13:30 Cheltenham
Saturday 22 October 2022
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888Sport Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 7f 208y | Good | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 5m 57.63s
T: P F NichollsJ: Adrian Heskin
Held up in touch in rear, closed 6th, 2nd 2 out, switched left before last, led flat, stayed on well, ridden out op 5/2
T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led before 2 out, not fluent last, edged left and headed flat, no impression towards finish tchd 9/1
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Soon in rear, slow 2nd and 4th, pushed along after 5th, closed 7th, not fluent 8th, 3rd and weakening before last op 11/2
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Made most until before 4th, not fluent 5th, slow and lost place next, behind from 7th, went remote 4th latter stages, tailed off op 28/1 tchd 33/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, close 3rd 8th, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 9/1 tchd 17/2
T: J C McConnellJ: S D Torrens
Raced keenly, with leader, led before 4th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened quickly, tailed off tchd 6/5 and tchd 11/8
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Non-Runners
2
Music Drive1
Weight: 11-5| Age: 5
T: G Elliott J: D N Russell
NR
6
Saint Palais217
Weight: 11-0| Age: 5
T: R Bandey J: Brendan Powell
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.80, £3.40EX:£28.90Trifecta:£100.60SF:£33.58Swingers:£4.40, £2.00, £4.50
Forecasts
Rexem (5/4), Shearer (10/3), The Moon Sea's Me (7/2), Saint Palais (4/1), Music Drive (8/1), Serious Operator (10/1), Twig (11/1), No No Maestro (25/1)
REXEM has taken extremely well to hurdling and is selected to complete the hat-trick with further progress on the cards. Smart chaser Saint Palais should have more to offer back in this sphere, while Shearer and Music Drive are others in the mix.
- REXEM (IRE)
- SAINT PALAIS (FR)
- SHEARER (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £8,325.002nd: £3,827.003rd: £1,914.004th: £957.005th: £478.006th: £238.00
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