Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:20
Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.67
Place: £1.30 £2 £1.20
Exacta: £8
Tricast: £17.13
Trifecta: £28.40
Non-Runners: Tripoli Flyer (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) | 4 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 4/6F | Won | Travelled strongly - prominent - went second just after 5th - not fluent 3 out - joined leader going easily 2 out - led on turn before last - pushed along and 2 lengths ahead when mistake last - soon ridden - kept on(op 5/6) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | William Munny (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Barry Connell | 161 lbs | 8/1 | 1.75 | Held up in midfield on outer - headway 5th - soon went third - went second and ridden approaching last - edged left and not fluent last - kept on(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Romeo Coolio (GB) | 6 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 5.5 | Raced in second - led 5th - joined 2 out - pushed along and lost second on turn before last - ridden and lost second approaching last - soon no extra(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Karniquet (FR) | 4 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 3.75 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - ridden and stayed on run-in(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Salvator Mundi (FR) | 5 G | Good | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 7.5 | Midfield - took keen hold early - lost position and towards rear 4th - stayed on after 2 out - never dangerous | ||
| 6th | 10 | Tutti Quanti (FR) | 4 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 125/1 | 9 | In rear - stayed on from last - never on terms(tchd 80/1 and tchd 150/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Irancy (FR) | 6 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 5 | Never better than midfield(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Sky Lord (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Held up in midfield - some headway 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Funiculi Funicula (FR) | 5 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 12 | Towards rear throughout | ||
| 10th | 3 | Karbau (FR) | 4 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 12 | In touch with leaders on outer - not fluent 4th - lost position 5th - soon struggling - tailed off after 2 out | ||
| 11th | 12 | Workahead (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 15/2 | 14 | Took keen hold - led - mistake and headed 5th - soon weakened quickly - eased and tailed off after 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 8/1) |