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14:50 Cheltenham

Friday 18 March 2022

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 53.58s

1^st

The Nice Guy

711-8

18/1

T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe

Held up in rear of midfield, progress between horses 4 out, travelled strongly to press leader before last, led flat, stayed on strongly to pull clear flat op 16/1

2^nd

Minella Cocooner

611-8

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in touch, close up 5th, pressed leader 6th, led before 7th, blundered 8th, joined 2 out, switched to near rail and narrow advantage last, headed soon after no extra flat op 11/2

3^rd

4 ¼

Bardenstown Lad

711-8

20/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen

Prominent, lost ground 5th, in rear of midfield 6th, towards rear 8th, some headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, progress into distant 3rd before last, kept on flat op 18/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

Ballygrifincottage

711-8

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, steady headway but still well off the pace 4 out, ridden 2 out, switched to near rail before last, stayed on strongly flat op 25/1

5^th

Green Book

511-8

40/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Towards rear, jumped right 1st, still towards rear 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on inside and stayed on before last, never reached challenging position

6^th

Ramillies

711-8

28/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up towards rear, smooth progress on outside 4 out, switched right and ridden to chase leaders before last, weakened flat tchd 25/1 and 33/1

7^th

2 ¼

Mahler Mission

611-8

66/1

T: J C McConnellJ: James Bowen

Midfield, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace from before last

8^th

3 ¾

Brorson

611-8

100/1

T: M KeighleyJ: J E Moore

Held up in touch, progress to chase leaders 4th, pressed leader 3 out, upsides 2 out where ridden, weakened before last tchd 125/1

9^th

Good Time Jonny

711-8

12/1

T: A J MartinJ: K C Sexton

Held up towards rear, awkward 5th, steady headway 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon one pace op 16/1

10^th

9 ½

Shantreusse

611-8

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, ridden to chase leader 2 out, weakened before last op 14/1

11^th

Eric Bloodaxe

711-8

50/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Midfield, dropped towards rear 3rd, detached in rear 8th, ridden before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Classic Getaway

611-8

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Pressed leader, upsides 4th, led 6th, headed before 7th, lost place quickly and pulled up before 3 out tchd 18/1

Ginto

611-8

5/2

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Ridden handy, headway when not fluent 4 out, travelled strongly behind leaders when went wrong and pulled up before last tchd 9/4

Hillcrest

711-8

9/4f

T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick

Towards rear, pushed along briefly after 3rd, ridden after 8th, not fluent 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 2/1

Stag Horn

511-8

22/1

T: A WatsonJ: Nick Scholfield

Led, not fluent 3rd, joined 4th, headed 6th, lost ground and pushed along 7th, weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out op 18/1

Where It All Began

611-8

150/1

T: G ElliottJ: Adrian Heskin

Towards rear, some headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, well behind and ridden 2 out, beaten when pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Falcon Eight³⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: D K Weld J: M P Walsh

Idas Boy⁵⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: N Meade J: S W Flanagan

The Real Whacker⁴⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Mrs A Duffield J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.40Pl:£4.10, £1.80, £5.10EX:£119.60Trifecta:£2,110.90Tricast:£1,697.59SF:£94.44Swingers:£12.90, £52.00, £12.20

Forecasts

Hillcrest (9/4), Ginto (5/2), Minella Cocooner (9/2), Good Time Jonny (12/1), Shantreusse (12/1), Falcon Eight (16/1), The Nice Guy (18/1), Bardenstown Lad (20/1), Stag Horn (22/1), Classic Getaway (22/1), Ballygrifincottage (28/1), Ramillies (28/1), Green Book (40/1), Eric Bloodaxe (50/1), Idas Boy (50/1), The Real Whacker (50/1), Mahler Mission (66/1), Brorson (100/1), Where It All Began (150/1)

GINTO made light of the further step up in grade when completing the hat-trick in a Grade 1 at Naas in January, maintaining his unbeaten record over hurdles in the process. There's a good chance that this longer trip will bring out further improvement, so he makes plenty of appeal. Hillcrest and Minella Cocooner are both highly progressive so rate the main threats.