Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:15
Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.90 £2.70
Exacta: £17.80
Trifecta: £38.90
Non-Runners: Twig (doubly declared)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Lucky Place (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Raced in second - challenging after 2 out - led approaching last - faced challenge run-in - just did enough(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Gowel Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Led - faced challenge after 2 out - headed approaching last - rallied run-in - just held(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Golden Ace (GB) | 7 M | Elite | Jeremy Scott | 150 lbs | 5/2F | 4 | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 5 out - headway after 2 out - went third approaching last - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Thunder Rock (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 154 lbs | 22/1 | 14 | Held up in rear - headway 5 out - raced wide and outpaced after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last - soon left in fourth(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Langer Dan (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 9.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened home turn(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Salver (FR) | 5 G | Good | Gary & Josh Moore | 157 lbs | 100/30 | - | Towards rear - headway 5 out - went third but mistake 3 out - switched right before last - 2 lengths down and keeping on when fell last(op 9/4 tchd 85/40 and tchd 7/2) |