Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:30
Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.40
Exacta: £5.50
Trifecta: £6.90
Non-Runners: Tamar Bridge (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Faivoir (FR) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 4/6F | Won | Tracked leaders - led narrowly approaching last - hung right run-in - ran on well - readily(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Witness Protection (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 2.75 | Tracked leaders - hit 6th - went third 2 out - made strong challenge approaching last - ridden and held when slightly hampered run-in - kept on well(op 13/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Torn And Frayed (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 158 lbs | 2/1 | 1.5 | Led - not fluent 3 out - ridden and headed approaching last - kept on well but held run-in (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Nickelsonthedime (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Kayley Woollacott | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 18 | Took keen hold - tracked leader - not fluent 5th - beaten when outpaced after 2 out(op 25/1) |