Full Result 2.40 Warwick | 8 March 2026

Oddschecker Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB) (Div II)

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £5,446 2nd £2,509 3rd £1,254 4th £628

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Cosmic Connection (IRE) 12/1 Freddie Gordon Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon Chris Gordon	5	115	–	103	119	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Little Blue Hero (IRE) (Milan)
Midfield, ridden after 3 out, headway before 2 out, short of room and switched right after last, led inside final 110yds, kept on (op 16/1)

2 1¼	7. Road To Wembley 15/2 Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	5	115	–	101	114	–
b g Postponed (IRE) - Queen's Dream (GER) (Oasis Dream)
In rear, headway before 4 out, pressed leaders before last, led run-in, headed and no extra inside final 110yds (op 7/1)

3 1¼ [2½]	3. Ionian (IRE) 4/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	5	115	115	100	114	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Tearsofclewbay (Kayf Tara)
Led, faced challenges before 2 out, headed and no extra run-in (op 10/3)

4 ¾ [3¼]	5. Leo Wood (FR) 18/1 Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	5	115	–	99	113	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Ruth (FR) (Agent Bleu)
Prominent, pressed leaders before 2 out, no extra inside final 110yds (op 15/2)

5 10 [13¼]	8. King Al 5/2 Tom Bellamy Alan King	Tom Bellamy Alan King	4	112	123	84	101	–
b g Al Kazeem - Rhossili Down (Kingman)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 4 out, headway and pressed leaders before 2 out, weakened after last (op 10/3)

6 3¼ [16½]	1. Wondering Why (IRE) 5/4F Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	5	1112	117	90	108	–
b g Sea Moon - Margarita (GER) (Lomitas)
Prominent, lost position before 4th, headway before 5th, pressed leaders before 2 out, weakened before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (op 6/4 tchd 6/5)

7 22 [38½]	11. Babychino (IRE) 300/1 James Turner ⁵ Alexander Gibbons	James Turner ⁵ Alexander Gibbons	4	911 h¹	–	38	61	–
b f Coulsty (IRE) - Mochachino (IRE) (Fast Company)
Raced wide, prominent, weakened quickly before 3 out (op 200/1)

8 3¾ [42¼]	10. Delgany Headline 150/1 Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	4	109	–	40	64	–
b g Jack Hobbs - New Bridge (FR) (Lost World)
Raced in last, weakened before 2 out (op 66/1)

PU	4. Lemon Leaf (IRE) 200/1 Kevin Brogan Olly Murphy	Kevin Brogan Olly Murphy	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Dazzling Susie (IRE) (Stowaway)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 125/1)

PU	6. Lumiere D'Espoir 125/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5	115	–	–	–	–
b g Jack Hobbs - Oeuvre Vive (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
Towards rear, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 50/1)

10 ran Off time: 2:40:44 Winning time: 3m 53.98s (slow by 7.98s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Snow Is In The Sky (self certificate, temperature)
1st owner: D S Dennis (Cosmic Connection) 1st breeder: Patrick Cashman
2nd owner: Sir Alex Ferguson (Road To Wembley)
3rd owner: Michael Buckley (Ionian)
Tote win: £18.10 PL: £3.40 £2.10 £1.50 Ex: £165.90 CSF: £100.06 Trifecta: £758.40

2:40 Warwick 8 Mar 2026

Oddschecker Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB) (Div II)