Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
12:05
British EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.84
Place: £1.10 £1.40 £4.70
Exacta: £4.20
Trifecta: £65.60
Non-Runners: Micks Jet (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Dysart Enos (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 153 lbs | 5/6F | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second going easily 2 out - led approaching last - ridden run-in - ran on well(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Beat The Bat (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 160 lbs | 3/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - headway 3rd - went second approaching last - kept on(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Soldante (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
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Ciaran Murphy | 157 lbs | 40/1 | 11 | Midfield - headway before 2 out - outpaced home turn - stayed on when badly hampered by faller but left in third last(op 28/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Kintail (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 3.25 | Led - headed but prominent 4th - outpaced after 2 out - slow jump last (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Brendas Asking (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Kim Bailey | 147 lbs | 150/1 | 1.75 | In rear - headway but not fluent 2 out - soon no impression - kept on run-in(op 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Shinji (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Martin Keighley | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 10 | Raced in last - mistake 1st - not fluent 3rd - lost touch 5th - some headway from 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | How And Ever (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - lost position 3rd - struggling 5th - lost touch 2 out(op 150/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Meatloaf (FR) | 5 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 8/1 | 11 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - hit 2 out - soon weakened - jumped left last (trainer said gelding jumped poorly)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and 17/2) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Ascension Day (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Shaun Lycett | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - jumped left 2nd - weakened 2 out(op 150/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Royal Defender (IRE) | N/A | Poor | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 5.5 | In rear - awkward jump 1st - weakened 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Spirits Bay (GB) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 5/1 | - | Took keen hold - raced in second - led 4th - headed and lost second approaching last where fell(tchd 6/1) |