Read Nicky Henderson's Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Sandown
15:35
03 Jan 2026
1m7f216y
Class 3
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Race Information

Sandown
Going: Good To Soft
Read Nicky Henderson's Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)
1m7f216yClass 3
8 runners

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Race Trends

GOING

The going is Good To Soft.

No specific going preferences noted for the runners.

JOCKEY/TRAINER FORM

Tom Dascombe14 days: 0/3
Hot Form
Olly Murphy14 days: 10/52
Good Form
Dan Skelton14 days: 14/72
Good Form
No.
Horse / Jockey
Trainer
Age / Weight
Odds
1
Nardaran silks
Nardaran
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
5 yrs • --
13/2
2
Hot Fuss silks
Hot Fuss
David Bass
Tom Dascombe
5 yrs • --
5/2
3
Continuance silks
Continuance
Freddie Keighley(7)
Martin Keighley
5 yrs • --
11/1
4
Imaginarium silks
Imaginarium
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
7 yrs • --
14/1
5
All In You silks
All In You
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
6 yrs • --
11/4
6
Dance And Glance silks
Dance And Glance
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
6 yrs • --
9/2
7
Brace For Landing silks
Brace For Landing
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
5 yrs • --
10/1
8
He's A Latchico silks
He's A Latchico
Tom Queally
Gary & Josh Moore
8 yrs • --
16/1

Runners Spotlight

1
Nardaran
Favorite

Left impression something was amiss last time; progressive sort otherwise and comfortably justified favouritism over C&D (good to soft) earlier in November, following up his reappearance win; remains of interest.

Jockey: Harry CobdenTrainer: Paul Nicholls
2
Hot Fuss

Scored over C&D and ran well at the Cheltenham Festival as a juvenile hurdler last term; good second in notable handicap at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) most recently; major contender back down in grade.

Jockey: David BassTrainer: Tom Dascombe
3
Continuance

Scored three times as a juvenile hurdler last season; threatening to add to his tally, having finished a good second at Sandown (behind Nardaran) and Cheltenham the last twice; in the mix.

Jockey: Freddie Keighley(7)Trainer: Martin Keighley
4
Imaginarium

Lacks recent match practice, having been absent since Perth win (2m) last April, but has scored when fresh; 3-6 over hurdles and may be capable of better still; market support would heighten interest.

Jockey: Sean BowenTrainer: Olly Murphy
5
All In You

Dual Flat/hurdles winner in France; finished strongly and nearly collared Dance And Glance at Ascot (1m7f, soft) on stable/seasonal debut; clear possibilities, provided he builds on that effort.

Jockey: James BowenTrainer: Warren Greatrex

Race Conditions

Race Details

Race Name

Read Nicky Henderson's Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Distance

1m7f216y

Class

Class 3

Off Time

15:35

Surface

Turf

Runners

8

Race Conditions

A handicap race for horses rated within the Class 3 band. Weights are allocated based on official ratings to give all runners an equal chance.

Weather & Going

Good To Soft
Saturday, 3 January 2026
Going Description

Standard: Consistent racing surface providing fair conditions for all runners.