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Cheltenham
14:10
BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.40 Place: £2.90 £2 £2.80 Exacta: £77.50 Tricast: £639.51 Trifecta: £1382.20
Non-Runners: Aucunrisque (unsuitable ground), Encanto Bruno (unsuitable ground), Gin Coco (unsuitable ground), Hansard (vet's certificate), Parramount (unsuitable ground), Rare Middleton (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Absurde (FR) 6 G AVG
W P Mullins 150 lbs 12/1 Won Held up in last - still plenty to do but going easily when mistake 2 out - good headway but not fluent when went third last - ran on well to lead towards finish - cosily(op 16/1)
2nd 15 L'Eau du Sud (FR) 7 G Good
Dan Skelton 147 lbs 7/2F 1 Held up in rear - midfield 3rd - went third 2 out - led narrowly but not fluent last - kept on run-in - headed towards finish(op 3/1)
3rd 1 Pied Piper (GB) 7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 14/1 3.25 Held up in rear - headway after 2 out - kept on well run-in - went third final strides(tchd 16/1)
4th 3 Magical Zoe (IRE) 6 M Good
Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 8/1 0.05 Held up in rear - headway 4th - midfield 3 out - disputing fourth last - kept on well inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
5th 21 Afadil (FR) 5 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 137 lbs 40/1 0.1 Led - increased tempo from 2 out - headed last - soon lost second but kept on - lost two places final strides(op 50/1)
6th 14 Faivoir (FR) 7 G Good
Dan Skelton 145 lbs 7/1 0.3 Midfield - hit 5th - headway after 2 out - disputing fourth last - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 15/2)
7th 2 Zenta (FR) 5 M AVG
W P Mullins 157 lbs 10/1 0.3 Prominent - disputing fourth last - kept on(tchd 9/1)
8th 10 Risk Belle (FR) 5 M AVG
W P Mullins 149 lbs 12/1 3.75 Never better than midfield(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
9th 18 Samui (GB) 5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 142 lbs 50/1 0.05 Held up in rear - steady headway approaching last - kept on well run-in - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 66/1)
10th 20 By Your Side (GB) 4 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 139 lbs 80/1 5 Held up in rear - headway into midfield after 2 out - not fluent last - no impression run-in(op 50/1)
11th 16 So Scottish (FR) 8 G Poor
Emmet Mullins 145 lbs 7/1 2.5 Midfield - outpaced after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/1 tchd 15/2)
12th 22 Media Naranja (IRE) 6 M Poor
Gordon Elliott 142 lbs 100/1 0.3 Prominent - weakened before last (trainer said mare was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as heavy - and would prefer a quicker surface)
13th 19 Mr Freedom (GB) 6 G AVG
Sheena West 142 lbs 28/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened last(tchd 33/1)
14th 6 King Of Kingsfield (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 4/1 0.2 Midfield - good headway when on inner after 2 out - soon prominent - weakened last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as heavy - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/2)
15th 8 Bialystok (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 151 lbs 14/1 3.25 Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last
16th 13 Petit Tonnerre (FR) 6 G AVG
Jonjo O'Neill 148 lbs 20/1 2.5 Prominent - slightly hampered 3rd - weakened before last(op 16/1)
99th 7 Westport Cove (FR) 6 G AVG
W P Mullins 151 lbs 40/1 - Midfield - stumbled badly when on turn after 5th - soon recovered - weakened after 2 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding ran too freely and clipped heels at the top of the hill on final circuit)