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Cheltenham
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Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle
Cheltenham Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £12.80 Place: £4.70 £3.20 £2.80 Exacta: £181.30 Tricast: £1396.50 Trifecta: £2067.40
Non-Runners: Grapevine (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Harambe (GB) N/A AVG
Alan King 154 lbs 16/1 Won Held up towards rear - headway 2 out - ridden into 4th jumping the last - ran on well final 120yds - led close home (regarding the apparent improvement in form - trainer said gelding may have needed his previous run at Chepstow following a long break)
2nd 3 Gumball (FR) 9 G Poor
Philip Hobbs 159 lbs 9/1 0.3 Mid-division - headway 5th - led briefly 2 out - soon ridden - rallied after last - regained 2nd close home(op 10/1)
3rd 4 Monsieur Lecoq (FR) 7 G AVG
Jane Williams 159 lbs 9/1 0.3 Raced keenly - prominent - led 5th - headed briefly 2 out - soon ridden - kept on - headed close home(op 7/1)
4th 11 Quoi De Neuf (FR) 9 G AVG
Evan Williams 146 lbs 7/1 1.25 Mid-division - headway after 3rd - tracked leaders next - ridden and every chance turning in - close 2nd at the last - switched left then right final 120yds - kept on but no extra nearing finish(op 8/1)
5th 9 Dame De Compagnie (FR) N/A Good
Nicky Henderson 149 lbs 6/1 4 Mid-division - headway after 3rd - outpaced after 3 out - stayed on again from last(op 7/1)
6th 8 Zanza (IRE) 5 G AVG
Philip Hobbs 153 lbs 9/1 3.5 Held up towards rear - ridden and headway after 2 out - held when mistake and left 5th at the last - no extra final 120yds
7th 5 Countister (FR) N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 16/1 5 Mid-division - ridden after 2 out - not pace to get on terms - left 6th at the last - faded final 100yds
8th 2 Quel Destin (FR) 10 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 13/2 .75 Prominent - led 2nd until 5th - close up - ridden after 2 out - soon held - weakened run-in(tchd 7/1)
9th 1 Mohaayed (GB) N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 166 lbs 33/1 5 Led until 2nd - prominent - ridden after 2 out - soon weakened(op 40/1)
10th 12 Torcello (IRE) 11 G AVG
Shaun Lycett 144 lbs 16/1 7 Tracked leaders - mistake 3rd - weakened 2 out
11th 13 Monsieur D'Arque (IRE) N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 135 lbs 25/1 13 Mid-division on outer - weakened approaching 2 out(op 22/1)
12th 7 Benny's Bridge (IRE) N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 154 lbs 9/2F 12 Not travelling from 4th - always in rear (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said gelding was lame left hind)(op 11/2)
13th 10 Humble Hero (IRE) 5 G Poor
Dan Skelton 148 lbs 20/1 8 Mid-division - mistake 2nd - headway 5th - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 16/1)
99th 14 De Mazzaro (IRE) 7 G AVG
T G McCourt 137 lbs 25/1 - Held up towards rear - headway approaching 5th - ridden to dispute 4th turning in - looking held in 5th when fell last(op 33/1)