Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
15:35
William Hill Epic Weekend Free Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.90 £1.70
Exacta: £9.60
Trifecta: £28.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Butch (GB) | 8 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 162 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Raced in second - led 2nd - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - headed inside final 110yds - rallied to lead final strides - gamely(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Antrim Coast (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 159 lbs | 9/4F | 0.3 | Held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway after 3rd - went second after 2 out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(op 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Reverend Hubert (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | C Byrnes | 159 lbs | 7/2 | 12 | In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - soon went third - kept on until no extra run-in(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Lisnamult Lad (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 162 lbs | 5/2 | 4.75 | Led - raced in second when headed 2nd - hit 2 out - soon lost two places - weakened run-in(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Track And Trace (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 159 lbs | 22/1 | 24 | Prominent - struggling 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Thirtyfour Thirty (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Syd Hosie | 150 lbs | 50/1 | 27 | In touch with leaders - dropped to last but in touch with leaders after 3rd - mistake 5th - not fluent 7th - outpaced after 8th - weakened 3 out - tailed off |