Cheltenham
15:00
Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.20 Place: £3.50 £3.50 £4.50 Exacta: £206.30 Tricast: £2791.60 Trifecta: £1550.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway into midfield 4th - pressed leaders going best home turn - ridden and carried left run-in - disputed lead towards finish - just prevailed(tchd 12/1)
5 G Good Dan Skelton 156 lbs 14/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway 5th - bumped just before 2 out - went second last - edged left run-in - disputed lead towards finish - just held(tchd 8/1)
5 G Good Sam Thomas 156 lbs 11/1 0.1
3rd
Prominent - disputed lead 2 out - led clearly approaching last - kept on but lost two places towards finish(op 33/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 40/1)
5 M AVG Jane Williams 149 lbs 18/1 .75
4th
In touch with leaders - mistake and lost position 5th - rallied on inner approaching last - hampered run-in - kept on(op 15/2)
4 G Good Patrick Neville 156 lbs 6/1 .75
5th
Led - headed and raced in second after 1st - disputed lead 3 out - lost position approaching last - no extra run-in(op 6/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)
6 G Good Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs 5/1 1.25
6th
Midfield - mistake and lost position 5th - soon in rear - jumped left 2 out - jumped left last - headway run-in - ran on (jockey said gelding was unsuited by coming down the hill)(op 9/2)
4 G Good Olly Murphy 155 lbs 11/2 1.25
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7th
Took keen hold - jumped slightly right - pressed leaders - weakened run-in(op 9/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4)
5 G Elite Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 5/2F 3.75
8th
In rear - mistake 2nd - headway after 2 out - hung right and weakened run-in(op 33/1)
5 G Good Jack Jones 156 lbs 28/1 1
9th
Towards rear - mistake 4th - headway after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
6 M AVG C Byrnes 149 lbs 6/1 1.5
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10th
Took keen hold - midfield - headway to lead after 1st - joined 3 out - lost position 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
6 G Good John C McConnell 156 lbs 33/1 23
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99th
Midfield - towards rear 5th - headway 3 out - pressed leaders on outer when fell 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1)
5 M AVG Anthony Mullins 149 lbs 20/1 -
99th
In rear - jumped left 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up last(op 250/1 tchd 500/1)
5 M AVG Matt Sheppard 149 lbs 200/1 -