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16:00 Cheltenham

Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 87y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £18,500 added
  • Winner: £10,075
  • 2nd: £4,642
  • 3rd: £2,320
  • 4th: £1,162
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.08s
  • Off Time: 16:02:23
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron and sleeves, Yellow and White quartered cap
  • Form 4520-93
  • Age 4
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 121

held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened home turn

2
Silk - Beige, dark blue chevron
  • Form 3252-41
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 120

held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 2 out, not much room on rail turning in, ridden and weakened run-in

3
Silk - Beige, purple sleeves
16/1
  • Form 568-113
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 119

prominent, tracked leader before 2nd, lost 2nd and not much room before turning in, weakened soon after

4
Silk - Pink, mauve star, mauve sleeves, pink stars and cap
11/2
  • Form 211-F
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 117

held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden edged left and stayed on well run-in, soon led, readily

5
Silk - White and dark blue (quartered), dark blue and white halved sleeves, white cap

Balhambar (FR)

21 pt BFD
9/1
  • Form 663112-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 117

held up in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 3 out, led turning in, ridden and headed run-in, no extra in 3rd inside final 110 yards

6
Silk - Maroon, yellow star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, maroon star
6/1
  • Form 1213U4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 114

chased leaders, pushed along after 2 out, weakened soon after

7
Silk - Black, gold  braids, white sleeves, gold star on cap
12/1
  • Form 2311-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 113

never going well and always in rear

8
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, quartered cap
  • Form 2-21118
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 112

chased leaders on inside, weakened after 3 out

9
Silk - Red, emerald green and red diabolo on sleeves, emerald green cap
12/1
  • Form 74253-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 110

raced out wide towards rear, headway out wide before 2 out, ridden and weakened quickly home turn

10
Silk - Dark blue and brown stripes, dark blue sleeves, white stars and cap
50/1
  • Form 124
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 109

mid-division, mistake and lost place 2nd, towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out,went 2nd at the last, every chance run-in until winner quickened on, one pace after

11
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevron, hooped sleeves, WHITE cap

Fasol

146 t
7/2
  • Form 4-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 108

raced on inside, led until headed and switched right before 2nd, raced in close 3rd, led going well when hit 3 out, pushed along and headed turning in, lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in

12
Silk - Emerald green, yellow star, hooped sleeves, check cap
10/1
  • Form 92/79-23
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 108

held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and weakened before the last

13
Silk - White, yellow star, royal blue and yellow hooped sleeves

Shinji (IRE)

8 p D
22/1
  • Form R6-1275
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 105

raced wide, led before 2nd, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly

14
Silk - Dark blue, royal blue seams, royal blue sleeves, dark blue seams, dark blue cap
  • Form 523
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 105

mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in

16
Silk - Pink and black check, black sleeves, pink armlets, pink cap, black star

Dream Escape

42 h BF
50/1
  • Form 800-903
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 96

held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along home turn, plugging on but well held when hung left before the last

15
NR
12/1
  • Form 311F
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 117

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Bright Legend (IRE) 18-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, headway into 4th 3f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, no impression on leaders, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Smooth Tom (12-0) at Curragh 1m 4f Yielding in Oct.

Clap Of Thunder (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Mid-division on inside, upsides 3 out, led going well home turn, clear last, ridden out flat, won at Ascot 2m (3) gd in Nov beating Illegal D'ainay (11-6) by 4 3/4l, 6 ran.

Chutzpal (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Raced mainly in 3rd, not fluent 5th and again 5 out, dropped to 4th and pushed along before 3 out, ridden before next, no impression when mistake last, kept on into moderate 3rd close home, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Al Gasparo (12-0) at Killarney 2m 1f Yielding in Oct.

Wreckless Eric 9-4fav (11-11) Chased leaders, switched right and went 2nd before 2 out, over 1 length down when fell 2 out, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Balhambar (FR) 15-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on over 2f out, went 3rd over 110 yards out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 11, 8 3/4l behind Miller Spirit (10-2) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.

Letterston Lily 9-2 (10-4) In rear, went left 4th, still plenty to do jumping the last, stayed on strongly under pressure run-in, just missed well held 3rd, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Wyenot (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Golden Maverick (FR) 5-6fav (11-10) Held up off the pace in rear, reminders and struggling after 4th, pushed along out wide 2 out, soon driven along chasing leaders, went 2nd between last two, well held home turn, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Swift Hawk (11-7) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in May.

Callin Baton Rouge (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, mistake 2nd, never involved, 8th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Wyenot (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Can't Resist It 6-4 (11-4) Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden when jumped right and not fluent 2 out, jumped right last, 4 lengths down flat, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Ittack Blue (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in May.

Cavern Club (IRE) 7-2 (11-13) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 6th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 28l behind Razzo Italiano (10-4) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) sft in Sep.

Fasol 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Uxmal (9-4) at Ascot 2m 6f stks (2) gf in Jun.

Belgoprince (FR) 14-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway to 4th halfway, dropped to 6th over 2f out, no extra in 7th over 1f out, 7th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Soaring Monarch (9-5) at Listowel 1m 4f hcp gd in Sep.

Shinji (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Prominent, led home turn, ridden 3 out, hard pressed 2 out, narrowly headed last when untidy, no extra flat, 5th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Melton Mossy (10-8) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Razzle Dazzle Boy (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced home turn, kept on from 2 out, never on terms, 3rd of 10, 14 1/4l behind Brave Knight (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Aug.

Dream Escape 4-1fav (11-4) Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold, led from 3rd, not fluent next, ridden and headed 2 out, 2nd at last, 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Hollow Spark (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m hcp gd in Oct.

Model Approach (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Led, headed before 4th, badly baulked and fell 4th, at Wetherby 2m lst (1) gd in Nov.