14:00 Cheltenham

Friday 26 October 2018

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:01  |   Winning time: 5m 2.1s
1st
Horse silk
3
6/4f
T: D A McLoughlinJ: B J Geraghty
Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 6th, mistake 2 out, went 2nd last bend, ridden to lead flat, ran on well, readily op 15/8 tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
5/2
T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen
Prominent, led after 2nd, not fluent 6th, ridden approaching last, headed flat, no impression on winner after, kept on op 11/4 tchd 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
6
8
7/1
T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson
Held up in rear, headway on outer 3 out, 3rd last, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair op 6/1 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
511-3
11/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led until after 2nd, prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, 4th and one pace last tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
13
6
25/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Prominent, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
26
7
14/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in mid-division, awkward 3rd, closed on outside 5th, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
4
16/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Held up, hit 4th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 25/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
16/1
T: A W CarrollJ: R T Dunne
Held up, closed after 2nd, chasing leaders when fell 5th op 14/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.60EX:£5.50Trifecta:£21.30SF:£5.16Swingers:£1.50, £2.90, £3.20

Forecasts

Canardier (6/4), Go Another One (5/2), Make My Heart Fly (7/1), Rocco (11/1), Grageelagh Girl (14/1), Net De Treve (16/1), Havana Beat (16/1), Sizing Cusimano (25/1)

Verdict

With Nigel Twiston Davies' yard in such excellent form at present, it might be worth taking a chance on ROCCO who looks sure to appreciate a step up in trip here after his run at Chepstow last time out where he was outpaced before staying on well to gain his first win under Rules. The son of Shantou will be better suited to the quick ground than most in here and has fitness on his side. Go Another One arrives in fine form with three wins from his last four starts and while the six-year-old will find this tougher, he's another runner who will have no issue with conditions. Gordon Elliot's mare Make My Heart Fly should be competitive after a respectable run in Listed class two starts back.
  1. Rocco
  2. Go Another One
  3. Make My Heart Fly

Previous Winners

2017
Brillare Momento
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 6
1/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,380.002nd: £3,676.003rd: £1,838.004th: £916.005th: £460.006th: £232.007th: £116.008th: £56.00

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