Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
14:25
Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qual)
Cheltenham
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £16.30
Place: £4.10 £5.70 £2.10
Exacta: £390.50
Tricast: £1473.72
Trifecta: £2652.70
Non-Runners: Cavern Club (unsuitable ground), Rubber Ball (unsuitable ground), Scintillante (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Leloopa (IRE) | 4 F | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 149 lbs | 14/1 | Won | Held up in rear - midfield 2nd - headway going easily on outer after 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - went clear and kept on well run-in(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Prince Quattro (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | James Owen | 146 lbs | 20/1 | 4.75 | Towards rear - not fluent 5th - headway 2 out - went second run-in - no match for winner and just held second(op 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Gold For Alec (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Tom Symonds | 150 lbs | 9/2C | 0.2 | Held up in rear - some headway after 2 out - switched left and kept on well run-in(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | King William Rufus (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Led - raced in second 2nd - not fluent 3rd - led again 3 out - hit 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Fiveonefive (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Cian Collins | 168 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - not fluent 2 out - stayed on after last - no extra towards finish(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Zaochen Enki (FR) | 4 G | AVG |
Freddie Keighley
(8)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 140 lbs | 9/2C | 1 | Towards rear early - in touch with leaders 2nd - bit short of room and not fluent 2 out - outpaced and hung left run-in(op 11/2 tchd 4/1) | |
| 7th | 7 | Torquay Road (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Eoin Staples
(3)lbs
|
Cian Collins | 149 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Never better than midfield(op 9/1) | |
| 8th | 12 | Diamond Tipp (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | John C McConnell | 147 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Prominent early - soon in touch with leaders - prominent 2 out - soon weakened gradually(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Charging Thunder (GB) | 6 G | AVG | James Owen | 149 lbs | 7/1 | 4.5 | In touch with leaders - bit short of room but prominent 2 out - weakened last(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 10th | 15 | Grey Skies (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
William Maggs
(3)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 141 lbs | 28/1 | 23 | Took keen hold - prominent - led 2nd - headed 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1) | |
| 99th | 6 | Liverpool Knight (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Fern O'Brien
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 149 lbs | 9/1 | - | Taken down early - raced wide - in touch with leaders - fell 2 out(tchd 17/2) | |
| 99th | 4 | Norman Fletcher (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
James Turner
(3)lbs
|
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 9/2C | - | In touch with leaders early - not fluent and towards rear 2nd - struggling and dropped to last halfway - pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding never travelled) |