Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:50
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 | The Nice Guy (IRE) | N/A | Elite | W P Mullins | 162 lbs | 18/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Minella Cocooner (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 162 lbs | 9/2 | 5 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Bardenstown Lad (GB) | 10 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 162 lbs | 20/1 | 4.25 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Ballygrifincottage (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 28/1 | 4 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Green Book (FR) | N/A | AVG | Venetia Williams | 162 lbs | 40/1 | 5 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Ramillies (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 162 lbs | 28/1 | 2 | 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) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Mahler Mission (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 162 lbs | 66/1 | 2.25 | Midfield on inner - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and weakened before last | ||
| 8th | 3 | Brorson (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 162 lbs | 100/1 | 3.75 | 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) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Good Time Jonny (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | A J Martin | 162 lbs | 12/1 | 16 | Raced wide - held up in rear - ridden and switched to near side before last - soon weakened(op 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 15 | Shantreusse (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 162 lbs | 12/1 | 9.5 | Raced wide - prominent - ridden after 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Eric Bloodaxe (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 162 lbs | 50/1 | 33 | In rear throughout - pushed along and outpaced from 7th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 16 | Stag Horn (GB) | 4 G | Elite | Archie Watson | 162 lbs | 22/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 19 | Where It All Began (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 162 lbs | 150/1 | - | Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - pushed along and struggling after 3 out - no chance when pulled up last | ||
| 99th | 4 | Classic Getaway (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 162 lbs | 22/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Ginto (FR) | N/A | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 162 lbs | 5/2 | - | Prominent - going easily when pulled up quickly before last - fatally injured(tchd 9/4) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Hillcrest (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Henry Daly | 162 lbs | 9/4F | - | 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) |