Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:50
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.60
Place: £3.20 £1.50
Exacta: £25.50
Trifecta: £86
Non-Runners: Global Fame (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Does He Know (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 157 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Chased leaders - mistake 5th - left in second 7th - ridden and pressed leader home turn - reminders and led and jumped left last - kept on strongly(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Midnight River (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 2/1J | 4.75 | Towards rear - headway 3 out - tracked leaders and mistake 2 out - ridden and pressed leaders home turn - bumped last - went second run-in - kept on - no match for winner(op 9/4 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Topofthecotswolds (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 157 lbs | 5/1 | 6.5 | Led - mistake and bumped 7th - pushed along and increased tempo before 3 out - hard ridden and hard pressed home turn - headed and jumped right and bumped rival last - lost second and weakened run-in(op 8/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Domaine De L'Isle (FR) | 10 G | Poor | Sean Curran | 152 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | In rear - ridden before 7th - struggling when badly hampered by faller 3 out - went modest fourth run-in - kept on - never dangerous(op 20/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Ask For Glory (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 157 lbs | 2/1J | 12 | Held up in behind leaders - not fluent 4th - ridden and beaten after 2 out - dropped to last and weakened run-in - eased towards finish (trainer's rep said gelding had a breathing problem)(op 7/4) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Finisk River (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 160 lbs | 8/1 | - | Chased leader - mistake 6th - jumped left and hampered and lost second 7th - lost position and struggling when fell 3 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) |