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Cheltenham
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Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £20.40 Place: £4.10 £1.80 £5.10 Exacta: £119.60 Tricast: £1697.59 Trifecta: £2110.90
Non-Runners: Falcon Eight (self certificate), Idas Boy (unsuitable ground), The Real Whacker (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m 2m3f
1st
Held up in midfield - not fluent 1st - not fluent 7th - steady headway and prominent 2 out - went second when carried right on turn before last - soon switched left and clear with one other - led last - ridden clear final 110yds - readily(op 16/1)
N/A Elite
W P Mullins 162 lbs 18/1 Won
3m
2m4f 2m6f
2nd
Raced wide - took keen hold - tracked leaders - went second 5th - led before 7th - not fluent and stumbled 8th - switched to near side on turn before last - soon joined but went clear with winner - ridden and headed last - kept on - no match for winner(op 11/2)
9 G AVG
W P Mullins 162 lbs 9/2 5
3m 2m4f 2m5½f 3m 3m
2m4f 2m6f 2m6f 3m 3m
3rd
Held up in rear - shaken up when not fluent and outpaced 2 out - ridden and rallied up the centre before last - went third last - kept on - no match for first two(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
10 G AVG
John C McConnell 162 lbs 20/1 4.25
3m 2m6f 3m½f 3m1f 3m½f
2m7f
4th
Held up in rear - ridden after 2 out - headway and switched to near side before last - went fourth but no extra run-in(op 25/1)
10 G AVG
Dan Skelton 162 lbs 28/1 4
2m5½f 3m 2m7½f 3m1f 3m
1m7½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m7½f 3m½f
5th
Raced wide - in rear - niggled along briefly 8th - still plenty to do 2 out - pushed along and headway towards far side before last - kept on but no impression run-in (vet said gelding received treatment for post-race ataxia and had lost both of his hind shoes)
8 G AVG
Venetia Williams 162 lbs 40/1 5
3m½f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m
2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m3f 2m4½f
6th
Raced wide - midfield - steady headway after 2 out - ridden when went third and close up before last - not fluent and lost position last - soon beaten(tchd 25/1 and 33/1)
9 G AVG
W P Mullins 162 lbs 28/1 2
3m 3m½f 3m1f 3m½f 3m
2m3f 2m4f 3m½f
7th
Midfield on inner - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and weakened before last
6 G AVG
John C McConnell 162 lbs 66/1 2.25
3m 2m7f 3m 3m6f 2m4f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m3½f 3m
8th
Prominent - went second 7th - pushed along and every chance after 2 out - weakened before last (vet said gelding received treatment for post-race ataxia)(tchd 125/1)
5 G AVG
Martin Keighley 162 lbs 100/1 3.75
-
2m4f 2m4f 2m5f 2m4f 3m
9th
Raced wide - held up in rear - ridden and switched to near side before last - soon weakened(op 16/1)
9 G AVG
A J Martin 162 lbs 12/1 16
3m 2m6f 1m1f 7f 2m1f
2m 2m 3m
10th
Raced wide - prominent - ridden after 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1)
8 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 162 lbs 12/1 9.5
2m5f 2m7f 2m7½f 2m4½f 3m1f
2m 2m½f 2m3f 2m4f 2m6f
11th
In rear throughout - pushed along and outpaced from 7th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 33/1)
7 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 162 lbs 50/1 33
3m½f 3m
1m6f 2m 2m5½f 2m3½f 2m5f
99th
Led narrowly on inner - wandered around and headed 5th - soon chased leaders - pushed along and lost position after 4 out - weakened and pulled up after 3 out(op 18/1)
4 G Good
Archie Watson 162 lbs 22/1 -
3m½f 2m5f 2m4f
2m3½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m5½f 3m
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - pushed along and struggling after 3 out - no chance when pulled up last
9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 150/1 -
3m 2m4f 3m1½f 2m4f 3m
2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f
99th
Disputed lead on outer - led 5th - headed before 7th - lost position and struggling 8th - weakened and pulled up before 3 out - bled from the nose (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(tchd 18/1)
9 G AVG
W P Mullins 162 lbs 22/1 -
2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 2m6f 2m7f
2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Prominent - going easily when pulled up quickly before last - fatally injured(tchd 9/4)
N/A Elite
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 5/2 -
-
2m4f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 3m½f
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - niggled along from 5th - weakened and pulled up before 3 out (jockey reported that the gelding was never travelling; trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 2/1)
10 G Good
Henry Daly 162 lbs 9/4F -
2m5½f 3m1½f 2m3½f 3m 3m