GBCheltenham Races

13:10 13:45 14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05
Back
Cheltenham
13:10
Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Series Qual')
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £17 Place: £3.70 £2.10 £6.40 Exacta: £180.10 Tricast: £2169.15 Trifecta: £5598.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 American Sniper (IRE) 7 G AVG
David Pipe 163 lbs 16/1 Won In touch with leaders - switched right and raced wide before 3 out - headway after 3 out - led just after 2 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden run-in - faced challenge final 110yds - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have benefitted from the application of a first-time tongue-tie)
2nd 11 White Rhino (IRE) 8 G Good
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 156 lbs 13/2 .75 Midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4 out - switched right and headway approaching last - soon ridden - bit short of room last - went second run-in - challenging and bit short of room against rail final 110yds - stayed on(op 6/1)
3rd 20 Paricolor (FR) 8 G Poor
David Pipe 148 lbs 20/1 5 Prominent - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - stayed on run-in - went third final strides - no match for first two(op 18/1)
4th 10 Pinnacle Peak (GB) 9 G AVG
Martin Keighley 149 lbs 11/1 0.05 Midfield - headway and pressed leaders on outer after 2nd - ridden after 2 out - slightly hampered last - edged left and weakened final 110yds - finished 5th - placed 4th(op 12/1)
5th 15 High Stakes (IRE) 8 G Poor
Warren Greatrex 158 lbs 33/1 .5 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed just after 2 out - ridden and 2 lengths second when jumped right last - soon lost second - weakened final 110yds - finished 4th - placed 5th (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 25/1)
6th 6 Prince Zaltar (FR) 8 G AVG
P J Rothwell 162 lbs 40/1 .5 Towards rear - steady headway 4 out - ridden and in touch with leaders approaching last - weakened final 110yds(op 33/1)
7th 3 Doughmore Bay (IRE) 6 G AVG
Emma Lavelle 165 lbs 13/2 6.5 Prominent - mistake and lost position 5th - badly hampered by faller and lost ground 2 out - stayed on from last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fifth flight)(tchd 6/1)
8th 17 Gentle And Kind (IRE) 7 M Good
Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 8/1 .75 Midfield on outer - headway and in touch with leaders after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 15/2)
9th 9 Whatsupwithyou (IRE) 11 G AVG
Ben Pauling 160 lbs 28/1 0.3 In touch with leaders on outer - bit short of room last - weakened run-in(op 33/1)
10th 8 Takarengo (IRE) 9 G Poor
Thomas Mullins 161 lbs 33/1 2 Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
11th 7 Off To A Flyer (IRE) 8 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 158 lbs 17/2 3.25 In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - badly hampered by faller and lost ground 2 out - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller two flights out)(op 9/1)
12th 13 Arabian King (GB) 8 G Poor
Cian Collins 158 lbs 22/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - bit short of room on turn before last - weakened run-in(op 20/1)
13th 5 Skradin (IRE) 6 G AVG
Conor O'Dwyer 159 lbs 33/1 .75 In rear - awkward jump 1st - jumped right 3 out - never on terms - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his left-fore leg)(op 25/1)
14th 14 Son Of The Somme (IRE) 9 G AVG
Brian Ellison 155 lbs 50/1 .75 Always behind(op 40/1)
15th 19 Hauraki Gulf (GB) 10 G AVG
Deborah Cole 157 lbs 28/1 3.75 Towards rear - some headway after 4 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller two flights out)(tchd 33/1)
16th 2 Skytastic (FR) N/A Good
Ben Pauling 162 lbs 22/1 16 Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 16/1)
17th 18 Foillan (IRE) 7 G AVG
Patrick Neville 157 lbs 100/1 .75 Towards rear - some headway 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 80/1)
99th 16 Knockanore (IRE) 8 G AVG
Ryan Potter 158 lbs 22/1 - Prominent - mistake 3 out - fell 2 out(op 20/1)
99th 1 Uncle Bert (GB) 8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 7/2F - In touch with leaders on inner - fell 4th(op 4/1)
99th 12 Fathom Two (IRE) 7 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 150 lbs 8/1 - Midfield - lost ground and towards rear 4 out - weakened and dropped to last 3 out - pulled up before last - scoped dirty post-race (trainer said gelding had scoped dirty post-race)