15:20 Cheltenham

Friday 14 March 2025

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

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 57.13s

1^st

Jasmin De Vaux

611-7

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, slow 9th, mistake 3 out, smooth headway to join leaders 2 out, led before last, soon ridden, stayed on well from last op 5/1

2^nd

2 ½

The Big Westerner

611-0

9/2f

T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe

Wore hood to post, midfield, chased leaders 9th, chased leaders approaching 2 out, hampered and switched right soon after 2 out, headway going okay to challenge before last, ridden after last, kept on final 110yds op 4/1

3^rd

4 ½

Derryhassen Paddy

611-7

10/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Disputed lead, headed but pressed leader from 4th, led after 2 out, soon ridden and headed approaching last, kept on gamely flat, just held third op 9/1

4^th

Yellow Car

711-7

33/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter

Took keen hold, midfield, pushed along 8th, ridden 2 out, stayed on from last, just held for third op 50/1

5^th

Wendigo

611-7

16/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Midfield, headway when short of room approaching 2 out, ridden when hampered, stumbled and almost unseated rider after 2 out, stayed on approaching, lost fourth final strides, did well in the circumstances op 10/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

Jig's Forge

611-7

125/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Held up in mid-division, took closer order approaching 3 out, prominent 2 out, ridden and gradually faded before last tchd 100/1

7^th

5 ½

Ma Shantou

611-7

25/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: H Cobden

Midfield, outpaced and pushed along after 3 out, headway to join leaders approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon no extra tchd 22/1

8^th

5 ½

Sounds Victorius

611-7

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Midfield, outpaced approaching 2 out, never threatened tchd 22/1

9^th

Jet Blue

611-7

5/1

T: D CottinJ: J Reveley

Towards rear, niggled along from 8th, switched right after 2 out, no extra approaching last op 6/1

10^th

Wingmen

711-7

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Disputed lead, led but pestered from 4th, mistake and headed 2 out, soon edged left, ridden approaching last, soon faded op 8/1

11^th

Port Joulain

611-7

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes

Never better than mid-division

12^th

3 ½

Ballybow

611-7

22/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, slow 7th, soon ridden, struggling 2 out op 14/1

13^th

Inn At The Park

711-7

66/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Held up in midfield, nudged along 5th, dropped to rear 9th, struggling 3 out, tailed off op 50/1

14^th

Argento Boy

611-7

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore

Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, mistake and lost place 9th, weakened before 2 out op 12/1

Also Ran

First Confession

611-7

50/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Disputed lead, headed 2nd, chased leaders 4th, ridden and weakened quickly from 3 out, pulled up before last tchd 66/1

Fishery Lane

611-7

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe

Held up in midfield, pushed along before 2 out, soon faded, pulled up before last op 40/1

Flicker Of Hope

611-7

25/1

T: M FaheyJ: K M Donoghue

Towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, pulled up before last tchd 33/1

Intense Approach

611-7

14/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen

Midfield, chased leaders 3rd, lost place approaching 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up tchd 16/1

Jax Junior

611-7

22/1

T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon

Prominent, pushed along before 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last op 40/1

Nativehill

711-7

66/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Always in rear, weakened quickly 3 out, pulled up before next op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.60, £2.30, £3.20EX:£37.90Trifecta:£298.80Tricast:£277.86SF:£29.46Swingers:£8.30, £17.90, £9.50

Forecasts

The Big Westerner (9/2), Jet Blue (5/1), Jasmin De Vaux (6/1), Wingmen (6/1), Derryhassen Paddy (10/1), Argento Boy (14/1), Intense Approach (14/1), Wendigo (16/1), Sounds Victorius (20/1), Ballybow (22/1), Jax Junior (22/1), Ma Shantou (25/1), Flicker Of Hope (25/1), Yellow Car (33/1), Port Joulain (50/1), First Confession (50/1), Fishery Lane (50/1), Inn At The Park (66/1), Nativehill (66/1), Jig's Forge (125/1)

This looks wide open but Henry de Bromhead last won this with his Gold Cup hero Minella Indo and his smart mare THE BIG WESTERNER can use her 7 lb sex allowance to telling effect and retain her unbeaten record over hurdles. Gordon Elliott's Wingmen found only Final Demand too good in a Leopardstown Grade 1 last time and heads the list of dangers, although Jasmin de Vaux (choice of Paul Townend), Wendigo and Ballybow all command plenty of respect too. Derryhassen Paddy completes the shortlist.