Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:55
From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50
Place: £1.70 £1.90 £2.30
Exacta: £47.10
Tricast: £379.78
Trifecta: £361.60
Non-Runners: Good Look Charm (unsuitable ground), Priory Park (self certificate, stiff)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Kikijo (FR) | 4 G | Good | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 142 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Prominent - disputed lead after 1st - led before 7th - raced wide before 8th - ridden when faced challenge before last - kept on well(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Prince Zaltar (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Tristan Durrell
(3)lbs
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Dan Skelton | 139 lbs | 13/2 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - raced wide before 7th - steady headway before 3 out - went second before last - no extra towards finish(op 9/1) | |
| 3rd | 1 | Gowel Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 168 lbs | 11/1 | 5.5 | Led - disputed lead after 1st - pressed leader before 7th - prominent before 8th - no extra approaching last(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Long Draw (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 160 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | Midfield - not fluent 2nd - raced wide before 8th - not fluent 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went fourth before last - stayed on(op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Supremely West (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 160 lbs | 5/4F | 15 | Prominent - lost ground before 8th - in touch with leaders before 3 out - weakened before last (an inquiry into the running and riding; jockey explained that his priority was to sit prominently and to race with cover as his mount has a tendency to race keenly; he added that as the pace was provided by Gowel Road who raced to the inside he elected to remain behind this runner resulting in him taking his line; he fiuurther added gelding handles testing conditions well in addition to staying further - so he was not concerned about racing on this more worn line; trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 6/4) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Patriotik (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 145 lbs | 10/1 | 14 | Prominent - raced wide before 8th - in touch with leaders 3rd - headway before 3 out - lost ground before 2 out - soon weakened(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Londonofficecallin (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 147 lbs | 25/1 | - | Never better than midfield - pulled up after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Vee Dancer (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ryan Potter | 142 lbs | 150/1 | - | Towards rear throughout - not fluent when detached 6th - soon pulled up(op 66/1) |