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Cheltenham
16:00
Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.70 Place: £2.50 £1.50 £3.30 Exacta: £23.20 Tricast: £144.23 Trifecta: £152.70
Non-Runners: Amancio (unsuitable ground), Doctor Glide (unsuitable ground), Fortune De Mer (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m 2m4½f 2m
1st
Race run in near darkness - pressed leaders - went third and not fluent last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
4 G Good
Nicky Martin 157 lbs 5/1 Won
2m1f
2m4½f 2m½f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m½f
2nd
Race run in near darkness - prominent - led before 2 out - joined before last - lost position run-in - kept on(op 7/2)
6 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 11/4 1.25
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1m7f 2m 2m1f 2m 2m
3rd
Race run in near darkness - disputed lead before last where not fluent - lost position run-in - no extra towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
3 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 162 lbs 10/1 1.75
2m
2m1f 2m½f 2m3f 2m 2m1f
4th
Race run in near darkness - held up in rear - headway 5th - joined leaders but mistake 3 out - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
5 G Poor
Samuel Drinkwater 151 lbs 28/1 4
2m½f
2m 2m 2m 2m3½f
5th
Race run in near darkness - midfield - headway 3 out - joined leaders 2 out - weakened last(tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1)
5 G AVG
Syd Hosie 156 lbs 80/1 1.75
1m7f
2m2f 1m6f 2m4f 2m½f 2m2f
6th
Race run in near darkness - midfield - headway 2 out - outpaced before last(op 9/4)
5 G AVG
A J Martin 142 lbs 5/2F 2
2m
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
7th
Race run in near darkness - in rear - headway 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
4 F AVG
Lisa Harrison 154 lbs 28/1 2
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2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
8th
Race run in near darkness - pressed leaders - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1)
4 G Poor
Kayley Woollacott 153 lbs 18/1 6.5
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2m 2m4f 2m3f 2m 2m1f
9th
Race run in near darkness - in rear throughout - mistake 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)
5 G AVG
Evan Williams 143 lbs 28/1 2.25
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2m1f 2m 2m 2m2½f 2m4f
10th
Race run in near darkness - prominent on inner - stumbled 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
5 G AVG
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 155 lbs 20/1 6.5
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2m1f 1m7f 2m 2m½f 2m½f
11th
Race run in near darkness - never better than midfield(op 40/1)
6 G Poor
M A Molloy 157 lbs 50/1 0.2
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2m2f 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m
12th
Race run in near darkness - midfield - in rear from 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
5 M AVG
Henry De Bromhead 153 lbs 14/1 1.75
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2m 2m 2m 2m3½f
13th
Race run in near darkness - led - headed before 2 out where bad mistake - soon weakened quickly (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last hurdle)(tchd 13/2)
5 G Poor
Evan Williams 158 lbs 6/1 11
2m
2m2f 1m4f 1m4f 2m2½f 1m6f
99th
Race run in near darkness - headway into midfield 4th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up last (an inquiry held into the running and riding; jockey stated his instructions were to drop in at the rear in order to get the gelding to relax; he added gelding raced very keenly in the early stages when positioned in amongst runners; he continuted that having turned into the back straight he was able to get some control of the gelding before the race opened up in front of him thereby resulting in gelding taking hold of the bridle again and improving quickly onto the back of the front few runners; he further added having reached the top of the hill he felt gelding take a blow - weakening rapidly from underneath him and he felt it in the best interests of both the gelding and himself to not ask for an effort before pulling up; jockey reported gelding ran too free)(op 12/1 tchd 25/1)
4 G AVG
A J Martin 152 lbs 22/1 -
2m
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
99th
Midfield - not fluent and lost position 4th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off when pulled up last(tchd 150/1)
3 G Poor
D J Jeffreys 140 lbs 125/1 -
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