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Cheltenham
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Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £19 Place: £4.10 £29 £7 Exacta: £2820 Tricast: £52244.14 Trifecta: £29605.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 3m½f
1st
Disputed lead - led narrowly after 2 out - pushed along approaching last - 2 lengths ahead last - ridden run-in - stayed on - always doing enough(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
7 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 18/1 Won
3m½f 3m 3m 3m1½f 3m½f
2m½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m4f
2nd
Towards rear - steady headway from 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and went third approaching last - left in second and 2 lengths down last - kept on well(op 125/1)
7 G Good
Noel Meade 161 lbs 150/1 1
3m 2m6½f 3m 3m½f 2m4f
1m7½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m5½f 2m6f
3rd
Towards rear - steady headway from 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden approaching last - 3 lengths down and disputing third last - kept on well(op 25/1)
7 G AVG
Paul Nolan 161 lbs 28/1 0.3
2m4f 2m½f 3m 3m1f 3m½f
2m 2m6½f 3m 2m7f 3m½f
4th
Raced freely - held up in midfield - headway and prominent 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden approaching last - 3 lengths down and disputing third last - weakened final 110yds(tchd 18/1)
9 G Good
Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 16/1 3.75
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m1½f
2m 2m½f 2m 2m4f 2m3½f
5th
Prominent - pushed along and made challenge after 2 out - ridden approaching last - soon no extra(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 4/1 .5
2m4f 2m5½f 3m 3m1f 3m
2m7f 2m4½f 2m7½f
6th
Disputed lead - ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced and held(op 40/1)
8 G Good
David Pipe 161 lbs 66/1 1.25
3m½f 3m 3m 2m5f 3m
2m½f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m6f
7th
Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 2 out - soon no impression(op 40/1)
8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 50/1 8
3m½f 3m½f 3m½f 3m1½f 3m1f
1m7½f 2m½f 2m 2m4f
8th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 28/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1)
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 22/1 29
2m4½f 3m½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m1f
2m3f 3m 3m
9th
Midfield on outer - pushed along after 2 out - soon weakened(op 7/1)
7 G Good
Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 17/2 2
2m4½f 2m5f 3m½f 3m½f 3m½f
2m3f 2m3½f 2m5f 3m 1m7½f
99th
Raced freely - towards rear - headway and midfield after halfway - switched right and prominent on outer when not fluent 2 out - pushed along and made strong challenge approaching last - ridden and 1 length down when jinked right and ran out last(tchd 5/2)
7 G Good
Emmet Mullins 161 lbs 9/4F -
2m4f 2m5½f 3m½f 3m 3m6f
2m 2m4f 3m
99th
Prominent on outer - pecked on landing 3rd - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened - pulled up before last
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 33/1 -
3m½f 2m5½f 2m4f 3m 2m7f
2m4½f 2m4½f
99th
Disputed lead on inner - pushed along and weakened quickly after 2 out - pulled up before last
7 G AVG
Syd Hosie 161 lbs 33/1 -
2m4½f 3m 2m5f 2m4½f 2m3½f
2m4f 2m4½f 3m½f
99th
Midfield - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 200/1)
6 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 250/1 -
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m4f
2m½f 2m½f 2m5½f 2m5f 2m3f
99th
Towards rear on outer - slow jump 4 out - soon behind - pulled up before 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling after suffering interference)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 12/1 -
3m½f 2m7½f
2m 2m 2m4f
99th
Raced freely - disputed lead on outer - not fluent 3 out - pushed along and weakened quickly after 2 out - pulled up before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran too freely)(tchd 17/2)
9 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 8/1 -
3m 2m7½f 3m1f 3m6f 3m1f
2m 2m4f 3m
99th
Towards rear - not fluent 7th - pushed along after 3 out - soon weakened and behind - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 18/1 -
2m5½f 3m 3m½f 3m1f 2m7f
2m½f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m5½f
99th
Towards rear - headway and midfield 4 out - pushed along and weakened after 2 out - pulled up before last (vet said gelding had post-race heat stress)(tchd 80/1)
7 G Elite
Kim Bailey 161 lbs 66/1 -
2m7½f 3m 3m1f 3m1f 3m
3m2f 3m 3m 2m7f 3m½f
99th
Raced freely - in touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - sprawled on landing 4 out - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last - finished lame (vet said gelding was lame on his left-hind)(op 80/1)
7 G AVG
Richard J Bandey 161 lbs 100/1 -
2m4f 2m7½f 3m 2m4f 2m7f
2m 2m5½f 2m7½f 2m7f 2m7f
99th
Raced freely - disputed lead - prominent after 4th - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran too free in the early stages)(op 10/1)
10 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 12/1 -
3m 2m6½f 3m 3m½f 3m
1m5f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Towards rear - pushed along after 3 out - soon beaten - pulled up before last(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
8 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 20/1 -
1m6f 2m5½f 1m6f 1m6f 2m1f