Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:45
NHS Vaccinating Heroes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Series Qualifier)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.80
Place: £1.50 £2.70 £3.80
Exacta: £32.40
Tricast: £327.39
Trifecta: £333.40
Non-Runners: Blacko (unseated rider and loose before start, withdrawn), Byzantine Empire (self certificate), River Bray (vet's certificate), Stormy Flight (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Samba Dancer (FR) | N/A | AVG |
Liam Harrison
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 145 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Tracked leaders - led last - soon drifted left and faced strong challenge - kept on well - all out(Mkt1: op 4/1 tchd 7/2; Mkt2 tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Straw Fan Jack (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 166 lbs | 8/1 | 0.2 | Tracked leader - made strong challenge after 2 out - every chance when not fluent last - kept on well - just held(Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 17/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Timberman (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Fergal O'Brien | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - pushed along and headway home turn - ridden and kept on well from last - went third towards finish(Mkt2 op 12/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Sarasota Star (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Martin Keighley | 151 lbs | 17/2 | 1.25 | Tracked leaders - made challenge 3 out - ridden to lead home turn - headed last - kept on until no extra and lost third towards finish(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Pasvolsky (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Chris Gordon | 159 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Led - faced strong challenge from 3 out - ridden and headed home turn - kept on run-in(Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 40/1; Mkt2 op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ingleby Hollow (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 159 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - soon ridden - chased leaders approaching last - kept on but not pace to challenge(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 16/1; Mkt2 op 16/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Samarrive (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Lorcan Williams
(3)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 162 lbs | 5/2F | 1.5 | Midfield - headway after 3 out - close up when ridden home turn - soon outpaced and held(Mkt1: op 85/40 tchd 2/1) | |
| 8th | 11 | Bashful Boy (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Suzi Best | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 4.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - dropped to rear after 5th - ridden after 2 out - made no telling impression(Mkt1: op 40/1; Mkt2 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Small Bad Bob (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Henderson | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 16 | San Pedro (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Henderson | 145 lbs | 125/1 | 1.5 | Always towards rear(Mkt2 op 100/1) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Uncle Henry (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Jordan Gainford
(3)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 153 lbs | 15/2 | .75 | Tracked leaders - hung right and dropped to midfield when jumped right and hampered 4th - ridden after 2 out - soon beaten (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 17/2 and tchd 9/1) | |
| 12th | 4 | Nordic Combined (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
David Pipe | 158 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened approaching last(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 20/1; Mkt2 op 16/1) |