GBCheltenham Races

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Cheltenham
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squareintheair.com Handicap Hurdle
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.10 Place: £1.70 £5.60 £3.10 Exacta: £282.70 Tricast: £2344.08 Trifecta: £3280
Non-Runners: Hometown Boy (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m
1st
Travelled strongly - chased leader - led 3 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - ran on well - comfortably(op 6/1 tchd 17/2)
8 G AVG
Dr Richard Newland 142 lbs 15/2 Won
2m5f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m 2m4f
2m1½f 3m 2m7½f
2nd
Midfield - went second and switched right run-in - kept on well - no match for winner(op 20/1)
N/A Poor
Suzy Smith 150 lbs 28/1 2
2m4½f
2m3½f 2m5f 2m3f
3rd
Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - headway after 2 out - switched left run-in - kept on strongly and went third towards finish - no match for winner(tchd 9/1)
11 G Poor
Richard Rowe 163 lbs 11/1 .75
2m3f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f
2m½f
4th
Held up in rear - still plenty to do approaching last - ridden and headway run-in - kept on strongly final 110yds - went fourth towards finish - no match for winner
N/A Poor
Charlie Longsdon 155 lbs 33/1 0.2
3m
2m7f 2m5f 2m4f
5th
Midfield - ridden after 2 out - headway run-in - kept on strongly final 110yds - not reach leaders - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost its left-hind shoe)(op 22/1)
N/A AVG
Jamie Snowden 153 lbs 12/1 .5
2m7f 3m1½f
2m 2m 2m5f 2m5f 2m5f
6th
Held up in midfield - headway on outer after 3 out - ridden and went second home turn - lost second and no extra run-in - weakened towards finish(op 15/2)
9 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 164 lbs 8/1 0.3
2m3f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m5f 2m2f
2m5½f 2m5f 2m5f
7th
Midfield - switched right before 3 out - ridden after 2 out - edged left and kept on well run-in - not reach leaders(op 25/1)
11 G AVG
Ben Pauling 153 lbs 22/1 1
2m5f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m3f
1m2f 2m
8th
In rear - mistake 6th - ridden 7th - headway approaching last - kept on well run-in - never near to challenge(tchd 12/1)
N/A Poor
Iain Jardine 156 lbs 14/1 0.3
3m 2m½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m3½f
2m5f 3m 2m7½f 2m5f
9th
In rear - mistake 6th - still plenty to do home turn - some headway last - kept on well run-in - short of room inside final 110yds - never near to challenge
N/A AVG
Phil Middleton 159 lbs 50/1 .5
3m 2m5f 3m5f
2m3½f
10th
Towards rear - headway after 3 out - ridden approaching last - no impression run-in - beaten and eased inside final 110yds(op 14/1)
N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs 12/1 1.75
2m4f
1m6½f 1m5f 2m 2m4½f 2m7½f
11th
Towards rear of midfield - dropped to last and jumped left 2 out - reminder and switched left run-in - kept on final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 20/1)
N/A AVG
Emma Lavelle 160 lbs 18/1 1
2m5f 2m5½f 2m5f
2m3½f
12th
Towards rear of midfield - mistake and dropped to rear 1st - ridden after 3 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 16/1)
N/A Poor
Fergal O'Brien 148 lbs 14/1 1.25
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2m4f 2m4½f
13th
Midfield - ridden and chased leaders home turn - no extra last - weakened run-in(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
N/A Poor
Alan King 161 lbs 20/1 1.5
2m3½f 2m4½f
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14th
Midfield - headway and chased leaders before 3 out - no impression and struggling last - weakened run-in(op 50/1)
7 G Poor
John Groucott 148 lbs 100/1 0.3
2m3½f 2m 2m4f
2m7f
15th
Chased leaders - ridden and lost position before 2 out - weakening when slow jump last(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
N/A Poor
Martin Keighley 148 lbs 100/1 1
2m7½f
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16th
Chased leaders - ridden and lost position 2 out - weakened last(op 14/1)
N/A Poor
Kim Bailey 156 lbs 9/1 1.25
2m5f
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17th
Took keen hold - held up in midfield on outer - headway and went second when mistake 2 out - lost second home turn - weakened quickly run-in (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said the gelding had sustained wounds to its right-fore and left-hind)(tchd 9/1)
N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 165 lbs 17/2 4
2m3f 2m3½f
2m3f
18th
Took keen hold - chased leaders - lost position 2 out - dropped to rear last - weakened run-in (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance other than the jockey reporting a mistake at the third-last hurdle)(op 5/1)
N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 11/2F 5.5
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1m7½f 2m4½f
19th
Led - mistake 7th - headed 3 out - lost position and dropped to rear approaching last - weakened run-in(op 8/1)
N/A Poor
Warren Greatrex 145 lbs 9/1 7.5
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