Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:15
Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £11.70
Place: £3.50 £2 £3.10
Exacta: £68.30
Tricast: £311.15
Trifecta: £548.30
Non-Runners: Balboa (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Mirabad (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Luke Scott
(5)lbs
|
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 144 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - pulled way into lead before 4th - soon clear - pushed along and 10 lengths ahead last - ridden out run-in(op 17/2) | |
| 2nd | 10 | Wreckless Eric (GB) | 5 G | Good | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 154 lbs | 4/1F | 5.5 | Towards rear - headway after 2 out - ridden and went second last - stayed on but no match for winner(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Bo Zenith (FR) | 6 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 164 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Held up in midfield - lost ground and in rear 3 out - still plenty to do before last - kept on well run-in - went third inside final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 18/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | To Chase A Dream (GB) | 6 G | Good | Paul Collins | 156 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | Midfield - pushed along approaching last - ridden and stayed on run-in - went fourth towards finish(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Spirits Bay (GB) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 155 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | In rear - took keen hold early - switched right before 2 out - rapid headway after 2 out - went second before last - lost second last - weakened run-in(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Tintintin (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 155 lbs | 11/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - lost ground and midfield 3 out - no impression(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 15 | Cavern Club (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | James Owen | 143 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Towards rear - took keen hold early - hampered by faller 3 out - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Media Naranja (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Carl Millar
(5)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 150 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | Prominent - weakened last(op 25/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| 9th | 14 | Lively Citizen (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Daire McConville
(7)lbs
|
D J Jeffreys | 139 lbs | 125/1 | 0.3 | Raced in second - prominent before 4th - weakened last(op 80/1) | |
| 10th | 1 | Valgrand (FR) | 5 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 168 lbs | 9/2 | 5 | Midfield - outpaced when not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 4/1) | ||
| 11th | 3 | Joyeux Machin (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Harry Atkins
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 40/1 | 4.5 | In rear - never on terms | |
| 12th | 4 | Anyharminasking (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 162 lbs | 18/1 | 10 | Held up in midfield - weakened approaching last(tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Magic Seven (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 147 lbs | 100/1 | .5 | Led - headed and raced in second before 4th - lost second and weakened before last(op 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Willmount (GB) | 6 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 159 lbs | 17/2 | - | Prominent on inner - fell 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/1) |