Cheltenham
17:00
Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Cond'/Am' that have ridden in PRA races)
Cheltenham Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.80 £2.10 £1.50 Exacta: £30.60 Tricast: £139.53 Trifecta: £251.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 King William Rufus (FR) 7 G AVG Chris Gordon 148 lbs 7/2F Won Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead before 2 out - ridden and led clearly last - just did enough(op 6/1)
2nd 12 Game Colours (IRE) 7 M AVG Ben Clarke 150 lbs 11/2 .5 Kicked before start - midfield - mistake and towards rear 1st - headway after 3 out - switched left last - ran on well run-in - went second post(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
3rd 10 Big Boy Bobby (IRE) 6 G AVG Alan King 150 lbs 7/1 0.05 Held up in rear - headway from 3 out - pressed winner just after last - kept on but lost second post(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
4th 14 Lunar Sovereign (IRE) 9 G AVG Sophie Leech 148 lbs 22/1 3.25 Prominent - ridden home turn - kept on run-in(op 18/1)
5th 6 Liverpool Knight (GB) 7 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 149 lbs 14/1 1 Taken down early - held up in rear - headway before last - ran on run-in - nearest finish(tchd 12/1)
6th 3 Norman Fletcher (GB) 6 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 15/2 1.25 Midfield - headway and disputed lead 2 out - lost position and mistake last - weakened run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
7th 4 Arclight (GB) 6 M AVG Nicky Henderson 155 lbs 22/1 0.2 Midfield - towards rear 2 out - headway last - stayed on(op 14/1)
8th 2 Williethebuilder (IRE) 5 G AVG Dan Skelton 157 lbs 9/1 2 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position before 2 out - rallied home turn - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
9th 7 Castel Gandolfo (IRE) 7 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 147 lbs 25/1 0.3 In rear - some headway before last - no impression run-in (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 22/1)
10th 5 Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) 10 G Poor Gary & Josh Moore 157 lbs 33/1 .75 Held up in rear - headway 2 out - pressed leaders before last - weakened run-in(tchd 40/1)
11th 9 Way Out (IRE) 8 G AVG Anthony Charlton 150 lbs 50/1 .75 Midfield - headway and prominent 4th - weakened before last
12th 11 Ashington (GB) 10 G Poor Mark Walford 150 lbs 25/1 0.3 Prominent - lost position 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 22/1)
13th 15 Lively Citizen (IRE) 9 G AVG D J Jeffreys 140 lbs 16/1 1.75 Prominent - briefly disputed lead when not fluent 2 out - weakened before last(op 22/1)
14th 16 Mary (IRE) 5 M Poor Ian Williams 142 lbs 16/1 8.5 Midfield - lost position after 3 out - weakened before last(tchd 14/1)
15th 13 Continuance (GB) 3 G AVG Martin Keighley 138 lbs 8/1 48 Took keen hold - led - headed before 2 out - weakened quickly home turn(op 7/1)
99th 1 Casa No Mento (GB) 6 M Good Nigel Twiston-Davies 165 lbs 9/1 - Midfield - unseated before 3rd - fatally injured(op 15/2 tchd 11/1)