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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
8 G Good Alan King 159 lbs 7/1 Won
2nd
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)
5 G AVG Nicky Henderson 159 lbs 7/2 2.5
3rd
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)
5 G Good Donald McCain 162 lbs 10/1 3
4th
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)
10 G AVG Richard Phillips 159 lbs 20/1 17
99th
Led - fell 3rd(tchd 20/1)
8 G AVG Ben Pauling 159 lbs 22/1 -
99th
Tracked leader - slightly hampered by faller and unseated rider 3rd(op Evens tchd 8/11)
10 G Good Henry Daly 164 lbs 4/5F -