Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
12:15
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle () (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.70 £1.40
Exacta: £7.70
Trifecta: £20.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Hillcrest (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Henry Daly | 161 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Made virtually all - pushed along and briefly headed home turn - led again narrowly and pecked on landing last - kept on well(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | I Am Maximus (FR) | 8 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 7/5F | 2 | Tracked leader - lost second but prominent 4th - not fluent 6th - briefly led home turn - ridden approaching last where headed - every chance run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/8 tchd 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Get A Tonic (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 3/1 | 11 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and went third home turn - soon no impression - no match for first two(op 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Pull Again Green (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 11/1 | 8 | Took keen hold - towards rear - slow jump 1st - headway and tracked leaders after 2nd - not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along and well held - went modest fourth run-in(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Doctor Ken (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - tracked winner 4th - lost second and ridden 2 out - soon lost third - well beaten when not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Mot A Mot (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear on outer but in touch with leaders - pushed along briefly after 3 out - ridden 2 out - soon outpaced - well beaten when hung left approaching last | ||
| 7th | 4 | Jack's A Legend (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Alan Jones | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 28 | Raced in last - niggled along 5th - not fluent 3 out - in touch with leaders when ridden 2 out - soon struggling and well beaten(op 80/1) |