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Cheltenham
16:10
Alastair Down Press Room Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20 Place: £1.20 £1.10 £1.70 Exacta: £4.10 Trifecta: £16.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m4f
1st
In touch with leaders - jumped right 1st - not fluent 4th - not fluent 4 out - soon prominent - disputed lead 3 out - led overall just after 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 5/6)
6 G Elite
Nigel Twiston-Davies 159 lbs 6/5F Won
2m5f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m5f 3m
2m
2nd
Towards rear - in touch with leaders before 3 out - went second after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 3/1 and tchd 10/3)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 2/1 2.25
2m7f 3m½f 2m7f 3m½f 2m4½f
-
3rd
Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - no impression but kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 11/1)
6 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 154 lbs 8/1 12
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 3m 2m5f
2m2f 2m5½f
4th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 4th - disputed lead 6th - pecked on landing 2 out - soon headed and weakened(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
6 M AVG
John C McConnell 152 lbs 18/1 21
2m 1m7½f 1m7½f 2m 2m2f
2m 2m 2m
5th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 6th - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/2)
6 G Good
Lucinda Russell 159 lbs 7/1 22
2m4f 2m 2m½f 2m1½f 2m
2m
6th
Took keen hold - led - joined 6th - headed 3 out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
6 G AVG
Patrick Neville 159 lbs 28/1 9.5
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
2m4f
7th
Towards rear - lost ground when jumped right 6th - soon no chance - tailed off(tchd 66/1)
6 G Poor
Martin Keighley 154 lbs 50/1 60
2m7f 2m7f 3m1½f 2m4f
-
8th
Raced in last - soon detached - tailed off(tchd 150/1)
5 G Poor
D J Jeffreys 154 lbs 125/1 9
2m 2m4½f