15:35 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 January 2023

All11:4012:1012:4013:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 56y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 5m 5.84s
1st
Horse silk
9
13/2
T: S HosieJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leaders, slow 1st, closed before 6th, led after 3 out, idled flat, stayed on well op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
8
5/4f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway 6th, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, went 2nd final bend, every chance when jumped left and not fluent last, held flat, kept on op 6/5
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
711-8
14/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: Luca Morgan
Chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, headway before 2 out, 3rd before last, hung left flat, no extra inside final 100 yards op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
7/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Prominent, hung left briefly before 3 out, every chance 2 out, not much room final bend, 4th and fading before last op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
66/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Held up towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on from before last, never dangerous op 80/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
50/1
T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin
In rear, headway before 2 out, 5th from final bend, no impression, plugged on tchd 40/1
7th
Horse silk
17
5
10/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
In touch on outside, not fluent 7th, mistake and lost place 3 out, well beaten 2 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1
8th
Horse silk
16
11
611-5
100/1
T: S HosieJ: Tom Cannon
Led, not fluent 6th, headed after 3 out, lost place 2 out, tailed off
9th
Horse silk
4 ¾
4
11/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place 2 out, weakened final bend, tailed off op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
1
10
12/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
In touch, took keen hold, lost place after 3 out, well beaten 2 out, tailed off

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Blenkinsop28
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 6
T: H D Daly  J: Non Runner
NR
12
Horse silk
Bonttay54
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 6
T: F O'Brien  J: P J Brennan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£1.90, £1.40, £2.80EX:£16.90Trifecta:£164.40Tricast:£112.66SF:£15.46Swingers:£2.70, £12.30, £5.10

Forecasts

Pembroke (5/4), Henri The Second (7/2), Blenkinsop (6/1), Rock My Way (13/2), Cruz Control (10/1), Can You Call (11/1), War Soldier (12/1), Mofasa (14/1), Bonttay (20/1), Doctor Brown Bear (50/1), Moka De Vassy (66/1), Way Out (100/1)

Verdict

A potentially very informative novice in which cases can be made for several but PEMBROKE is improving in leaps and bounds so Dan Skelton's charge gets the verdict to take this step into graded company in his stride. He can complete the hat-trick at the expense of Henri The Second, who ran to a useful level when opening his account second time up over timber at Sandown early last month, with once-raced Rock My Way completing the shortlist.

  1. PEMBROKE
  2. HENRI THE SECOND (FR)
  3. ROCK MY WAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
North Lodge
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
J: Adrian Heskin  |  T: A King
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00

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