Cheltenham
16:45
Abu Dhabi Digital Markets Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hdl Qualifier)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2 £1.60 £2.80 Exacta: £26.50 Tricast: £162.40 Trifecta: £170.30
Non-Runners: Fiercely Proud (withdrawn; unseated jockey and loose before start), Oslo (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Impero (IRE) 6 G AVG Cian Collins 157 lbs 6/1 Won Prominent - jumped right 1st - not fluent 5th - hit 3 out - ridden to lead approaching last - kept on well(Mkt1: op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
2nd 8 Norman Fletcher (GB) 6 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 152 lbs 3/1J .75 Midfield - jumped left 1st - lost position when short of room and hampered 3 out - not clear run after 2 out - headway before last - went third run-in - went second inside final 110yds - kept on well(Mkt1: op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3rd 1 Aucunrisque (FR) 8 G AVG Chris Gordon 168 lbs 9/1 3.25 Pressed leader - led after 3 out - headed approaching last - lost second when weakened final 110yds(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
4th 9 Jilaijone (FR) 6 G Poor David Pipe 151 lbs 3/1J 1.25 Midfield - headway but short of room and hampered 3 out - went third after 2 out - no extra when lost third run-in(Mkt1: op 13/2 tchd 4/1)
5th 5 Inca De Lafayette (FR) 6 G Good Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 10/1 4.25 Prominent - outpaced after 2 out - kept on run-in(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
6th 11 Fils De Roi (FR) 6 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 150 lbs 14/1 .75 Midfield - outpaced after 3 out - kept on run-in(Mkt1: op 22/1 tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 12/1)
7th 12 Here Comes Georgie (GB) 7 G Good Patrick Neville 155 lbs 7/1 10 Led - headed after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(Mkt1: op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
8th 3 Enthused (IRE) 8 G AVG James Owen 163 lbs 33/1 1.25 Held up in rear - some headway 2 out - weakened before last(Mkt1: op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
9th 6 Castel Gandolfo (IRE) 7 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs 16/1 5.5 Prominent - weakened 2 out(Mkt1: op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)
99th 4 Jetronic (FR) 6 G AVG Gary & Josh Moore 160 lbs 20/1 - Held up in rear - hampered 1st - weakened after 3 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(Mkt1: op 40/1 tchd 25/1)