Full Results
14:00 Cheltenham
Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (grade 1) (Class 1)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £116,516 added
- Form 121U53
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
made virtually all, jumped right 5th, strong lead pressed from 2 out, stayed on gamely under pressure run-in
- Form 22-1112
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in mid-division, mistake 2nd, chased leading pair and mistake 2 out, edged left carried head high but stayed on run-in to take 2nd final 150 yards
- Form 112U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer E J O'Grady
- Jockey B J Geraghty
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, upsides winner 2 out, about 1 length down and ridden last, unable to quicken run-in, lost 2nd final 100 yards
- Form 21-211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
mid-division, headway and ridden after 3 out, unable to quicken 2 out, kept on under pressure run-in
- Form 16111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
mistake 1st, held up in rear, blundered 4 out, headway and chasing leaders when bumped and stumbled 2 out, fought on inside and beaten when blundered last
- Form 1111F1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on again run-in
- Form 1-1461
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Tony Evans
chased winner, not fluent 3rd, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened between last 2
- Form 1/4-61
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey D J Condon
never reached beyond mid-division, weakened 2 out
Battlecry
33- Form 13FP2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey T Scudamore
took keen hold in mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 211623
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey T P Treacy
took keen hold, tracked leaders until weakened 3 out
- Form 1-04417
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer E McNamara
- Jockey R M Power
behind, no chance when blundered 3 out
- Form 2112
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
always in rear, lost touch before 6th
- Form 077-311
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
chased leaders, mistake 4th, weakened approaching 3 out
Santando
39- Form 64110
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
always rear, struggling and mistake 5th, soon lost touch
- Form 34-4145
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M F Morris
- Jockey D N Russell
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, disputing 6 lengths 6th and beaten when fell last