Betfair Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race).
Sandown · Friday, 5 Dec · 17:45
· 2m 3f 178y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:45
Off time
5
Runners
Soft (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
NO DRAMA THIS END (IRE
🥈 Second
TORMUND GIANTSBANE (IRE
🥉 Third
THE BLUE ROOM (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.44
4/9
02 · 🥈 2nd
7.50
13/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
8.50
15/2
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
19
18/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
No Drama This End (G)
FAV
Point winner who scored impressively in a Warwick bumper on Rules debut a year ago. Acquitted himself well in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham next time, before making an excellent impression when winning Hyde Novices' Hurdle back at Cheltenh…
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 5 | 73 kg |
1.44
4/9
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Crackerjacque (G)
From a family this yard know well and left debut form behind when winning a heavy-ground Sandown bumper in February. Well held in Grade 2 at Aintree in April, but comfortably landed the odds in a Fontwell novice (17.7f, good to soft) on hu…
|
Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 5 | 70.8 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
The Blue Room (G)
Runner-up sole outing in Irish points and built on promise of first 2 starts in bumpers when opening account at Ffos Las in April. Made a successful start over hurdles when landing a Chepstow maiden (16.1f, soft) on return and there's bett…
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 5 | 70.8 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Top Jimmy (G)
Some promise when fourth in a pair of bumpers for Fergal O'Brien and made a winning stable/hurdling debut at Uttoxeter (15.7f) in October. Readily followed up in novice at the same course (19.9f, soft) later the same month, jumping well, a…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 5 | 70.8 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Tormund Giantsbane (G)
Point winner and was successful on first of 2 starts in bumpers last season. After 11 months off, justified support with something in hand when winning novice at Carlisle (20f, soft) on hurdling debut in November, just shaken up to assert.…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 5 | 70.8 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
Betting forecast: No Drama This End (4/9), Tormund Giantsbane (13/2), The Blue Room (15/2), Top Jimmy (8/1), Crackerjacque (18/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 45560.0 GBP |
| P2 | 17096.0 GBP |
| P3 | 8560.0 GBP |
| P4 | 4264.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2144.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1072.0 GBP |