Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:15
Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.80 £2.60 £1.70
Exacta: £38.50
Trifecta: £175.80
Non-Runners: Hermino AA (unsuitable ground), The Carpenter (unsuitable ground), Theatre Man (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | The Friday Man (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 160 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Midfield - headway 7th - pushed along and outpaced before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well and led final 110yds - readily(op 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Twig (GB) | 9 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 160 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - led going best before 2 out - pushed along and 2 lengths ahead approaching last - no extra and headed inside final 110yds(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Chasing Fire (GB) | 7 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 160 lbs | 7/2 | 4 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - pushed along and outpaced after 2 out - ridden and went second approaching last - kept on but lost second final 110yds(op 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Red Dirt Road (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Jonjo O'Neill | 160 lbs | 5/2F | 1.25 | Took keen hold - led narrowly - edged right after 3 out - pushed along and headed before 2 out - ridden and rallied approaching last - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Pikar (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 160 lbs | 100/30 | .75 | Midfield - headway 3 out - headway before 2 out - ridden approaching last - weakened run-in(op 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Chancycourt (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 14 | Early mistakes - held up in rear - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and no impression from 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Blue Hop (IRE) | 8 G | Good | B F Brookhouse | 160 lbs | 33/1 | 7.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and went second 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Final Encore (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Hughie Morrison | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - ridden and no impression from 2 out | ||
| 9th | 1 | Rock My Way (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Syd Hosie | 164 lbs | 11/1 | 18 | Disputed lead - pushed along 3 out - ridden and dropped to rear before 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed and hung right-handed)(op 9/1) |