Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:00
Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.50 £1.20
Exacta: £5.40
Trifecta: £23.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Valgrand (FR) | 5 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Made all - went well clear after 2 out - drifted right and ridden after last - impressive(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Gale Mahler (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Adrian Paul Keatley | 154 lbs | 4/5F | - | Raced in second - outpaced when lost second after 2 out - rallied and went second again run-in - no match for winner(op 5/6) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Dancing In Paris (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 155 lbs | 18/1 | - | Jumped left on occasions - prominent - not fluent 3rd - went third run-in - kept on (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 22/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Brave Knight (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 155 lbs | 11/2 | - | Prominent - went second after 2 out - soon no chance with winner - weakened run-in(op 10/3 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Imaginarium (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 16/1 | - | Jumped right throughout - held up in last throughout - outpaced from 2 out(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Strong Foundations (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Samuel Drinkwater | 156 lbs | 33/1 | - | Held up in rear - headway 5th - outpaced from 2 out(op 40/1) |