GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
15:55
Abu Dhabi Digital Exchange Handicap Hurdle
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £12.90 Place: £3.30 £5.70 £2.20 Exacta: £342.30 Tricast: £1350.26 Trifecta: £3253.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Seddon (IRE) 11 G AVG
John C McConnell 152 lbs 10/1 Won Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 4th - headway and prominent 5th - led 3 out - ridden approaching last where 8 lengths ahead - kept on(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
2nd 13 Fontana Ellissi (FR) 9 G Poor
Samuel Drinkwater 142 lbs 22/1 5.5 Towards rear of midfield - headway 2 out - 9 lengths third last - went second but no chance with winner run-in - stayed on(op 18/1)
3rd 6 Onagatheringstorm (IRE) N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 11/2 10 Towards rear of midfield - mistake 1st - ridden and good headway on outer 3 out - went second and ridden 2 out - 8 lengths down last - weakened and lost second run-in(op 9/2)
4th 3 Hooper (GB) 8 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 151 lbs 9/1 .5 Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 4th - ridden 3 out - held from 2 out - stayed on(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 8 Arabian King (GB) 8 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 150 lbs 50/1 1.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 4th - ridden and lost position 3 out - no chance 2 out - stayed on and headway run-in (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 66/1)
6th 11 Listentillitellyea (IRE) 8 G Poor
Thomas Gibney 146 lbs 17/2 .5 Prominent - ridden 3 out - lost third and not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 9/1)
7th 1 Coole Cody (IRE) 12 G Poor
Evan Williams 169 lbs 5/1 16 Prominent - led 2nd - headed and shaken up 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 6/1)
8th 4 Bigz Belief (IRE) 8 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 158 lbs 50/1 7 Jumped slightly right - led - headed and prominent 2nd - not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
9th 12 Spanish Present (IRE) 5 G AVG
Martin Keighley 144 lbs 13/8F 10 Midfield on outer - pushed along briefly 6th - headway 3 out - chased leaders and ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding was never travelling and stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 15/8)
10th 9 Garo De Juilley (FR) 11 G Poor
Sophie Leech 143 lbs 66/1 5 Always towards rear - mistake 2 out(op 50/1)
11th 2 Francky Du Berlais (FR) 11 G AVG
Peter Bowen 161 lbs 22/1 4.25 Midfield - dropped to rear 4th - ridden and weakened 3 out(tchd 20/1)
99th 10 Aurora Thunder (GB) 9 M Poor
Lucinda Russell 143 lbs 16/1 - In rear - hampered 1st - lost touch 6th - well behind when pulled up before 3 out
99th 7 Glentruan (IRE) 9 G Poor
Ann Duffield 151 lbs 22/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position 4th - reminder 7th - weakening when mistake 3 out - behind when pulled up before last(op 16/1)