Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:00
Unibet International Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2021
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.40 £2
Exacta: £18.10
Trifecta: £163.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Guard Your Dreams (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Took keen hold - close up - led 5 out - headed before 2 out - led again after 2 out - ridden before last - headed last - rallied and led again run-in - kept on well - gamely(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Song For Someone (GER) | N/A | AVG | Tom Symonds | 160 lbs | 3/1 | .5 | Towards rear - reminder on turn after 2nd - not fluent 5 out - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - headway approaching last - drifted left but kept on well run-in - went second towards finish(tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Hunters Call (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Olly Murphy | 154 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Travelled strongly - towards rear - chased leaders after 2nd - pressed leader going easily before last - shaken up and led last - ridden and headed run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Heaven Help Us (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Paul Hennessy | 151 lbs | 13/2 | 9.5 | Didn't jump with fluency - close up - lost position and towards rear after 2nd - not fluent and ridden 2 out - brief headway when not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Ballyadam (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 157 lbs | 5/1 | 12 | Took keen hold - travelled strongly - held up in behind leaders - tracked leaders going easily 2 out - ridden and found little before last - weakened run-in(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Sceau Royal (FR) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 160 lbs | 11/4F | 3 | Held up in rear - pushed along and chased leaders after 2 out - ridden and no impression before last - not fluent last - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding ran flat; trainer reported that the race may have come too soon for the gelding following his run at Newcastle 14 days ago)(op 5/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Wilde About Oscar (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 20/1 | 43 | Led - headed but close up 5 out - ridden after 3 out - led again before 2 out - headed and weakened quickly after 2 out - tailed off (vet said gelding lost left-fore shoe)(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1) |