Horse Alert

25 Oct 2024 16:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £9,506); Distance: 2m 3f 200y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Alastair Down Press Room Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Potters Charm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	21-1 / 5	Jump (28)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies El Rincon	6/5
		chased leaders on inside, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 3 out, led 3 out, clear when hit last, driven out
2^nd	3	2¼ L	Minella Sixo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	11 / 5	Jump (18)	D J Gilligan	G Elliott Sierra Pacific…	2/1
		off the pace towards rear, headway on heels of leaders approaching 3 out, went 2nd ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd
3^rd	7	12 L	First Confession (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1- / 5	Jump (334)	Brendan Powell	J Tizzard Kevan Leggett,…	8/1
		held up in last trio, headway and went remote 3rd at the last
4^th	8	21 L	Cloonainra (IRE) (mare, brown, 10 12)	F1-13 / 5	Jump (35)	A Harvey	J C McConnell Miss P A Conlon	18/1
		tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, tracked winner 3 out, every chance when stumbled next, lost 2nd turning in, no chance with leading duo, weakened into at the last
5^th	2	22 L	Kingston James (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	F/11-41 / 5	Jump (21)	P W Wadge	Miss Lucinda V Russell Old Gold Racing…	7/1
		chased leader until after 4th, chased leaders, weakened 2 out
6^th	1	9½ L	Ailt An Chorrain (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	7/2P2-1 / 5	Jump (69)	Henry Brooke	P Neville Patrick Neville…	28/1
		raced keenly, led until 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly
7^th	6	60 L	Better Off Alone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	6/2-4 / 5	Jump (28)	S Bowen	M Keighley David Maughan	50/1
		off the pace in last pair, lost touch before 4 out, tailed off
8^th	5	9 L	Beaufort Breeze (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	PF-1 / 5	Jump (173)	Kielan Woods	D J Jeffreys The Legacy Partners	125/1
		always in rear, never a factor, tailed off