Cheltenham
15:30
Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25 Place: £1.20 £2.80 £4.80 Exacta: £13.60 Tricast: £133.70 Trifecta: £162.50
Non-Runners: Champ (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Teahupoo (FR) 7 G Elite Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 5/4F Won Raced wide - in touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - pressed leaders on outer when mistake 2 out - went second then switched left before last - soon led and edged right - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 6/4 tchd 6/5)
2nd 6 Flooring Porter (IRE) 9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 9/1 3.75 Prominent on inner - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4th - led before 5th - switched right towards near side and faced challenge before last - soon headed and switched left - kept on run-in(op 10/1)
3rd 7 Home By The Lee (IRE) 9 G Good Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 16/1 2.25 Jumped right on occasions - towards rear - not fluent 4th - mistake 7th - headway 2 out - went third then not fluent last - kept on run-in(tchd 18/1)
4th 2 Buddy One (IRE) 8 G AVG Paul John Gilligan 164 lbs 40/1 2.25 In touch with leaders - headway on inner after 2 out - soon went third and pressed leaders - lost third and no extra from last(tchd 50/1)
5th 11 Sire Du Berlais (FR) N/A AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 14/1 2.5 Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced and dropped to last - plenty to do home turn - rallied approaching last - kept on well run-in - not pace to challenge(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
6th 1 Asterion Forlonge (FR) 10 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 33/1 1 Jumped right on occasions - pressed leader - led just after 2nd - headed and raced in second before 5th - mistake 5 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 40/1)
7th 9 Noble Yeats (IRE) 9 G AVG Emmet Mullins 164 lbs 7/1 .5 Led - headed and raced in second just after 2nd - not fluent 4th - prominent before 5th - pressed leaders 2 out - soon outpaced and lost position - weakened run-in(op 13/2)
8th 5 Dashel Drasher (GB) 11 G AVG Jeremy Scott 164 lbs 16/1 0.2 Prominent - not fluent 3rd - in touch with leaders when mistake 6th - mistake 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1)
9th 4 Crambo (GB) 7 G Good Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 7/1 2 Took keen hold - towards rear on inner - in touch with leaders after 3rd - not fluent 5 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no impression - weakened before last (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 13/2)
10th 10 Paisley Park (IRE) 11 G Poor Emma Lavelle 164 lbs 14/1 0.3 Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - no impression(op 16/1)
11th 8 Janidil (FR) 10 G Poor W P Mullins 164 lbs 66/1 15 Always behind(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
12th 12 Sir Gerhard (IRE) 9 G Good W P Mullins 164 lbs 9/1 11 Raced wide - took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 3 out - some headway when mistake 2 out - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the soft going - and in his opinion - it was drying ground and riding tacky)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)