18 Apr 2018 14:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Citipost Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Diese Des Bieffes (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
5-11255 / 11 |
Jump (33) | N D Fehily | N J Henderson Gearoid Doyle |
5/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 5th, switched left before last, went 2nd flat, led final 150 yards, ran on well, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 2 L |
Theclockisticking (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
2-21133 / 8 |
Jump (69) | C Gethings | S Edmunds Asphalt Reinforcement… |
13/2 | |
| tracked leader, led approaching last, hung left and headed final 150 yards, no impression on winner after, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1 L |
Dell Oro (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
17-124 / 9 |
Jump (69) | Joshua Moore | G L Moore M F Harris |
40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, jumped right last, edged left and went 3rd final 220 yards, no impression on winner, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 1¼ L |
Captain Cattistock (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-41141 / 11 |
Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Nic Brereton |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged after 2 out, every chance when bad mistake last, not recover, kept on | ||||||||||
5th |
12 |
| 2½ L |
Gosheven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
53 / 9 |
Jump (32) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Grocer Syndicate |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 5th, some headway but still disputing 8th last, ran on flat, went 5th final 150 yards, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 3½ L |
Onefortheroadtom (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
1-1351 / 8 |
Jump (44) | B J Geraghty | H Fry Mr John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 5th, chasing leaders 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| ¾ L |
Poetic Rhythm (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
30-1310 / 9 |
Jump (33) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien The Yes No Wait… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, outpaced before last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
8th |
13 |
| 3¼ L |
Mzuzu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1-3 / 6 |
Jump (130) | T Scudamore | T R George Mr N T Griffith… |
100/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 1 L |
Boreham Bill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
05-4412 / 10 |
Jump (42) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Mrs Susan Foran |
14/1 | |
| led, headed before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
10th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Le Musee (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
221 / 9 |
Flat (750), Jump (23) |
Tom Cannon | N J Hawke Mrs K Hawke, W… |
50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along after 5th, not fluent and lost place 3 out, well beaten next | ||||||||||
11th |
14 |
| ½ L |
Quarry Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
1/4 / 7 |
Jump (88) | Kielan Woods | A M Hales The Patient Partnership |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, chasing leaders on outside when pecked slightly 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
12th |
6 |
| HD |
Mister Malarky (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
351732 / 10 |
Jump (17) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Wendy & Malcolm… |
33/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, lost place before not fluent 5th, behind 3 out | ||||||||||
13th |
8 |
| ¾ L |
Silver Kayf (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
3-F4131 / 8 |
Jump (27) | David Bass | K C Bailey The Lucky Spinners |
10/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, mistake 4th, not fluent 5th, soon lost place, not fluent 7th, well beaten from 3 out | ||||||||||
14th |
11 |
| 14 L |
Cuddles Mcgraw (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
/ 6 |
Jump (160) | Alain Cawley | F O'Brien Graham And Alison… |
100/1 | |
| behind, not fluent 5th, mistake next, well beaten 2 out | ||||||||||