13 Apr 2016 13:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,010); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Citipost Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Mister Miyagi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
311-116 / 9 |
Jump (29) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Ben Turner & Jay… |
13/0 | |
| held up in rear, headway going well off last bend, led last, ran on well, clear inside final 100 yards, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 3½ L |
Solstice Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
111112 / 11 |
Jump (32) | Killian Moore | M Keighley Foxtrot Racing:… |
8/0 | |
| keen early, led until after 3rd, pressed leader, led again after last bend, ridden and headed last, stayed on flat, not pace of winner inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 1 L |
Rock On Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
16-2211 / 8 |
Jump (23) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mrs N Sheppard |
9/0 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway after 2 out, close 3rd last, stayed on flat, not pace of winner final 100 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 5 L |
Whataknight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
113123 / 9 |
Jump (36) | N D Fehily | H Fry J M Dare, T Hamlin,… |
5/0 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, 4th and one pace when jumped left last | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 7 L |
Never Equalled (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
421241 / 11 |
Jump (30) | Robert Williams | B J Llewellyn Miss I G Tompsett |
25/0 | |
| pressed leader, led after 3rd, ridden and headed after home bend, soon beaten, weakened last | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 1 L |
Holly Bush Henry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
261110 / 8 |
Jump (29) | Kielan Woods | D Killahena & G McPherson P Middleton, M… |
14/0 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, lost place before last, weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 31 L |
Premier Bond (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
331-214 / 8 |
Jump (53) | David Bass | N J Henderson Middleham Park… |
6/0 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place before 3rd, not fluent 6th or 7th, closed 3 out, ridden and weakened after next | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Three Ways (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
131 / 10 |
Jump (39) | Brendan Powell | Jamie Snowden Jamie Snowden Racing… |
33/0 | |
| held up towards rear, effort after 2 out, no impression, 7th and well beaten when fell last | ||||||||||