Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:35
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.30
Place: £1.80 £4.30
Exacta: £15.70
Tricast: £55.61
Trifecta: £57.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Does He Know (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 157 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Chased clear leader - close up 2 out - pushed along and led approaching last - ridden and edged right run-in - ran on well(tchd 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Wild Romance (IRE) | 10 M | Poor | Dan Skelton | 147 lbs | 10/1 | 3 | Towards rear - behind before 3 out - ridden and good headway approaching last - went second run-in - soon edged right and kept on - no match for winner(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Polish (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 5 | Prominent in chasing group - close up when not fluent 2 out - ridden approaching last - briefly went second run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | The Grand Visir (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 154 lbs | 15/2 | 7.5 | Led - clear before 3rd - much reduced lead 3 out - ridden and headed approaching last - soon hung right - weakened run-in (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Grand Mogul (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 100/30 | 3 | Prominent in chasing group - close up 2 out - ridden and every chance approaching last - soon carried right - not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Ballymillsy (GB) | N/A | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 13 | Never better than mid-division - outpaced when blundered 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Petrastar (GB) | 9 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 28 | Jumped right throughout - raced in last - struggling 4 out - lost touch 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped and hung right-handed)(tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1) |