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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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m3½f 3m½f 3m 2m7½f 2m4½f
1st
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)
7 G Elite
Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 5/4F Won
2m7½f 2m4f 3m 2m7½f 2m4f
3m½f 3m1½f 3m½f 3m 3m½f
2nd
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)
9 G Good
Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 9/1 3.75
3m½f 2m1f 3m 3m1½f
3m 3m 3m½f 2m4f 2m7½f
3rd
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)
9 G Good
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 16/1 2.25
2m7½f 3m1½f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m
2m4f 2m6f 3m 2m4½f 2m7½f
4th
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)
8 G AVG
Paul John Gilligan 164 lbs 40/1 2.25
3m½f 2m7½f 2m6½f 2m7f 3m½f
2m5f 3m 3m½f 2m7½f 2m5f
5th
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)
N/A AVG
Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 14/1 2.5
2m7½f
2m4f 2m7½f 3m1½f 2m3½f 2m7½f
6th
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)
10 G AVG
W P Mullins 164 lbs 33/1 1
2m7½f 2m7½f 3m½f 2m6f 3m½f
3m2½f 4m2½f 3m6f 2m4f 3m
7th
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)
9 G AVG
Emmet Mullins 164 lbs 7/1 .5
4m2½f 2m7½f
3m½f 3m 3m 3m½f 3m
8th
Prominent - not fluent 3rd - in touch with leaders when mistake 6th - mistake 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1)
11 G AVG
Jeremy Scott 164 lbs 16/1 0.2
3m½f 2m5f 2m4½f 3m 3m
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 3m½f
9th
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)
7 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 7/1 2
3m½f 3m½f 3m 3m 2m7½f
3m 3m 3m 3m½f 3m
10th
Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - no impression(op 16/1)
11 G Poor
Emma Lavelle 164 lbs 14/1 0.3
-
3m 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
11th
Always behind(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
10 G AVG
W P Mullins 164 lbs 66/1 15
4m2½f 2m6½f 2m6½f 2m4f 3m½f
3m½f 2m4f 3m½f 2m 2m3f
12th
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)
9 G Good
W P Mullins 164 lbs 9/1 11
2m 2m5½f 2m 2m½f 2m3f