Cheltenham Races
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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Fortune De Mer (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 14/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Doctor Blue (FR) | 5 G | Good | Sam Thomas | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - headway 5th - bumped just before 2 out - went second last - edged left run-in - disputed lead towards finish - just held(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Jaminska (FR) | 5 M | AVG | Jane Williams | 149 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 6 | The Last Cloud (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Patrick Neville | 156 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - mistake and lost position 5th - rallied on inner approaching last - hampered run-in - kept on(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Jack Hyde (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | 5/1 | 1.25 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Sir Galahad (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 155 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | 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) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Un Sens A La Vie (FR) | 5 G | Elite | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 156 lbs | 5/2F | 3.75 | Took keen hold - jumped slightly right - pressed leaders - weakened run-in(op 9/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Mr McLoughlan (GB) | 5 G | Good | Jack Jones | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | In rear - mistake 2nd - headway after 2 out - hung right and weakened run-in(op 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Run For Mahler (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | C Byrnes | 149 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - mistake 4th - headway after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Jackson Lamb (IRE) | 6 G | Good | John C McConnell | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 23 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway to lead after 1st - joined 3 out - lost position 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Paul's Dream (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Anthony Mullins | 149 lbs | 20/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Gower Spirit (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Matt Sheppard | 149 lbs | 200/1 | - | In rear - jumped left 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up last(op 250/1 tchd 500/1) |