SANDOWN
5 December 2025
Friday 5th December

Sedgefield Tips

11:48 12:23 12:58 13:33 14:08 14:43 15:20

Exeter Tips

12:13 12:48 13:23 13:58 14:33 15:05 15:38

Sandown Tips

12:35 13:10 13:45 14:20 14:55 15:30

Newcastle (AW) Tips

15:15 15:45 16:15 16:45 17:15 17:45 18:15 18:45 19:15

Dundalk (AW) Tips

17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30
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Betfair Racing Podcasts "Four Years Old" Handicap Hurdle (Class 4) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 1m 7f 216y
  • Going: Soft
Sandown
Runners
10

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Light rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Marche d'Aligre silk
D
BF
Marche d'Aligre
J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Jamie Snowden
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 10 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (32%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 9 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (50%)
Went close behind thriving winner on reappearance at Wetherby and has strong claims up 3lb
2420-2
Age: 4
Weight: 12-1
OR: 121
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Nov 25 Wet Wetherby 16f Sft 3HcH 11-2 2/8 Saligo Bay (½L) 5/2F 118 119
26 Apr 25 San Sandown 16f Gd 2NvHcH 10-10 14/14 Give It To Me Oj (72L) 11/1 119 46
20 Mar 25 Lud Ludlow 16f Gd 4NvH 11-2 2/5 Sun Art (1¾L) 2/5F 121 108
15 Feb 25 Hay Haydock 15.5f GS 24yH 11-5 4/5 Gibbs Island (24L) 9/4 121 108
27 Dec 24 Chp Chepstow 16f Sft 3yHG2 11-0 2/9 Nietzsche Has (8L) 18/1 - 113
27 Nov 24 Wet Wetherby 16f GS 43yMdH 11-2 1/6 Mix De Gris (13L) 10/11F - 99
2
Galactic Charm silk
Galactic Charm p
J: Freddie Mitchell 5
T: Gary & Josh Moore
Pulled up on return but he's back in cheekpieces, in which he ran well over C&D in March
P222-P
Age: 4
Weight: 11-12
OR: 118
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Nov 25 Fon Fontwell 17.5f GS 4HcH 12-0 PU/6 Officer Of State () 12/1 119 -
30 Mar 25 Asc Ascot 15.5f Gd 24yHcH 11-6 p 2/8 Benvoy (10L) 13/2 120 114
19 Mar 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f Gd 4NvH 11-2 p 2/5 Wolf Moon (shd) 11/4 120 112
8 Mar 25 San Sandown 16f GS 34yHcH 11-9 p 2/7 Narragansett (½L) 16/1 117 110
25 Jan 25 Chl Cheltenham 17f Sft 4yHG2 11-0 PU/10 East India Dock () 40/1 117 -
26 Dec 24 Fon Fontwell 17.5f Sft 43yMdH 11-2 1/5 El Gavilan (6L) 2/7F - 108
3
Ocean Conquest silk
D
Ocean Conquest p 1
J: Sam Twiston-Davies
T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
2-2 this season; has a progressive profile and he's respected up 5lb for last time
225-11
Age: 4
Weight: 11-11
OR: 117
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Nov 25 Lud Ludlow 21.5f Gd 4HcH 11-2 1/6 Diplomatie (7½L) 7/4 112 114
23 Oct 25 Lud Ludlow 16f Gd 4NvH 11-1 1/7 Amancio (nk) 10/11F 111 109
30 Mar 25 Asc Ascot 15.5f Gd 24yHcH 10-13 5/8 Benvoy (19½L) 9/2 113 99
28 Feb 25 Nby Newbury 16.5f Sft 34yH 11-0 2/8 Give It To Me Oj (3½L) 9/4 111 105
8 Feb 25 War Warwick 16f Sft 34yMdH 10-11 2/7 Aviemore (½L) 5/1 - 105
18 Jan 25 Asc Ascot 15.5f Gd 34yH 11-0 4/7 Lulamba (17½L) 150/1 - 101
4
Torrent silk
D
Torrent v 1
J: James Bowen
T: Nigel Hawke
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 6 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (33%)
Second of 13 on reappearance at Chepstow; soundly beaten at Ascot since but not discounted
334-28
Age: 4
Weight: 11-11
OR: 117
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Nov 25 Asc Ascot 15.5f Gd 2HcH 10-10 p 8/11 Alexei (21L) 33/1 119 107
11 Oct 25 Chp Chepstow 16f Gd 24yHcH 10-11 p 2/13 Gibbs Island (5½L) 22/1 117 111
20 Apr 25 Plu Plumpton 20.5f Gd 3HcH 10-2 p 4/6 Busy Being Busy (15L) 15/2 119 98
30 Mar 25 Asc Ascot 15.5f Gd 24yHcH 11-7 p 3/8 Benvoy (12L) 13/2 121 111
25 Jan 25 Chl Cheltenham 17f Sft 4yHG2 11-0 p 3/10 East India Dock (28L) 40/1 119 109
27 Dec 24 Chp Chepstow 16f Sft 3yHG2 11-0 p 3/9 Nietzsche Has (9¾L) 40/1 117 111
6
Courageous Strike silk
D
Courageous Strike h 1
J: Harry Cobden
T: Paul Nicholls
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 14 wins from 42 in the last 14 days (33%)
Soundly beaten on return but retains potential and the first-time hood could be a positive
21-15
Age: 4
Weight: 11-7
OR: 113
Days: 48
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Oct 25 Nab Newton Abbot 17f GS 3HcH 10-13 5/8 Manuelito (13½L) 11/2 114 105
14 May 25 Nab Newton Abbot 17f Gd 4NvH 11-3 1/3 Linden Lane (4¼L) 1/8F 114 109
25 Apr 25 Chp Chepstow 16f Gd 4MdH 10-10 1/9 Wild Goose (3L) 4/11F - 104
6 Apr 25 Ffo Ffos Las 20f GS 4MdH 10-10 2/8 Newton Tornado (3¼L) 10/1 - 106
17 Aug 24 Cur Curragh 14f Gd G3 8-13 2/5 Grosvenor Square (20L) 80/1 78 85
29 Jul 24 Gal Galway 12.5f Y 3yHc 9-1 9/13 Kentucky Gal (5½L) 14/1 80 72
7
Fight My Fire silk
Fight My Fire
J: Ben Jones
T: Joe Tizzard
100-1 win at Fontwell; third at Wincanton since; improvement needed to defy opening mark
68-U13
Age: 4
Weight: 11-6
OR: 112
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Nov 25 Wcn Wincanton 15f Gd 3NvH 11-6 3/6 Fasol (15L) 8/1 - 102
26 Oct 25 Fon Fontwell 17.5f GS 4MdH 11-3 1/10 Leaumec De Mee (4½L) 100/1 - 102
18 Oct 25 Nab Newton Abbot 17f GS 4NvH 10-13 UR/10 Kapitein Kool () 125/1 - -
17 Apr 25 Ffo Ffos Las 16f GS 4NHF 10-9 8/9 Harbour Island (65L) 28/1 - 33
12 Feb 25 Her Hereford 16f GS 5NHF 10-1 6/8 Kool Kid (18L) 9/1 - 76
8
Caelan silk
D
Caelan ht 1
J: Sean Bowen
T: Olly Murphy
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Runner-up in Huntingdon handicap last month and he might not be far away
45152
Age: 4
Weight: 11-5
OR: 111
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Nov 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f Gd 4HcH 11-8 h 2/8 Kingston Sunflower (2¼L) 20/1 111 112
15 Oct 25 Wet Wetherby 16f Gd 3HcH 11-2 h 5/5 Max Of Stars (7½L) 9/2 108 104
15 Sep 25 Wor Worcester 16f GS 4NvMdH 11-2 h1 1/14 The Expensive One (¾L) 5/1 - 98
6 Sep 25 Str Stratford 16.5f Gd 4MdH 11-2 5/12 Hamlet's Night (18½L) 12/1 - 86
25 Jul 25 Utt Uttoxeter 16f Gd 4NvH 10-12 4/10 Soul Limbo (13L) 14/1 - 86
24 Apr 25 Cfd Chelmsford (AW) 10f St 4Hc 9-1 7/8 Cavalry Call (3L) 15/2 69 69
9
Across Earth silk
D
Across Earth
J: Caoilin Quinn
T: Gary & Josh Moore
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Kept on for 2l third at Kempton and this stiffer track could be right up his street
234-13
Age: 4
Weight: 11-4
OR: 110
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Nov 25 Kem Kempton 16f Gd 4HcH 11-9 3/10 Surrey Lord (2L) 7/2 110 110
11 Nov 25 Her Hereford 16f Gd 5HcH 11-6 1/12 Graecia (4L) 6/1 102 112
10 Apr 25 Her Hereford 16f Gd 5NvHcH 11-8 4/6 Trafalgar Square (16½L) 3/1 104 87
10 Mar 25 Str Stratford 18.5f GS 34yH 11-0 3/8 Believitanducan (9L) 4/1 - 100
2 Mar 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f GS 44yH 11-2 2/9 Aviemore (20L) 12/1 - 96
10 Oct 24 Sth Southwell (AW) 14f St 4Hc 9-4 4/9 Wahraan (4½L) 11/4F 80 81
10
Knight Templar silk
D
Knight Templar
J: Jonathan Burke
T: Robert Stephens
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Close third at Exeter 12 days ago; this is more competitive but he's an each-way possible
218-P3
Age: 4
Weight: 11-4
OR: 110
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 16.5f GS 44yHcH 11-9 3/7 Tashan (¾L) 16/1 110 106
24 Oct 25 Chl Cheltenham 20f GS 3HcH 10-2 PU/20 French Ship () 100/1 113 -
15 Jan 25 Nby Newbury 16.5f Sft 4HcH 10-8 8/11 Bucephalus (36L) 13/2 113 76
27 Dec 24 Kem Kempton 16f GS 23yH 11-0 1/7 Lucky Bere (1½L) 15/2 - 102
8 Dec 24 Hun Huntingdon 16f Sft 43yMdH 11-2 2/3 Clotilda (1¼L) 7/2 - 86
5 Nov 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 16.5f St 4Hc 8-12 3/4 Get Shirty (1¾L) 11/8F 74 79
11
La Belle Argentee silk
La Belle Argentee
J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
Good ground may not have suited on handicap debut; remains very lightly raced for top yard
4-27
Age: 4
Weight: 10-8
OR: 100
Days: 56
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Oct 25 Chp Chepstow 16f Gd 5HcHM 11-11 7/10 Sweet Caryline (12L) 11/1 102 95
19 Sep 25 Nab Newton Abbot 17f GS 4NvHM 10-12 2/7 Best Night (1¾L) 15/2 - 91
26 Feb 25 Wet Wetherby 16f Sft 44yHM 11-0 4/7 Madame Luna (4¼L) 13/8F - 94
5
Benvoy silk
D
w1
Benvoy t
T: Jo Davis
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
311-68
Age: 4
Weight: 11-10
OR: 116
Days: 55
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Oct 25 Chp Chepstow 16f Gd 24yHcH 10-12 t 8/13 Gibbs Island (52L) 16/1 118 71
19 Jul 25 Mar Market Rasen 20.5f Gd 3HcH 11-0 t 6/8 Broughshane (18L) 10/1 118 99
30 Mar 25 Asc Ascot 15.5f Gd 24yHcH 10-7 t 1/8 Galactic Charm (10L) 13/8F 107 111
2 Mar 25 Hun Huntingdon 16f GS 5HcH 11-6 t 1/12 Out Out (1¾L) 11/1 100 108
27 Dec 24 Wet Wetherby 16f GS 43yH 11-0 t1 3/11 Hosaamm (8¼L) 40/1 - 97
28 Sep 24 Mar Market Rasen 16.5f Gd 23yH 11-0 4/5 Liam Swagger (32L) 33/1 - 73
Verdict

1m6f Flat winner ACROSS EARTH should be suited by this stiff track and earns the vote ahead of Marche d'Aligre.

Verdict silk image
Across Earth

Betting Forecast:

100/30 Marche d'Aligre,

4/1 Ocean Conquest,

9/2 Across Earth,

6/1 La Belle Argentee,

7/1 Courageous Strike,

9/1 Caelan,

14/1 Galactic Charm,

Knight Templar,

16/1 Torrent,

20/1 Fight My Fire

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