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Cheltenham
15:20
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.60 £2.30 £3.20 Exacta: £37.90 Tricast: £277.86 Trifecta: £298.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 6 G Elite
W P Mullins 161 lbs 6/1 Won Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - good headway 2 out - raced wide home straight - pushed along and led before last where 1 1/2 lengths ahead - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 5/1)
2nd 20 The Big Westerner (IRE) 5 M Good
Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 9/2F 2.5 Towards rear - midfield 3rd - headway and prominent 3 out - hampered and lost ground just after 2 out - rallied and went second before last where 1 1/2 lengths down - no extra towards finish(op 4/1)
3rd 3 Derryhassen Paddy (IRE) 6 G Elite
Lucinda Russell 161 lbs 10/1 4.5 Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 8th - disputed lead before 2 out - soon led - headed before last - weakened run-in - just held third(op 9/1)
4th 19 Yellow Car (IRE) 6 G Elite
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 161 lbs 33/1 0.2 Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield 5th - rallied 2 out - outpaced before last - stayed on run-in(op 50/1)
5th 17 Wendigo (FR) 6 G Elite
Jamie Snowden 161 lbs 16/1 .75 Midfield - headway on inner before 2 out - hampered and stumbled badly just after 2 out - headway approaching last - stayed on(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 12 Jig's Forge (IRE) 6 G AVG
Ben Pauling 161 lbs 125/1 11 Midfield - headway 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 100/1)
7th 13 Ma Shantou (IRE) 5 G Good
Emma Lavelle 161 lbs 25/1 5.5 In touch with leaders - lost position 9th - rallied on outer 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 22/1)
8th 16 Sounds Victorius (IRE) 6 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 20/1 5.5 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 4th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 22/1)
9th 11 Jet Blue (FR) 5 G Good
D Cottin 161 lbs 5/1 .5 In rear - headway after 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 6/1)
10th 18 Wingmen (IRE) 7 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 6/1 .75 Disputed lead - led clearly 8th - joined before 2 out where mistake and headed - weakened before last(op 8/1)
11th 15 Port Joulain (FR) 5 G Good
W P Mullins 161 lbs 50/1 40 Midfield - mistake and towards rear 8th - weakened 2 out - tailed off
12th 2 Ballybow (IRE) 5 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 22/1 3.5 Not fluent 7th - in rear throughout - tailed off(op 14/1)
13th 7 Inn At The Park (IRE) 6 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 66/1 .75 Prominent - lost position 2nd - towards rear 5th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
14th 1 Argento Boy (IRE) 5 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 14/1 25 Midfield - awkward jump 9th - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 12/1)
99th 14 Nativehill (IRE) 7 G Good
Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 66/1 - In rear - lost touch 3 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 50/1)
99th 8 Intense Approach (GB) 5 G Good
John C McConnell 161 lbs 14/1 - Midfield - headway and prominent 2nd - not fluent 9th - weakened before 2 out - pulled up last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 16/1)
99th 5 Fishery Lane (FR) 5 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 50/1 - Midfield - weakened 2 out - pulled up last(op 40/1)
99th 6 Flicker Of Hope (FR) 5 G Good
Mark Fahey 161 lbs 25/1 - Never better than midfield - weakened after 3 out - pulled up last(tchd 33/1)
99th 4 First Confession (IRE) 6 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 161 lbs 50/1 - Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 4th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up last(tchd 66/1)
99th 10 Jax Junior (GB) 6 G Good
Lucy Wadham 161 lbs 22/1 - Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 4th - weakened 2 out - pulled up last(op 40/1)