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Cheltenham
14:35
Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £29 Place: £5.40 £3.60 £2.60 Exacta: £229.50 Tricast: £2860.04 Trifecta: £2914.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5½f 3m½f 3m
1st
Midfield - still plenty to do before 2 out - headway 2 out - soon pushed along - went second and challenging last - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 33/1)
N/A AVG
Philip Hobbs 157 lbs 28/1 Won
2m7½f 2m7½f 3m 2m7½f 2m7½f
2m7½f 2m5½f 3m 3m 3m
2nd
Led - headed but every chance before 2 out - led again 2 out - ridden approaching last - battled on until headed and no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
13 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 143 lbs 14/1 1.25
3m 3m 3m 3m½f 3m1f
2m3½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m½f 3m
3rd
Chased leaders - mistake 3 out - went second and challenging when ridden just after 2 out - lost second last - no extra run-in(op 6/1)
8 G AVG
Gary Moore 160 lbs 13/2 3
2m3f 3m 3m½f 2m4½f 3m
2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m5f 3m½f
4th
Chased leader - lost second and chased leaders just after 3rd - lost position and ridden before 2 out - rallied approaching last - kept on and went fourth final 110yds(op 8/1)
10 G AVG
Mel Rowley 150 lbs 15/2 2
3m½f 3m½f 3m½f 3m 2m7½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m5f
5th
Held up in rear - mistake 8th - headway before 2 out - disputing fourth when jockey lost iron briefly last - no impression and lost fourth run-in
8 G Poor
Fergal O'Brien 149 lbs 5/1 1.25
2m5f 2m7f 2m7½f 3m1f 2m4½f
2m5f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m3f 2m5½f
6th
Midfield - mistake 9th - ridden before 2 out - kept on and disputing fourth approaching last - no extra and weakened run-in (vet said gelding was showing signs of post race heat stress)(op 16/1)
11 G AVG
Ben Pauling 151 lbs 14/1 9
3m 2m5f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4f
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m½f 2m7½f
7th
Chased leaders - ridden before 2 out - mistake 2 out - lost position approaching last - weakened run-in
9 G AVG
Philip Hobbs 158 lbs 9/2F 4.75
3m 3m½f 3m 2m4f 3m½f
2m½f 3m 3m 3m½f
8th
Always towards rear - got behind after 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1)
9 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 162 lbs 22/1 23
3m 2m4f
2m4f 2m7½f 3m 3m1f 2m4f
9th
Chased leaders - went second after 3rd - disputed lead 7th - led narrowly before 2 out - headed 2 out - soon ridden and lost second - beaten and weakened approaching last(op 12/1)
N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 156 lbs 10/1 13
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m5f 3m 2m5f
2m5f 3m1½f 3m6f
99th
Midfield - lost position when mistake and dropped to rear 1st - ridden and struggling when mistake 7th - well behind when pulled up 2 out(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
Nick Gifford 157 lbs 33/1 -
3m3½f
2m5f 2m5f 2m4f 3m½f 2m7f
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - lost touch and behind when pulled up 3 out(op 50/1)
N/A Poor
Sophie Leech 161 lbs 80/1 -
2m3f
2m7f 3m 2m7½f 3m 3m
99th
Never better than mid-division - mistake 4th - lost position and got behind 3 out - pulled up 2 out
N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 159 lbs 12/1 -
2m7½f
2m½f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m
99th
Never better than mid-division - ridden 8th - dropped to rear and struggling 3 out - behind and pulled up 2 out(op 33/1)
9 G AVG
David Bridgwater 145 lbs 50/1 -
2m7½f 3m 2m7½f 3m½f 3m
1m7½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4f
99th
Held up in rear - ridden and some headway after 3 out - no impression when jumped left 2 out - soon well beaten - pulled up last (jockey said gelding was never travelling; trainer said that the race may have come too soon for the gelding having had a hard race at Aintree on 4 December 2020)(tchd 6/1)
10 G Good
Olly Murphy 155 lbs 11/2 -
3m½f 2m3f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m3½f