Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:30
888Sport Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.80 £3.40
Exacta: £28.90
Trifecta: £100.60
Non-Runners: Music Drive (self certificate), Saint Palais (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Shearer (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 159 lbs | 100/30 | Won | In touch with leaders - went fourth after 6th - made challenge 2 out - shaken up home turn - 1 length down last - ridden to lead run-in - stayed on(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Twig (GB) | 9 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | Travelled strongly - prominent - led omitted 3 out - 1 length ahead when mistake last - hung left when ridden run-in - soon headed - stayed on(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | The Moon Sea's Me (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 152 lbs | 7/2 | 27 | Ran in snatches - prominent - pushed along when dropped to last 4th - going okay again when headway after 6th - went third omitted 3 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | No No Maestro (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 52 | Led - not fluent 1st - raced in second when headed 4th - not fluent 5th - soon dropped to last and struggling - became detached 7th - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Serious Operator (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 159 lbs | 10/1 | 18 | Prominent - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Rexem (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 162 lbs | 5/4F | 54 | Pressed leader - led 4th - ridden when headed omitted 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey had reported gelding had stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 6/5 and tchd 11/8) |