16:10 Cheltenham

Friday 25 October 2024

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Alastair Down Press Room Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 200y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:11  |   Winning time: 4m 46.55s
1st
Horse silk
4
6/5f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 3 out, led 3 out, clear when hit last, driven out op 5/6
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
2/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan
Off the pace towards rear, headway on heels of leaders approaching 3 out, went 2nd ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd op 3/1 and tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
12
7
8/1
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Held up in last trio, headway and went remote 3rd at the last op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
21
8
18/1
T: J C McConnellJ: A Harvey
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, tracked winner 3 out, every chance when stumbled next, lost 2nd turning in, no chance with leading duo, weakened into at the last op 16/1 tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
22
2
7/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge
Chased leader until after 4th, chased leaders, weakened 2 out op 9/2
6th
Horse silk
9 ½
1
28/1
T: P NevilleJ: Henry Brooke
Raced keenly, led until 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
60
6
50/1
T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen
Off the pace in last pair, lost touch before 4 out, tailed off tchd 66/1
8th
Horse silk
9
5
125/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods
Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off tchd 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.70EX:£4.10Trifecta:£16.70SF:£3.85Swingers:£1.10, £2.40, £2.20

Forecasts

Potters Charm (6/5), Minella Sixo (2/1), Kingston James (7/1), First Confession (8/1), Cloonainra (18/1), Ailt An Chorrain (28/1), Better Off Alone (50/1), Beaufort Breeze (125/1)

Verdict

POTTERS CHARM represents a yard in superb form and he's looked a fine prospect both starts under Rules, running out a stylish winner of a bumper in the spring before outclassing 9 rivals at Worcester a month ago. Sure to leave that bare form behind, he'll take some stopping, for all Minella Sixo is promising in his own right. Of the rest, six-figure point recruit First Confession merits consideration.

  1. POTTERS CHARM (IRE)
  2. MINELLA SIXO (IRE)
  3. FIRST CONFESSION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Encanto Bruno
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £9,506.002nd: £4,374.003rd: £2,187.004th: £1,094.005th: £545.00

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