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Cheltenham
14:10
Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £31.70 Place: £6.10 £4.20 £2.20 Exacta: £567.50 Tricast: £2557.81 Trifecta: £6391.60
Non-Runners: Judicial Law (self certificate), Springwell Bay (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 3m½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m7½f
1st
Raced wide - held up in rear - headway 2 out - pushed along and went second when not fluent last - jockey lost iron briefly and edged left run-in - ridden and led inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
7 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 152 lbs 25/1 Won
3m½f 3m 3m 3m 3m½f
2m7½f 2m7f 3m½f 3m1f 3m
2nd
Prominent - joined leader 4th - led 6th - headed 9th - led again before 2 out - edged right and headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 18/1)
8 G AVG
Mel Rowley 145 lbs 16/1 1.25
3m½f 2m7½f 3m 3m6f 3m½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 3m½f
3rd
In touch with leaders - steady headway after 3 out - outpaced before last - rallied run-in - no match for first two(op 9/2)
6 G Good
Nigel Twiston-Davies 153 lbs 11/2F 2.25
3m½f 2m3½f
3m½f 3m 3m½f 3m 2m7f
4th
Raced wide - pressed leader - not fluent 2nd - soon in touch with leaders - headway and prominent 8th - briefly went second before last - kept on final 110yds(op 66/1)
9 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 157 lbs 50/1 0.3
3m½f 3m½f 3m½f 2m7f 3m½f
3m 3m 3m½f 3m 3m
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - raced wide - midfield - steady headway before 2 out - edged left and weakened gradually final 110yds(op 28/1)
10 G AVG
Alan King 151 lbs 25/1 4
3m
2m3f 3m½f 3m½f 2m7f 2m7f
6th
In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - rallied on turn before last - weakened gradually final 110yds (vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race heat stress)(op 22/1)
9 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 16/1 .5
3m 3m 3m 2m4½f 3m
2m1f 2m 2m1f 2m 3m
7th
Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - edged left and weakened run-in (vet said mare was showing signs of post-race heat stress)(op 28/1)
8 M Poor
John C McConnell 149 lbs 22/1 2
2m7½f 2m½f 2m6½f 2m4½f 2m2f
2m½f 2m1f 2m4f 2m6½f 3m½f
8th
Held up in rear - headway when switched right and bit short of room before last - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
7 M AVG
Henry De Bromhead 146 lbs 16/1 0.3
2m7½f 2m3½f 2m2f 2m7½f 2m3½f
2m1f 2m½f 2m4f 2m2½f 2m6½f
9th
Midfield - steady headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 15/2 4.75
2m3½f 2m7½f 2m5½f 2m4f 3m3f
3m2½f 3m1f 3m 2m7½f 3m1f
10th
Held up in rear - headway on inner after 2 out - weakened before last(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
11 G Good
Nicky Henderson 157 lbs 20/1 1
3m½f 2m7½f 3m 3m1½f 3m1½f
2m5f 2m6f 3m½f 2m4f 2m4f
11th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - never dangerous(op 33/1)
8 G AVG
E McNamara 141 lbs 22/1 1
2m4f 2m2f 2m4f
3m 3m1f 3m 2m7½f 3m
12th
Took keen hold - midfield - steady headway before 5th - went second 2 out - weakened before last(op 50/1)
7 G AVG
Charlie Longsdon 147 lbs 40/1 .75
3m 2m4f
3m2f 2m7½f 4m2½f 2m7f 2m3½f
13th
Midfield - steady headway 2 out - weakened before last(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
9 G AVG
Dan Skelton 156 lbs 6/1 3.5
3m4½f 3m1f 2m6½f 2m3½f 2m4f
3m½f 2m5f 3m 3m 2m3½f
14th
Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 4th - steady headway on inner 2 out - weakened before last(op 40/1)
8 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 149 lbs 33/1 2.25
3m1f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m½f 3m½f
3m 3m½f 3m½f 3m 2m7f
15th
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind
N/A AVG
Nicky Henderson 149 lbs 40/1 9
-
3m 3m½f 3m 3m 2m6½f
16th
Always behind(tchd 25/1)
8 G AVG
E McNamara 143 lbs 28/1 3
2m7½f 2m2f 3m 3m 2m6f
2m7½f 2m7½f 3m 3m 3m
17th
Soon in touch with leaders - headway 6th - led 9th - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 100/1)
10 G AVG
Deborah Cole 155 lbs 80/1 4
3m½f 2m5½f 3m 2m7½f
4m2½f 2m6½f 3m 2m6f 3m½f
18th
Towards rear throughout (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 8/1)
10 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 147 lbs 9/1 26
2m7½f 1m7½f 2m7½f 3m 3m
3m1f 3m½f 3m 2m6f 2m7½f
99th
In touch with leaders - lost position before 3 out - no chance when pulled up before last(tchd 18/1)
10 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 16/1 -
4m2½f 3m1f
2m 2m½f 2m 1m4f 3m1f
99th
Took keen hold - led - joined 4th - headed and raced in second 6th - lost position when not fluent 8th - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before last(tchd 40/1)
7 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 152 lbs 50/1 -
2m7½f 2m 3m1½f 2m3½f 2m1f
2m 2m 2m6½f 2m 3m½f
99th
Midfield - lost position when not fluent 8th - bad mistake and weakened 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at second last hurdle)(tchd 13/2)
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 156 lbs 7/1 -
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f 2m4½f
2m½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m½f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off when pulled up before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 13/2 and 15/2)
7 M AVG
T M Walsh 145 lbs 7/1 -
1m4f 2m4f 3m1f 3m 2m4f