GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
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Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle)
Cheltenham Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.70 Place: £1.60 £1.10 £2 Exacta: £9.70 Trifecta: £39.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m1f
1st
Tracked leaders - shaken up turning in - led approaching last - stayed on strongly(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
N/A Good
Colin Tizzard 159 lbs 4/1 Won
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2m½f
2nd
Travelled well - held up - racing keenly when good headway 2 out - led turning in - headed before last - soon ridden - stayed on same pace run-in (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 7/4 tchd 11/8)
N/A Poor
Harry Fry 159 lbs 6/4F 2.25
2m½f 2m
2m1f 2m 2m 2m 2m4½f
3rd
Held up in last pair - headway after 2 out - ridden into 3rd after last - stayed on same pace final 120yds(tchd 7/1)
9 G AVG
Dan Skelton 164 lbs 13/2 2.25
2m5f 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f
2m½f 2m5f
4th
Led - reminders after 3rd - rousted along when hit 5th - ridden and headed turning in - soon one pace(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
N/A Elite
Paul Webber 162 lbs 9/1 2.75
2m4f
2m½f 2m½f
5th
Travelled well in touch - close up after 3 out - effort in 4th turning in - weakened before last(tchd 5/1)
7 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 159 lbs 13/2 6.5
1m7½f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m 2m½f
6th
Tracked leader - challenged after 3 out - ridden after next - weakened approaching last(op 25/1)
10 G Poor
Rebecca Curtis 159 lbs 33/1 10
2m4½f 2m5f 3m2f 3m 4m
-
99th
Raced keenly - held up - pulled way through to track leading pair 3rd - hit 5th and 7th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(tchd 100/1)
N/A Poor
Tony Carroll 159 lbs 150/1 -
2m½f 1m4f
-
99th
In touch - headway 7th - prominent and travelling strongly 3 out - ridden after next - weakened soon after turning in - pulled up before last(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
N/A Poor
Emmet Mullins 159 lbs 7/1 -
3m 2m4f 2m1f