼ L |
Wondering Why (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
51-321 / 5 |
Jump (48) | Ben Jones | B Pauling Basher Watts Racing… |
5/4 | |
| chased leaders, lost position after 3rd, closed up on outer before 4 out, disputed second 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
11 |
| 22 L |
Babychino (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 2) |
PP / 4 |
Flat (173), Jump (80) |
James Turner | A Gibbons Mr Alexander Gibbons |
300/1 | |
| went to post early, prominent, mistake and dropped away tamely 4 out | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| 3¾ L |
Delgany Headline (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
/ 4 |
Tristan Durrell | D Skelton Mrs Rachel Wilson |
150/1 | ||
| in rear, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Lemon Leaf (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P/584-30 / 6 |
Jump (11) | K Brogan | O Murphy Mrs A M Williams |
200/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along before 4th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after next | ||||||||||
9 |
| - |
Snow Is In The Sky (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 12) |
P1-7 / 5 |
Jump (6) | Non Runner | G Brown Mr S Gardiner |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Lumiere D'espoir (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
/ 5 |
Jump (235) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Sally Noott |
125/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 4th, struggling 4 out, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||