Cheltenham
12:55
Richmond Villages And Bupa Care Homes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25 Place: £1.20 £1.60 £1.30 Exacta: £8 Trifecta: £15.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Diva Luna (IRE) 6 M Elite Ben Pauling 154 lbs 5/4F Won Took keen hold - jumped well - made virtually all - edged right against near rail before last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 11/8 tchd 6/5)
2nd 6 Newton Tornado (FR) 5 G AVG Rebecca Curtis 161 lbs 9/2 1.75 Briefly led soon after start - raced in second - bit short of room and switched left before last - challenging run-in - no extra towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
3rd 8 Pierrot Jaguen (FR) 6 G AVG Olly Murphy 161 lbs 15/8 5.5 Towards rear - headway from 5 out - went third 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 9/4 tchd 7/4)
4th 5 Mount Gay Run (IRE) 6 G Poor Keiran Burke 161 lbs 25/1 9.5 Midfield - headway 2 out - went fourth approaching last - not pace to challenge(op 12/1)
5th 7 Night Duty (IRE) 8 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 28/1 7 Prominent - weakened and lost two places after 2 out(op 18/1)
99th 4 Ken Roy (IRE) 5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 14/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - mistake 3 out - weakened from 2 out - pulled up before last(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
99th 1 Beaufort Breeze (IRE) 5 G Poor D J Jeffreys 161 lbs 250/1 - Always behind - pulled up after 2 out(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
99th 3 Kalhandrion (FR) 5 G AVG Richard Hobson 161 lbs 22/1 - Always behind - pulled up after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 2 I'm Your Buckaroo (GB) 5 G AVG Gary & Josh Moore 161 lbs 33/1 - Always behind - not fluent 4 out - pulled up before last(tchd 40/1)