Cheltenham Races

Cheltenham

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mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf

Win: £15 Place: £3 £1.50 £3.40 Exacta: £44.50 Trifecta: £632.40

Non-Runners: Act Of Innocence (unsuitable ground), Gower Spirit (self certificate, other), The Egyptian Ginge (unsuitable ground)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m1f	1st	#11Soldier Reeves Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - headway when ridden before last - led inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)	4 G	Good	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton	158 lbs	14/1	Won	2m
2m1½f 2m1f 2m1½f	2nd	#6Gaelic Pride (SPA) Prominent behind clear leader - not fluent 3 out - headway after 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - disputed lead run-in - headed inside final 110yds - soon rallied - pressed winner towards finish - stayed on(op 2/1)	5 G	Good	James Bowen	Warren Greatrex	158 lbs	5/2	.5	2m5½f 1m7f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m1½f	3rd	#3Bespoke Tailor (IRE) In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leaders before last - disputed lead run-in - no extra towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 12/1)	4 G	AVG	Gavin Sheehan	Oliver Signy	158 lbs	14/1	1.75	1m7f 2m½f
1m1f 1m4f 1m2f 1m4f 1m5½f	4th	#2Ambiente Friendly (IRE) Keen to post - took keen hold - led - wandered around when clear before 2nd - reduced lead before 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 15/2 tchd 5/1)	4 C	AVG	Sam Twiston-Davies	James Owen	158 lbs	11/2	5.5	2m 2m
2m1½f	5th	#4Bras d'Or (FR) Towards rear - midfield before 4 out - headway before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 14/1)	5 G	Poor	Jack Tudor	David Pipe	158 lbs	25/1	1.5	2m 2m
1m1f 1m4f 1m2f 2m 2m½f	6th	#14Touch The Moon (IRE) Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway before 3 out - no extra approaching last(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)	4 G	AVG	Philip Byrnes	William Durkan	158 lbs	5/1	4	-
-	7th	#9Khafre Midfield - some headway and in touch with leaders before 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallied run-in - not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed and hung right-handed)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)	5 G	Poor	Harry Cobden	Syd Hosie	158 lbs	28/1	0.3	2m4f
2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m6f	8th	#17Portetta (IRE) Never better than midfield(op 100/1)	4 F	Poor	Ben Jones	John Joseph Hanlon	151 lbs	125/1	17	2m3f
1m1½f 1m2f 1m4½f 1m6f 1m6f	9th	#10Ribba Hill (IRE) In rear - midfield halfway - mistake 3 out - weakened before last(op 200/1)	4 G	AVG	Miss Megan Bevan	Syd Hosie	158 lbs	500/1	7.5	2m½f 2m3f
2m 1m4f 2m 2m1½f 2m	10th	#15Astelia (IRE) Prominent behind clear leader - lost ground and in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened before last(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)	6 M	Poor	Jonathan Burke	Peter Fahey	151 lbs	50/1	1.25	-
-	11th	#7Hold The Serve Midfield - dropped to rear before 5 out - no chance after 2 out (trainer could provide no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/2)	5 G	Elite	Sean Bowen	Olly Murphy	158 lbs	13/8F	4.75	2m4f 2m2½f
2m3f	12th	#8Keno Black Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 150/1)	5 G	Poor	Richie McLernon	Neil Mulholland	158 lbs	300/1	9.5	2m
2m 1m7½f 1m7½f	13th	#5Directly (GB) Never better than midfield - not fluent 2nd(op 250/1)	5 G	Poor	Mr Sam Burton	Samuel Drinkwater	158 lbs	500/1	5.5	-
7f 1m2f 1m½f 2m1f 2m½f	99th	#12Stay In The Game (IRE) Never better than midfield - pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 80/1)	4 G	Poor	Paddy Hanlon	John Joseph Hanlon	158 lbs	150/1	-	2m 1m2½f