29 Jan 2022 15:40 Cheltenham
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,475); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
North Lodge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1 / 7 |
Jump (56) | Adrian Heskin | A King McNeill Family… |
7/1 | |
| held up in 5th, left in 3rd place at 3rd, went 2nd entering final furlong, driven to lead inside final furlong, edged right stayed on (2 hurdles omitted on both circuits omitted due to low sun, 7 hurdles jumped instead of normal 11) | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 2½ L |
Balco Coastal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
217-11 / 7 |
Jump (38) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Mark Blandford |
7/2 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, left in in 2nd place 3rd, challenged bypassing omitted last, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 3 L |
A Different Kind (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
2-11111 / 7 |
Jump (16) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Mr Dene Rowe |
10/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracking leaders when left in lead 3rd, ridden and joined bypassing omitted last, headed 1f out, no extra in 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 17 L |
Picanha (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 5) |
11/31 / 10 |
Jump (51) | Daniel Hiskett | R T Phillips Mrs Liz Prowting |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered by faller lost place at 3rd and dropped to rear, mistake 6th, never on terms after | ||||||||||
UR |
1 |
| - |
Hillcrest (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) |
21-111 / 9 |
Jump (28) | R Patrick | H D Daly Hemmings Racing |
4/5 | |
| tracking leader when hampered jinked right and unseated rider 3rd | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
Harper's Brook (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
13-14 / 8 |
Jump (57) | Kielan Woods | B Pauling The Megsons |
22/1 | |
| led until fell 3rd | ||||||||||