Cheltenham Races
Cheltenham
13:30
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham)
Cheltenham
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.40
Place: £1.10 £3.20 £2.50
Exacta: £9.60
Tricast: £42.77
Trifecta: £52.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Envoi Allen (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 4/7F | Won | Tall - strong - looked well; raced keenly - in touch - chased leaders 2 out - about 6 lengths off the pace home bend - closed quickly to lead just before last - edged left run-in - ran on to draw clear final 100yds(op 4/6 tchd 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Easywork (FR) | N/A | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 4.25 | Lengthy; took strong hold - chased leaders - went 2nd approaching 4th - ridden between last 2 - challenging approaching last - hung right run-in - outpaced and no chance with winner final 100yds (jockey said gelding ran too freely) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | The Big Getaway (IRE) | N/A | Poor | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 3.75 | Tall - lengthy; prominent - not fluent and led 3rd - not fluent 3 out - kicked on off home bend between last 2 - ridden and headed just before last - no extra final 100yds(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | The Big Breakaway (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 161 lbs | 8/1 | 6.5 | Tall - lengthy - looked well; midfield - headway 6th - pushed along after 4 out - effort and headway approaching 2 out - outpaced between last 2 - no danger after(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Mossy Fen (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 8.5 | In touch - ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out - soon beaten(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Shan Blue (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 100/1 | 4 | Looked well; held up - outpaced when landed awkwardly and jinked right 2 out - plugged on before last but no danger | ||
| 7th | 10 | Sporting John (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Philip Hobbs | 161 lbs | 5/1 | 3.25 | Workmanlike; in touch - pushed along and lost place after 4th - dropped to midfield - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - weakened before 2 out (trainer said - regarding poor performance - that the gelding finished distressed)(op 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Longhouse Poet (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Martin Brassil | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 1 | Strong; raced keenly - in touch - hit 4 out - ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out - weakened before last(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Decor Irlandais (FR) | N/A | Poor | Noel C Kelly | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 8 | Tall - strong; held up in rear - hit 5th - headway approaching 3 out - ridden before 2 out - never able to trouble leaders - weakened between last 2 | ||
| 10th | 7 | Shakem Up'arry (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 17 | Led - headed 3rd - soon tracked leaders - ridden and weakened before 2 out - soon left behind | ||
| 99th | 9 | Son Of Camas (FR) | N/A | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 50/1 | - | Held up - ridden and weakened before 3 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding lost its left-fore shoe) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Getaway Fred (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Colin Tizzard | 161 lbs | 100/1 | - | Held up - struggling after 4 out - lost touch before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out |