Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) 2m 87y

  • (3yo+, 2m 87y, Class 3, 18 runners)
  • Winner £8,169 2nd £3,764 3rd £1,881 4th £942 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places )
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 4m 4.70s
  • Off time: 16:02:11

Full Result

16:00 Cheltenham
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st 12 Mc Alpine (IRE) P J Rothwell 7 11-5 t J P O'Sullivan (5) 33/1
SP 33/1 Mid-division, smooth headway going well 2 out, led last, soon ridden, stayed on well flat
2nd 2¼ 5 Castel Gandolfo (IRE) F O'Brien 4 11-8 pt Max Kendrick 50/1
SP 50/1 Towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden after 2 out, kept on well flat, went second final strides opened 40/1
3rd hd 14 Kavanaghs Cross (IRE) I Jardine 6 11-1 N F Houlihan (5) 18/1
SP 18/1 Midfield, pushed along 2 out, ridden after last, kept on well, lost second final strides opened 20/1 touched 16/1
4th nk 15 City Derby (IRE) F O'Brien 5 11-1 P J Brennan 10/1
SP 10/1 Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, ridden last, ran on flat opened 8/1 touched 11/1
5th ½ 13 Just The Man (FR) J G M O'Shea 5 11-4 B S Hughes 16/1
SP 16/1 Towards rear, headway going well approaching last, ridden after last, kept on flat opened 14/1
6th hd 18 The Swagman (USA) S Durack 7 10-12 D J O'Keeffe 16/1
SP 16/1 Midfield, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on one pace from last opened 20/1
7th ¾ 8 Brorson (IRE) M Keighley 5 11-7 S Bowen 11/2f
SP 11/2f Midfield, lost place 5th, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on well from last, nearest finish opened 7/1 touched 5/1
8th s.h 7 Maninsane (IRE) C E Longsdon 6 11-7 Paul O'Brien 20/1
SP 20/1 Close up, ridden and every chance before last, no extra final 100yds opened 18/1
9th ¾ 20 Belgoprince (FR) A J Martin 4 10-9 t Peter Carberry 10/1
SP 10/1 Mid-division, nudged along before 2 out, ridden before last, plugged on one pace flat opened 8/1 touched 12/1
10th nk 17 Vocal Duke (IRE) T Lawes 5 10-13 K Brogan (3) 14/1
SP 14/1 Mid-division, niggled along before 2 out, ridden last, no extra final 100yds opened 12/1
11th nk 9 Sashenka (GER) M Scudamore 5 11-6 T Scudamore 13/2
SP 13/2 Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, weakened final 100yds opened 7/1 touched 6/1
12th nse 1 Percy's Word D Skelton 7 11-12 Harry Skelton 22/1
SP 22/1 Towards rear, headway and ridden before last, no extra final 100yds
13th 1¾ 2 Howdyalikemenow (IRE) Evan Williams 5 11-12 Adam Wedge 13/2
SP 13/2 Prominent, lost place and weakened quickly approaching 2 out, rallied briefly after last opened 6/1
14th nk 6 Samba Dancer (FR) F O'Brien 6 11-7 Adrian Heskin 6/1
SP 6/1 Led, mistake 4th, ridden approaching last, mistake and headed last, weakened flat opened 15/2
15th 1 3 Longacre Square (IRE) J J Hanlon 6 11-12 p J S McGarvey 100/1
SP 100/1 Mid-division, headway to chase leaders when not fluent 2 out, faded before last opened 66/1
16th 5 4 Skippin Court (IRE) Peter Fahey 4 11-11 K C Sexton 12/1
SP 12/1 Midfield, pushed along 3 out, made no impression from 2 out opened 14/1 touched 11/1
17th 9½ 19 Kalyptra (FR) R J Smith 5 10-12 h Fergus Gillard (3) 22/1
SP 22/1 Raced keenly, chased leaders, took closer order 4th, close up 3 out, lost place and weakened quickly 2 out opened 18/1
18th ½ 10 Urabamba (IRE) K Woollacott 6 11-6 t J J Burke 200/1
SP 200/1 Prominent, nudged along before 2 out, ridden before last, soon beaten opened 66/1
NR 11 Byzantine Empire F O'Brien 4 11-5 Adrian Heskin 12/1
NR 16 Flamenco De Kerser (FR) Mrs R Ford 6 10-13 Thomas Bellamy 20/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win £34.00 Tote Place £6.50 (12), £9.60 (5), £3.00 (14), £3.00 (15) Straight Forecast £1142.03 Exacta £1895.90 Swingers 1&2 £408.00,1&3 £116.50,2&3 £69.00

Jackpot £4,662.04 carried forward to Cheltenham, 13th Nov
Placepot £834.90, Pool: £276768.88, 242.01 winning tickets
Quadpot £102.80, Pool: £25641.72, 184.53 winning tickets