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Cheltenham
16:00
Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.20 £9.50 £3.40 Exacta: £389.60 Tricast: £2484.43 Trifecta: £7283.70
Non-Runners: Model Approach (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m 2m 1m7f
1st
Held up in rear - headway on outer after 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in - edged left but led final 110yds - kept on well(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
5 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 164 lbs 11/2 Won
2m1f 2m 2m 2m4f 1m7½f
1m6f 1m6½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m
2nd
Midfield - headway 2 out - challenging when mistake last - briefly disputed lead run-in - kept on(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
4 G AVG
James Owen 156 lbs 50/1 1
2m1f 2m½f 1m4f 1m6f 2m
2m 2m 2m½f 2m 1m4f
3rd
Midfield - headway 3 out - led 2 out - faced challenges approaching last - no extra and lost two places final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 10/1)
6 G AVG
Harry Derham 164 lbs 9/1 1
2m 1m7½f 2m½f 1m4f 2m
1m7f 1m7½f 2m½f 2m5f 2m5½f
4th
Took keen hold - led - prominent after 1st - switched right on outer when not fluent 2nd - led again 4 out - mistake 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened from last(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)
6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 7/2F 7
2m 1m7½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m½f
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 1m7½f
5th
Took keen hold - midfield on inner - good headway on inner when hampered on turn after 2 out - weakened from last(op 8/1 tchd 9/2)
5 G Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 167 lbs 11/2 .75
2m 1m7½f 2m 2m1f
2m 2m 2m1f
6th
Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 4 out - headway 3 out - mistake 2 out - bit short of room approaching last - soon weakened(op 125/1)
4 G AVG
Tim Vaughan 152 lbs 100/1 1.25
2m 2m 2m½f 2m3½f 2m
2m 2m 2m1f 1m4f 2m
7th
Held up in rear - mistake 4 out - switched left and headway approaching last - kept on run-in(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
6 G Poor
Thomas Mullins 140 lbs 50/1 .5
2m 2m½f 1m1f 1m4f 2m½f
2m2f 2m½f 2m½f 2m2½f 1m4f
8th
Held up in rear - headway 2 out - soon slightly hampered - weakened from last(op 17/2)
7 G AVG
A J Martin 155 lbs 10/1 1.25
-
2m½f 2m½f 1m½f 2m 1m4f
9th
Midfield - some headway when carried right home turn - weakened approaching last
5 G Poor
Denis Gerard Hogan 161 lbs 28/1 3.25
2m 2m4½f 3m½f 2m4f 2m3½f
1m4f 1m6½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m1f
10th
Raced wide - took keen hold - pressed leader - hampered and lost position home turn - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 25/1)
5 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 163 lbs 16/1 2.75
2m 1m6f 1m4f 1m6f 1m6½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m 2m4f
11th
In touch with leaders - short of room and not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/1)
4 F Good
Peter & Michael Bowen 161 lbs 6/1 0.3
-
1m7½f 2m 1m7½f 2m1½f 2m
12th
Reminder 5 out - always behind (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
5 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 160 lbs 12/1 4.25
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m6f
2m1f 2m 2m2½f 2m½f 2m4f
13th
In touch with leaders - lost position before 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
7 M AVG
Charles & Adam Pogson 159 lbs 14/1 13
2m3½f 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m
2m 2m 2m1f 2m 2m5f
14th
Took keen hold - prominent - jumped left 1st - soon led - not fluent and headed 4 out - weakened quickly 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
5 G AVG
Martin Keighley 145 lbs 22/1 9.5
-
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m½f
15th
Raced wide - midfield - hampered 1st - headway 3 out - weakened home turn - eased run-in(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
5 G Poor
Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 12/1 23
2m1f