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Cheltenham
13:30
Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.90 £1.70 £5.50 Exacta: £17 Tricast: £232.50 Trifecta: £221.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Marine Nationale (IRE) 7 G Elite
Barry Connell 161 lbs 9/2 Won Travelled strongly - towards rear of midfield - headway on outer 3 out - shaken up and went second before last - edged left and led when bumped run-in - ridden inside final 110yds - won going away - readily(op 5/1)
2nd 5 Facile Vega (IRE) 6 G Elite
W P Mullins 161 lbs 9/4F 3.25 Midfield - smooth headway to lead before 2 out - pushed along when awkward on landing last - soon edged right and headed - kept on - no match for winner(op 15/8)
3rd 3 Diverge (GB) 5 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 25/1 2.75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer after 2 out - soon pushed along - not fluent last - soon went third - bumped but kept on final 110yds - no match for first two(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)
4th 9 Inthepocket (GB) 7 G Good
Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 9/1 0.3 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - not fluent 2nd - going easily when short of room before 2 out - ridden and headway on turn before last - edged right and bumped rival final 110yds - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 11/1)
5th 8 Il Etait Temps (FR) 7 G Elite
W P Mullins 161 lbs 4/1 2.75 Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - raced wide - midfield - steady headway 3 out - ridden and outpaced on turn before last - soon edged left - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
6th 2 Dark Raven (IRE) 6 G Elite
W P Mullins 161 lbs 11/1 .5 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway and disputed lead 3 out - ridden and lost second before last - edged right and weakened run-in(op 22/1)
7th 7 High Definition (IRE) 6 H AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 18/1 .75 Took keen hold - raced in second - led after 1st - headed and pressed leader 3rd - prominent when carried left and pushed along after 3 out - ridden and outpaced on turn before last - kept on final 110yds(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
8th 4 Doctor Bravo (FR) 6 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 25/1 1.25 Midfield on inner - steady headway when bit short of room and switched right before 2 out - not fluent and outpaced 2 out - raced wide on turn before last - soon beaten(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1)
9th 13 Strong Leader (GB) 7 G Good
Olly Murphy 161 lbs 25/1 1 Prominent on inner - lost position and pushed along 3 out - beaten before last - ridden and struggling 2 out - soon beaten(op 33/1)
10th 14 Tahmuras (FR) 8 G Good
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 11/1 8 In touch with leaders - steady headway when carried left and bit short of room after 3 out - lost position when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was outpaced down the hill)(tchd 12/1)
11th 6 Fennor Cross (IRE) 6 G Good
John C McConnell 161 lbs 80/1 1.75 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - struggling when blundered 3 out - never on terms(tchd 100/1)
12th 1 Chasing Fire (GB) 7 G Good
Olly Murphy 161 lbs 40/1 1.25 Prominent on outer - led going easily 3 out - soon edged left - headed before 2 out - weakened on turn before last(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
13th 11 Palace Boy (GER) 6 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 200/1 7 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 250/1)
99th 12 Rare Edition (IRE) 8 G Good
Charlie Longsdon 161 lbs 33/1 - Took keen hold - led - headed after 1st - led again 3rd - headed 3 out - soon carried left and struggling - tailed off when pulled up before last(tchd 40/1)