Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:40
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £8
Place: £2.70 £2
Exacta: £25.40
Trifecta: £108.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | North Lodge (IRE) | N/A | Good | Alan King | 159 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Towards rear - left in third and close up 3rd - mistake 4th - ridden 3f out - disputed lead 1f out - led and hung right towards finish(op 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Balco Coastal (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 159 lbs | 7/2 | 2.5 | Held up in behind leaders - hampered by faller but left in second 3rd - shaken up and briefly led just over 1f out - soon joined and ridden - kept on until headed and hampered towards finish(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | A Different Kind (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Donald McCain | 162 lbs | 10/1 | 3 | Held up in rear - headway after 2nd - left in lead 3rd - not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden over 2f out - headed and lost second just over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Picanha (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Richard Phillips | 159 lbs | 20/1 | 17 | Tracked leaders - hampered by faller and dropped to last but in touch 3rd - mistake 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden after last (usual 2 out) - outpaced and weakened gradually from 2f out(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Harper's Brook (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 159 lbs | 22/1 | - | Led - fell 3rd(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Hillcrest (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Henry Daly | 164 lbs | 4/5F | - | Tracked leader - slightly hampered by faller and unseated rider 3rd(op Evens tchd 8/11) |