Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
16:10
Alastair Down Press Room Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20
Place: £1.20 £1.10 £1.70
Exacta: £4.10
Trifecta: £16.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Potters Charm (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 159 lbs | 6/5F | Won | In touch with leaders - jumped right 1st - not fluent 4th - not fluent 4 out - soon prominent - disputed lead 3 out - led overall just after 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 5/6) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Minella Sixo (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 2/1 | - | Towards rear - in touch with leaders before 3 out - went second after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 3/1 and tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | First Confession (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 154 lbs | 8/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - no impression but kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Cloonainra (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | John C McConnell | 152 lbs | 18/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 4th - disputed lead 6th - pecked on landing 2 out - soon headed and weakened(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Kingston James (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 159 lbs | 7/1 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 6th - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Ailt An Chorrain (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Patrick Neville | 159 lbs | 28/1 | - | Took keen hold - led - joined 6th - headed 3 out - soon weakened(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Better Off Alone (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Martin Keighley | 154 lbs | 50/1 | - | Towards rear - lost ground when jumped right 6th - soon no chance - tailed off(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Beaufort Breeze (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 154 lbs | 125/1 | - | Raced in last - soon detached - tailed off(tchd 150/1) |