Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:50
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £19
Place: £4.10 £29 £7
Exacta: £2820
Tricast: £52244.14
Trifecta: £29605.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 | Stay Away Fay (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 18/1 | Won | Disputed lead - led narrowly after 2 out - pushed along approaching last - 2 lengths ahead last - ridden run-in - stayed on - always doing enough(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Affordale Fury (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Noel Meade | 161 lbs | 150/1 | 1 | Towards rear - steady headway from 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and went third approaching last - left in second and 2 lengths down last - kept on well(op 125/1) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Sandor Clegane (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - steady headway from 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden approaching last - 3 lengths down and disputing third last - kept on well(op 25/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Letsbeclearaboutit (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Gavin Cromwell | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Raced freely - held up in midfield - headway and prominent 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden approaching last - 3 lengths down and disputing third last - weakened final 110yds(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 19 | Three Card Brag (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | Prominent - pushed along and made challenge after 2 out - ridden approaching last - soon no extra(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 18 | Thomas Mor (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | David Pipe | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | Disputed lead - ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced and held(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 20 | Weveallbeencaught (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 8 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 2 out - soon no impression(op 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 16 | Shanbally Kid (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 29 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 28/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Hiddenvalley Lake (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 17/2 | 2 | Midfield on outer - pushed along after 2 out - soon weakened(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Corbetts Cross (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Emmet Mullins | 161 lbs | 9/4F | - | Raced freely - towards rear - headway and midfield after halfway - switched right and prominent on outer when not fluent 2 out - pushed along and made strong challenge approaching last - ridden and 1 length down when jinked right and ran out last(tchd 5/2) | ||
| 99th | 15 | Search For Glory (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 33/1 | - | Prominent on outer - pecked on landing 3rd - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened - pulled up before last | ||
| 99th | 11 | Rock My Way (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Syd Hosie | 161 lbs | 33/1 | - | Disputed lead on inner - pushed along and weakened quickly after 2 out - pulled up before last | ||
| 99th | 8 | Idalko Bihoue (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 250/1 | - | Midfield - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Seabank Bistro (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 12/1 | - | Towards rear on outer - slow jump 4 out - soon behind - pulled up before 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling after suffering interference)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Embassy Gardens (GB) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 8/1 | - | Raced freely - disputed lead on outer - not fluent 3 out - pushed along and weakened quickly after 2 out - pulled up before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran too freely)(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Monty's Star (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 18/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 7th - pushed along after 3 out - soon weakened and behind - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Chianti Classico (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Kim Bailey | 161 lbs | 66/1 | - | Towards rear - headway and midfield 4 out - pushed along and weakened after 2 out - pulled up before last (vet said gelding had post-race heat stress)(tchd 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Saint Palais (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Richard J Bandey | 161 lbs | 100/1 | - | Raced freely - in touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - sprawled on landing 4 out - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last - finished lame (vet said gelding was lame on his left-hind)(op 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Favori De Champdou (FR) | 10 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 12/1 | - | Raced freely - disputed lead - prominent after 4th - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran too free in the early stages)(op 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Dawn Rising (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 161 lbs | 20/1 | - | Towards rear - pushed along after 3 out - soon beaten - pulled up before last(op 18/1 tchd 14/1) |