Cheltenham Races

13:30 14:50

Cheltenham

14:50

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle)

Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf

Win: £129.50 Place: £21.40 £2.20 £3.50 Exacta: £855.30 Tricast: £1857.72 Trifecta: £9934.80

Pos	No.	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Comment
1st	14	Minella Indo (IRE)	11 G	AVG	Rachael Blackmore	Henry De Bromhead	159 lbs	50/1	Won	Strong; raced keenly - always prominent - led 3 out - ridden approaching last - stayed on well run-in - in command towards finish
2nd	6	Commander Of Fleet (IRE)	8 G	Good	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	159 lbs	4/1F	2	Strong; will make a chaser; held up in midfield - headway 3 out - ridden to chase winner approaching last - stayed on - no impression towards finish(op 6/1 tchd 13/2 in places)
3rd	1	Allaho (FR)	9 G	Elite	R Walsh	W P Mullins	159 lbs	8/1	7	Lengthy; looked well; held up in midfield - not fluent 3 out - headway after 2 out - close up chasing leaders between last - no impression last - stayed on same pace run-in
4th	9	Dickie Diver (IRE)	N/A	AVG	Aidan Coleman	Nicky Henderson	159 lbs	14/1	1.75	Tall; lengthy; slightly on toes; held up - not clear run after 2 out - driven and headway between last 2 - edged left approaching last - stayed on run-in - never able to trouble leaders(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
5th	13	Lisnagar Oscar (IRE)	N/A	Good	Sean Bowen	Rebecca Curtis	159 lbs	13/2	5	Strong; will make a chaser; looked well; held up - headway approaching 2 out - ridden when close up chasing leaders between last 2 - one pace approaching last - no impression run-in(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
6th	8	Derrinross (IRE)	N/A	Poor	L P Dempsey	J P Dempsey	159 lbs	12/1	7	Strong; on toes; disputed lead until before 7th - led again briefly before 3 out - still chance 2 out - soon driven - no extra between last 2 - hit last - well held run-in(op 10/1)
7th	20	Salsaretta (FR)	N/A	Poor	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	152 lbs	25/1	.75	Held up in rear - headway approaching 2 out - ridden to chase leaders between last 2 - no extra approaching last - no danger run-in (vet said mare had post-race ataxia)(op 20/1)
8th	3	Aye Aye Charlie (GB)	N/A	Poor	Paddy Brennan	Fergal O'Brien	159 lbs	33/1	2	Held up in rear - ridden approaching 2 out - driven and switched left between last 2 - continued to edge left when headway approaching last - kept on - edged right run-in - never able to trouble leaders (vet said gelding lost its right fore shoe)
9th	5	Cap York (FR)	N/A	Good	B J Cooper	Noel Meade	159 lbs	33/1	0.3	Tall; lengthy; looked well; prominent - ridden approaching 2 out - weakened between last 2(op 28/1)
10th	2	Ask Ben (IRE)	N/A	Poor	Kielan Woods	Graeme McPherson	159 lbs	33/1	0.3	Midfield - ridden and headway before 2 out - chased leaders for pressure between last 2 - weakened approaching last
11th	12	First Approach (IRE)	N/A	Poor	Sean Flanagan	Noel Meade	159 lbs	25/1	4	Raced keenly - tracked leaders until ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
12th	15	Nadaitak (GB)	N/A	Poor	Nico de Boinville	Ben Pauling	159 lbs	33/1	0.2	Handy until ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 28/1)
13th	11	Dorrells Pierji (FR)	11 G	Poor	Noel Fehily	W P Mullins	159 lbs	25/1	13	Workmanlike; held up - some headway approaching 2 out - no impression before last - weakened run-in(op 50/1)
14th	17	Rockpoint (GB)	N/A	Poor	Tom Scudamore	Colin Tizzard	159 lbs	33/1	7	Disputed lead - definite advantage before 7th - headed before 3 out - ridden approaching 2 out - weakened between last 2
99th	16	Rhinestone (IRE)	N/A	Poor	Mark Walsh	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	159 lbs	17/2	-	Midfield - lost place 7th - something amiss when pulled up approaching 3 out (jockey said gelding had lost its action so he pulled the gelding up as a precaution; vet said gelding had lost its left fore shoe)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
99th	10	Dinons	12 G	AVG	Davy Russell	Gordon Elliott	159 lbs	9/1	-	Workmanlike; held up - left behind approaching 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1)
99th	7	Darlac (FR)	N/A	Poor	Robbie Power	Colin Tizzard	159 lbs	100/1	-	In touch - lost place 7th - behind 3 out - pulled up before last (vet said gelding lost both hind shoes)
99th	18	Stoney Mountain (IRE)	9 G	AVG	Richard Johnson	Henry Daly	159 lbs	16/1	-	Tracked leaders - mistake 7th - weakened before 3 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
99th	19	Alsa Mix (FR)	N/A	Poor	Wayne Hutchinson	Alan King	152 lbs	100/1	-	Midfield - mistake 7th - weakening when blundered 2 out - well behind when pulled up before 2 out
99th	4	Birchdale (IRE)	9 G	Poor	Barry Geraghty	Nicky Henderson	159 lbs	6/1	-	Midfield - headway approaching 3 out - tracked leaders before 2 out - ridden and chance between last 2 - eased when beaten before last and pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 5/1 tchd 7/1)