Novices Championship Final Handicap Hurdle Results at Sandown Park — 26 April 2025

Saturday, 26 April 2025

There’s more top quality action at Sandown Park in April when the runners and riders compete in the bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle. Fingle Bridge has put together a succession of bright performances and Olly Murphy will hope his seven-year-old can start producing the goods. However, it looks like a wide open encounter.

Serious Challenge has recorded a hat-trick of successes and Fergal O’Brien has trained a runner who could be a decent each-way contender. Kientzheim is another five-year-old who has been successful and Nicky Henderson has a powerful horse who should have stamina. Nardaran can also go well at odds of around 10/1.

PosHorseJockeyTrainerSP
1stRoman DragonRoman DragonOisin MurphyH Palmer8/1
2ndRosenpurRosenpurWarren FentimanJ Candlish12/1
3rdBalmoral LadyBalmoral LadyTom MarquandE Walker16/1
4thCopper KnightCopper KnightD FentimanT D Easterby9/1
5thJer BattJer BattCallum RodriguezT D Barron100/30
6thFair TaxesFair TaxesSaffie OsborneR O'sullivan3/1F
7thManila ScouseManila ScouseD AllanT D Easterby25/1
8thBalon d'OrBalon d'OrA MullenH Palmer50/1
8thDickieburdDickieburdJ P SullivanI Furtado28/1
10thDream ComposerDream ComposerJoe LeavyH J Evans14/1
11thAngel SharedAngel SharedD EganSteph Hollinshead6/1
12thFair WindFair WindP J DobbsOwen Burrows12/1
1stRoman DragonRoman Dragon8/1
J: Oisin MurphyT: H Palmer
2ndRosenpurRosenpur12/1
J: Warren FentimanT: J Candlish
3rdBalmoral LadyBalmoral Lady16/1
J: Tom MarquandT: E Walker
4thCopper KnightCopper Knight9/1
J: D FentimanT: T D Easterby
5thJer BattJer Batt100/30
J: Callum RodriguezT: T D Barron
6thFair TaxesFair Taxes3/1F
J: Saffie OsborneT: R O'sullivan
7thManila ScouseManila Scouse25/1
J: D AllanT: T D Easterby
8thBalon d'OrBalon d'Or50/1
J: A MullenT: H Palmer
8thDickieburdDickieburd28/1
J: J P SullivanT: I Furtado
10thDream ComposerDream Composer14/1
J: Joe LeavyT: H J Evans
11thAngel SharedAngel Shared6/1
J: D EganT: Steph Hollinshead
12thFair WindFair Wind12/1
J: P J DobbsT: Owen Burrows

2025 bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle

Fingle Bridge has recorded a spate of impressive wins and the seven-year-old heads the betting market for the bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle. Olly Murphy trains a runner who was last seen winning at Exeter in February, with the horse landing a success against five others. This came after bright successes at Market Rasen and Uttoxeter.

Serious Challenge has been able to record a successive hat-trick of wins, with the five-year-old able to land a victory at Southwell in the middle of April. That came after a victory at Ayr in February, with the 7/2 runner able to oblige over two miles on heavy ground. This was preceded by a success at Plumpton at the beginning of the year.

Kientzheim was able to open the season with a win and this came on Boxing Day at Kempton Park, with this coming before a third placed finish out of five runners at Newbury. More recently, the horse was second last at Southwell when sent off as the odds-on favourite and Nicky Henderson will have high hopes that the horse will bounce back.

Nardaran is a talented four-year-old who was able to prove successful for Paul Nicholls last time out. This win came at Taunton in April, with an eleven-length success coming for the 9/4 chance. This was an improvement after finishing sixth out of ten runners at Musselburgh at the beginning of February, with the previous run at Kempton Park.

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