Cheltenham Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Weveallbeencaught (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Made virtually all - ridden approaching last - kept on well when faced strong challenge final 110yds - ridden out(op Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Rock My Way (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Syd Hosie | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Militaire (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Warren Greatrex | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 23 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Max's Champ (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Samuel Drinkwater | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced - headway last - stayed on run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds | ||
| 5th | 4 | Gentle Slopes (GB) | 7 G | Good | Milton Harris | 161 lbs | 3/1 | 2 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Rock On Cowboy (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 2 | Pressed leader - briefly led after 2nd - ridden when lost second after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | G A Henty (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Tom George | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 0.2 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Riskintheground (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 12 | 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) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Robinsville (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 161 lbs | 200/1 | 7 | Midfield - headway 6th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 125/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Future Investment (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Alan King | 161 lbs | 11/1 | 4.75 | 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) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Firestep (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 11/2 | - | Midfield - lost position 4th - headway after 3 out - hung right when weakening after 2 out - soon pulled up(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | School Days Over (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 7/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Glorious Oscar (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 80/1 | - | Midfield - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped and hung right-handed)(op 66/1) |