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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Non-Runners: Blacko (unseated rider and loose before start, withdrawn), Byzantine Empire (self certificate), River Bray (vet's certificate), Stormy Flight (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m 2m 2m5f 2m4f
1st
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)
N/A AVG
Fergal O'Brien 145 lbs 100/30 Won
2m½f 2m 2m3½f
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m 2m4f
2nd
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)
9 G AVG
Sheila Lewis 166 lbs 8/1 0.2
2m½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m½f 2m½f
2m½f 2m2f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f
3rd
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)
7 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 152 lbs 14/1 1.25
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 2m
1m 2m1f 2m1f
4th
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)
5 G Good
Martin Keighley 151 lbs 17/2 1.25
2m 2m
1m7½f 2m 2m 2m
5th
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)
5 G Good
Chris Gordon 159 lbs 40/1 0.3
2m3f 2m4f 3m 3m
2m½f 2m4f 1m6f 2m½f 2m½f
6th
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)
10 G Poor
Rebecca Menzies 159 lbs 18/1 1.25
2m 2m 1m7½f 1m7½f 2m
2m
7th
Midfield - headway after 3 out - close up when ridden home turn - soon outpaced and held(Mkt1: op 85/40 tchd 2/1)
7 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 5/2F 1.5
2m 1m7½f 2m 2m4f 2m3f
1m4f 2m½f 2m1½f 2m 2m
8th
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)
8 G AVG
Suzi Best 156 lbs 33/1 4.5
2m 1m7f 2m4f 2m 1m7½f
2m1f 2m 2m½f 2m½f
9th
Midfield - ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 tchd 12/1)
9 G AVG
Paul Henderson 156 lbs 14/1 3.5
2m5f 2m4f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m5f
2m 2m½f 1m2f 2m1½f 2m
10th
Always towards rear(Mkt2 op 100/1)
8 G AVG
Paul Henderson 145 lbs 125/1 1.5
2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4f 2m4½f 3m½f
2m 1m4f 1m4f 2m 2m
11th
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)
N/A Poor
Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 15/2 .75
2m2f 2m 2m
2m½f 2m 2m1f 1m7½f 2m½f
12th
In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened approaching last(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 20/1; Mkt2 op 16/1)
7 G Poor
David Pipe 158 lbs 20/1 .5
1m7½f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m5½f