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14:00 Cheltenham

Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle (Class A)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 5.70s
  • 19 Ran
1
Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves
  • Form 0-1U122
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

finished 18th placed 17th, in touch driven after 6th, soon weakened

2
Silk - White, Mauve stars
  • Form 16-2111
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

finished 2nd placed last, tracked leaders, led 6, mistake 3 out, edged left before next, headed before last, kept on same pace flat

3
Silk - Purple, Pink stripe, halved sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 113
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 11th placed 10th, led to 6th, weakened before 3 out

4
Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, armlets and cap
11/1
  • Form 323231
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 5th, placed 4th, held up, headway and mistake 3 out, kept on from last

5
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow hoop, White sleeves, Light Blue and White striped cap
  • Form 16-1112
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leaders, ridden to lead, mistake last, driven out

6
Silk - WHITE, red hoop, striped sleeves, white cap
50/1
  • Form 231144
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

behind when fell 5th

7
Silk - Red, Black and Red hooped sleeves, Red and Gold hooped cap
  • Form 112321
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

finished 9th placed 8th, held up, mistake 4th, never nearer

8
Silk - Yellow and Orange diamonds, checked sleeves, Emerald Green cap
10/1
  • Form 11-111
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

finished 4th, placed 3rd, not fluent 3rd, held up, steady headway and mistake 6th every chance when not much room and hampered 2 out, ridden and 1 paced before last

9
Silk - BLACK, pink spots, pink sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 26-2312
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 17th placed 16th, held up, some headway 7th, mistake and weakened 3 out

10
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, emerald green star, white cap, emerald green star
  • Form 321/212
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7

finished 15th placed 14th, chased leader, hit 3 out and weakened

11
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red and Grey quartered cap
  • Form 161213
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

finished 7th placed 6th, in mid-division, hit 4 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out, nearest finish

12
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow diamonds on sleeves, Red cap
2/1
  • Form 1/11-131
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

finished 3rd placed 2nd, held up, steady headway 6th, tracked leaders and going well before 2 out, ridden and outpaced before last, stayed on under pressure flat

13
Silk - White, large Red spots and armlets, Red and White quartered cap
14/1
  • Form F12201
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

finished 16th placed 15th, prominent, behind from 5th

14
Silk - Maroon and Light Blue stripes, Light Blue sleeves, hooped cap
66/1
  • Form 1-P23
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 14th placed 13th, held up, headway 6th, weakened next

15
Silk - Teal, Tan chevron, Red piping, Tan vertical stripes, Teal and Tan cap
  • Form 52111
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 12th placed 11th, prominent until weakened 3 out

16
Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap

Sh Boom

10
14/1
  • Form 61-1121
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 6th placed 5th, held up in mid-division, mistake 6th, kept on from 3 out, not pace to challenge

18
Silk - RED, WHITE chevron, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 1-111
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

finished 8th placed 7th, held up, nearest finish

19
Silk - White, Emerald Green chevron, Pink and White striped sleeves, Pink cap
150/1
  • Form 105430
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

finished 10th placed 9th, held up, mistake 4 out, struggling from next

20
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue chevrons, White sleeves, Yellow and White hooped cap
  • Form F13066
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

finished 13th placed 12th always behind

17
NR
  • Form 61-2321
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

Nonrunner

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In depth

Verdict

A highly competitive renewal with a number of leading contenders but statistics point to the favourite with seven of the last 11 runnings going to the market leader. With that in mind, Pizarro looks the horse to concentrate on having dominated the ante-post lists following an impressive campaign over hurdles since landing the Festival bumper from Rhinestone Cowboy twelve months ago. Edward O'Grady's charge has taken well to hurdling with wide-margin wins over two-and-a-half miles at Down Royal and Navan either side of his sole career defeat when subsequently found to have suffered a throat problem. The son of Broken Hearted faces by far his stiffest test to date but looks up to the challenge on a track that clearly suits and gets the vote. Coolnagorna comes here on a four-timer and looked particularly impressive when hacking up over this trip in the Grade 1 Challow Hurdle at Newbury. However, there is a strong suspicion that Jonjo O'Neill's charge ideally prefers more testing conditions to show his best. Hardy Eustace and Puntal both look sure to appreciate the step up to this trip while Lord Sam, who remains unbeaten from five career starts, and Foreman, who put up a high-class performance at Kempton last time, are others to consider in a fascinating opener.