Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:20
Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.50
Place: £1.02 £1.90 £8.90
Exacta: £5.60
Tricast: £91.04
Trifecta: £89
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Appreciate It (IRE) | 10 G | Good | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 8/11F | Won | Jumped well - travelled strongly - chased clear leader - steady headway and pressed leader before 3rd - led going easily 2 out - shaken up and went clear before last - 6 lengths ahead when left clear 15 lengths ahead last - pushed out - impressive(op 5/6) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Ballyadam (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 6/1 | 24 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hit 4th - steady headway and tracked leaders 3 out - going easily when blundered and outpaced 2 out - soon ridden - rallied when left in second 15 lengths down last - soon switched left - kept on - no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 4 | For Pleasure (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Alex Hales | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - led - went clear after 1st - reduced lead before 3rd - headed and ridden 2 out - soon lost second and outpaced - ridden and held when left in third last(op 50/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Soaring Glory (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 161 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - raced wide - in touch with leaders - hit 2nd - shaken up and outpaced 3 out - pushed along and edged left just after 2 out - ridden and held when left in fourth last(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Irascible (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 5.5 | Raced wide early - held up in last - not fluent and niggled along briefly 3rd - shaken up and outpaced before 3 out - struggling when ridden after 2 out - no chance when slightly hampered just after last(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Grumpy Charley (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Honour | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - pushed along and dropped to last 5th - soon outpaced - ridden and struggling before 3 out - never on terms(op 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Metier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 161 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent and shaken up 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - ridden and struggling after 2 out - soon beaten (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Blue Lord (FR) | 10 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 11/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - steady headway and tracked leaders 3 out - shaken up and went second after 2 out - ridden before last - 6 lengths down and keeping on but no chance with winner when fell last |