25 Jan 2025 16:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,712); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
AIS Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Sixmilebridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2/10-211 / 6 |
Jump (23) | Kielan Woods | F O'Brien The Megsons |
9/1 | |
| led, bit awkward at 7th, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied to lead again turning in, soon clear, over 3 lengths ahead last, kept up to work and went further clear run-in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 8½ L |
Potters Charm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
21-1111 / 6 |
Jump (30) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies El Rincon |
8/15 | |
| tracked leading pair, pushed along turning in, went 2nd before the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 3½ L |
Bill Joyce (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
110-113 / 6 |
Jump (28) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Dan Walker |
6/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2 out, pushed along and headed turning in, lost 2nd before the last, no extra in 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 1 L |
Quebecois (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
2/10-12 / 6 |
Jump (50) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls McNeill,stevens,mckenzie,flowers&Walsh |
20/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on inside tracking leaders 4th, pushed along and struggling in modest 4th before 2 out, | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| ½ L |
Gamesters Guy (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
131-21 / 6 |
Jump (55) | Henry Brooke | O Greenall & J Guerriero Gamesters Partnership |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders until lost place before 4th, towards rear and never on terms after but plugged on | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 12 L |
Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2-111 / 5 |
Jump (28) | J J Burke | A J Honeyball Les Bleus Fonces |
16/1 | |
| off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling before 2 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 37 L |
Wade Out (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
11-121 / 6 |
Jump (38) | S Bowen | O Murphy Ferguson, Mason,… |
12/1 | |
| off the pace in last trio, struggling in rear after 4 out, never a factor, tailed off and eased from 2 out | ||||||||||