Full Results
13:45 Cheltenham
Blue Chip Feeds Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (Class A)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
1
7
Self Defense
223
2/1
- Form 43324P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey F Keniry
chased leader in clear 2nd, headway at 5th, led 2 out, slipped on bend approaching last, headed flat, ridden and ran on well to lead final strides all out
2
s.h
1
4/1
- Form 61116
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, headway approaching 5th, tracked winner after 2 out, ridden to lead after last, no extra when headed final stride
3
17 l
4
4/1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
raced freely and soon in clear lead, headed after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
4
4 l
6
Optimaite
13
25/1
- Form 2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey R Greene
held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace
5
15 l
5
100/1
- Form 0156/30-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Osborne
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
outpaced and well behind from 4th, stayed on flat, never on terms
6
1 l
2
7/2
- Form 00111
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey Paul Carberry
raced in 3rd, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
7
3 l
3
Showpiece
118
6/1
- Form 4-12112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out