GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
12:10
Ballymore Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25 Place: £1.10 £10.10 £5.60 Exacta: £100.30 Trifecta: £1874.80
Non-Runners: Iliko D'Olivate (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m5f
1st
Made virtually all - ridden approaching last - kept on well when faced strong challenge final 110yds - ridden out(op Evens)
8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 5/4F Won
2m6f 3m 3m½f 3m½f 3m½f
-
2nd
Prominent - went second after 2 out - ridden approaching last - made strong challenge final 110yds - kept on until no extra towards finish - promising(tchd 50/1)
7 G AVG
Syd Hosie 161 lbs 66/1 1.25
2m4½f 3m 2m4½f 3m 2m5f
2m½f 2m 2m4f
3rd
Prominent - hit 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - headway last - stayed on run-in - went third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 22/1)
7 G Poor
Warren Greatrex 161 lbs 25/1 23
2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m3f 2m4½f
2m2f 2m 2m4f
4th
In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced - headway last - stayed on run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds
9 G Poor
Samuel Drinkwater 161 lbs 66/1 1.25
2m5½f 2m7½f 2m3½f 2m 2m½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m1f
5th
In touch with leaders - disputing third when ridden home turn - soon held - lost two places when weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding weakened quickly; trainer said gelding may not have stayed the 2m4f trip in the good to soft - soft in places going - which was changed to soft - good to soft after the race)(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
7 G Good
Milton Harris 161 lbs 3/1 2
2m 2m4½f
2m4f 2m4f
6th
Pressed leader - briefly led after 2nd - ridden when lost second after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 40/1)
8 G AVG
Ben Pauling 161 lbs 28/1 2
3m½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m7f 2m3½f
-
7th
Held up in last - nudged along 3 out - ridden after 2 out - headway approaching last - stayed on but well held run-in(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
7 G AVG
Tom George 161 lbs 80/1 0.2
2m4f 2m4½f 3m 3m1f 2m3f
2m 1m7½f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f
8th
Held up in rear - some headway into midfield after 3 out - pecked on landing 2 out - soon ridden - weakened before last - tailed off(tchd 28/1)
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 161 lbs 33/1 12
2m5f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m4f 3m
2m 2m½f 2m½f
9th
Midfield - headway 6th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 125/1)
8 G Poor
Joe Tizzard 161 lbs 200/1 7
2m½f 2m2½f 2m7f 3m 3m½f
2m½f 1m7f 1m7f 2m3f 2m3½f
10th
Held up in rear - some headway 2 out - soon ridden - weakened approaching last - tailed off(op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1)
6 G Poor
Alan King 161 lbs 11/1 4.75
2m3f 2m4½f 2m5f
2m 2m
99th
Midfield - lost position 4th - headway after 3 out - hung right when weakening after 2 out - soon pulled up(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
7 G Elite
Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 11/2 -
-
2m½f 2m½f 2m
99th
In rear - weakened after 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer said gelding would prefer quicker ground than the good to soft - soft in places going - which was changed to soft - good to soft after the race)(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
8 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 7/1 -
2m½f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m3f 2m5f
2m3f
99th
Midfield - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped and hung right-handed)(op 66/1)
6 G Poor
Ben Pauling 161 lbs 80/1 -
2m4½f