Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
16:10
Champions: Full Gallop Streaming On ITVX Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £23
Place: £6.10 £3
Exacta: £130.30
Trifecta: £675.20
Non-Runners: Sporting Glance (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | De Temps En Temps (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Martin Keighley | 159 lbs | 22/1 | Won | Jumped right on occasions - raced in second - led 3rd - bad mistake and headed then ridden 2 out - edged right just after last - kept on well to lead final strides(op 16/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Percy Shelley (GB) | 6 G | AVG | James Owen | 159 lbs | 11/2 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - left in lead 2 out - joined briefly last - edged right run-in - kept on but headed final strides(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Etna Bianco (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Joe Tizzard | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Held up in rear - headway 2 out - went third run-in - ran on(op 22/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Arch Empire (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 15/2 | 5 | Held up in rear - headway 3 out - briefly disputed lead last - weakened final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Don Virginia (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 162 lbs | 3/1 | 3 | Led - not fluent and headed 3rd - mistake 6th - not fluent 7th - mistake and lost second 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Leader Crik | 4 G | Poor | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 152 lbs | 10/1 | 14 | Pressed leaders - weakened before last(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Dalston Lad (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 11/8F | 20 | Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - dropped to last after 3 out - weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 2/1 tchd 5/4) |