11:30 Cheltenham

Friday 11 December 2020

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 3  |   2m 179y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:31  |   Winning time: 4m 12.14s
1st
Horse silk
6
16/5
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up in touch, led final bend, headed last, stayed on well, led again towards finish op 2/1 tchd 15/8
2nd
Horse silk
1
1
7/4f
T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up, closed when not fluent 3 out, went 2nd after final bend, led last, driven flat, headed towards finish op 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
12
3
3/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced keenly, led until after 1st, pressed leader, led 2nd, headed after 3 out, led before 2 out, headed final bend, soon edged left and held, 3rd and no extra last op 9/4
4th
Horse silk
33
4
22/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Not always fluent in rear, niggled along after 3 out, went 4th after 2 out, no impression, stumbled flat op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
13
5
510-12
18/1
T: A RalphJ: R Johnson
Led after 1st, not fluent and headed 5th, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 33/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
6/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, sprawled on landing and unseated rider op 12/1 tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.90, £1.30EX:£9.00Trifecta:£22.40SF:£8.97Swingers:£1.50, £1.90, £1.40

Forecasts

Any News (7/4), Lucky One (3/1), Make Me A Believer (16/5), Lord Baddesley (6/1), Caddyhill (18/1), Butte Montana (22/1)

Verdict

MAKE ME A BELIEVER looked good when landing a bumper last autumn and he split next-time-out scorers when runner-up on hurdles debut at Lingfield in October. He's since undergone wind surgery, and in receipt of 6 lb from his main rivals, he looks the way to go now down in trip. Any News might be the pick of the penalised trio.

  1. MAKE ME A BELIEVER (IRE)
  2. ANY NEWS (IRE)
  3. LUCKY ONE (FR)

Previous Winners

2019
Chantry House
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 5
5/6

Prize Money

1st: £6,256.002nd: £1,848.003rd: £924.004th: £462.005th: £231.006th: £116.00

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