Horse Alert

14 Mar 2025 14:00 Cheltenham

Winner: £110,000 (Penalty: £61,897); Distance: 2m 179y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.

William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Kargese (FR) (filly, bay, 11 3)	2122-12 / 5	Jump (55)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mr K Alexander	3/1
		took keen hold, midfield, headway to chase leaders 2 out, led going well approaching last, ridden after last, kept on flat
2^nd	8	1½ L	Ndaawi (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2)	53136-2 / 5	Flat (153), Jump (225)	J W Kennedy	G Elliott Easyfix	25/1
		chased leaders, close up 2 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, kept on flat
3^rd	2	1½ L	Absurde (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	16P41- / 7	Flat (129), Jump (364)	D E Mullins	W P Mullins H O S Syndicate	5/1
		took keen hold, midfield, headway to chase leaders after 2 out, went third approaching last, kept on one pace
4^th	4	¾ L	Ethical Diamond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	060-01 / 5	Flat (266), Jump (39)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins H O S Syndicate	16/1
		waited with in rear, slow 5th, headway approaching last, ridden after last, plugged on, just held fourth post
5^th	15	NS	Spirit D'aunou (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3)	05-F643 / 6	Jump (49)	Freddie Mitchell	G & J Moore Heart Of The South…	25/1
		close up, led before 2nd, headed after 2nd, led approaching 3 out, soon disputed lead, ridden and headed approaching last, rallied final 110yds, just held for fourth post
6^th	11	½ L	Our Champ (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	3-61358 / 7	Jump (34)	Freddie Gordon	C Gordon Pearson,jenner,hawkings,dunford&Hardin	14/1
		led but pestered, headed before 2nd, led after 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, soon disputed lead, ridden and headed approaching last, plugged on flat
7^th	9	¾ L	Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	3-40101 / 6	Jump (13)	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans Mr J D Wright &…	20/1
		took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden final bend, switched right approaching last, plugged on final 110yds
8^th	5	SHD	Pinot Gris (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 5)	431-212 / 5	Flat (152), Jump (77)	K M Donoghue	G P Cromwell Mr Basil Holian	14/1
		mid-division, ridden and headway approaching last, weakened final 110yds
9^th	1	1¼ L	Daddy Long Legs (FR) (colt, chestnut, 12 0)	501352 / 6	Flat (1025), Jump (40)	S F O'Keeffe	W P Mullins Mrs J Donnelly	14/1
		mid-division, mistake 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on one pace from last, never threatened
10^th	14	½ L	Irish Panther (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4)	23-2833 / 8	Jump (40)	Cian Cullinan	E & P Harty Jennifer Coyle/brian…	12/1
		held up in rear, pushed along 2 out, held approaching last
11^th	16	¾ L	Norman Fletcher (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3)	7-213P9 / 6	Jump (41)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies Mr M Stavrou	40/1
		chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 3rd, dropped to rear after 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on through beaten rivals from last
12^th	3	¾ L	Fils D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	34-4P44 / 10	Jump (40)	Sam Ewing	G Elliott Mr David L'estrange	80/1
		wore hood to post, midfield, ridden 2 out, no extra from last
13^th	6	HD	Hansard (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	215-483 / 7	Jump (27)	N F Houlihan	G & J Moore Noel Fehily Racing…	16/1
		took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, ridden before last, faded run-in
14^th	13	1¼ L	Lark In The Mornin (GER) (colt, bay, 10 8)	2631-57 / 5	Flat (693), Jump (77)	J J Slevin	J P O'Brien Sean & Bernardine…	11/2
		towards rear of midfield, headway 2 out, ridden before last, soon no extra
15^th	12	SHD	Valgrand (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	111207 / 6	Jump (77)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Highclere Thoroughbred…	8/1
		towards rear, pushed along before 2 out, made no impression
16^th	10	13 L	Mclaurey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	10-2311 / 6	Jump (40)	M P Walsh	E Mullins Mr John P McManus	17/2
		held up in behind leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened before last