Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:45
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.80
Place: £1.80 £2.70 £1.20
Exacta: £67.80
Trifecta: £247.90
Non-Runners: Lord Snootie (unsuitable ground), She Is Electric (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Mofasa (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Michael Scudamore | 159 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - went second and going easily 2 out - 1 length down and shaken up when mistake last - ridden and hung left run-in - stayed on and led towards finish(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | The Wounded Knee (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Ann Duffield | 162 lbs | 20/1 | .75 | Led - slow jump 1st - headed 3rd - chased clear leader 4th - led again before 2 out - 2 lengths ahead and ridden after last - kept on but headed towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Music Drive (FR) | 8 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 6/4F | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - 4 lengths third when mistake last - stayed on towards finish(op 13/8) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Wild Shot (GB) | 10 G | Poor | John C McConnell | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 8 | In rear - headway 3 out - ridden 2 out - soon went fourth - no impression from last(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Desert Friend (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Denis Gerard Hogan | 159 lbs | 66/1 | 7 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield 6th - ridden 2 out - weakened last | ||
| 6th | 10 | Apple Away (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Lucinda Russell | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - hampered on turn after 7th - ridden and well beaten from 3 out (vet said mare was showing signs of heat stress)(op 20/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Notnowlinda (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 152 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - pushed along and weakened gradually from 2 out(op 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Flaming Moon (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Matthew J Smith | 162 lbs | 7/2 | 9.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - led 3rd - 9 lengths ahead 5th - reduced lead 6th - headed before 2 out - soon ridden and weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 9/2) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Must Be Dreaming (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | G Ahern | 152 lbs | 100/1 | 9.5 | In rear throughout | ||
| 10th | 7 | Saint Riquier (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 157 lbs | 9/1 | 12 | Towards rear - hampered on turn after 7th - ridden and beaten 3 out(tchd 10/1) |