Jetset Holidays Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

1st

Alexei (GER) ^t

No. 2

4yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Micheal Nolan · T: Joe Tizzard

4 11-7 –

Micheal Nolan

Joe Tizzard

4:01.19 £4,955

Handy in the early stages - moved into second approaching 3 out - hit the front on the home turn - kicked away before 2 out - opened up a big margin on the run-in - held on under pressure to win readily

2nd

Thistle Be The One (IRE)

No. 9

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Jonathan Burke · T: Keiran Burke

5 11-0 –

Jonathan Burke

Keiran Burke

7½ £2,283

Settled in second early - hit front at the 5th - lost advantage on home turn - drew level 3 out - dropped away by leader after 2 out - pushed out but couldn't peg back winner up the run-in

3rd

Tuxedo Junction (GB) ^t

No. 11

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Jack Tudor · T: David Pipe

5 11-0 –

Jack Tudor

David Pipe

3¾ £1,141

Settled midfield early - began to improve position 3 out - chased down the front two approaching 2 out - shared second spot for a moment at the last - stuck on without gaining more ground to finish third

4th

Byzantium (FR)

No. 3

4yo, 10-11, OR 110

J: Freddie Gingell (3) · T: Paul Nicholls

4 10-11 110

Freddie Gingell (3)

Paul Nicholls

11 £571

Up with the front rank and took a strong hold early - settled into third soon after - joined the front three in contention 3 out - dropped away from the principals before 2 out and faded after the last

5th

Don't Tell Rosie (GB)

No. 14

4yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Bryan Carver · T: Jeremy Scott

4 10-7 –

Bryan Carver

Jeremy Scott

4¼

Settled towards the back early - improved into midfield past the 4th - lost touch from 3 out and faded steadily to finish fifth

6th

Chedington's Guest (GB)

No. 4

5yo, 10-11, OR –

J: Joe Anderson (3) · T: Keiran Burke

5 10-11 –

Joe Anderson (3)

Keiran Burke

1¾

Held up towards the back - drifted right a few times over obstacles - nudged into contention 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - lost touch and faded through the closing stages

7th

Calli Black (IRE) ^t

No. 13

6yo, 10-7, OR –

J: James Davies · T: David Weston

6 10-7 –

James Davies

David Weston

3¾

Set the pace early - overtaken 5th - dropped away rounding the home bend - faded steadily and beaten well before the finish

8th

Clever Relation (GB)

No. 5

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Sean Houlihan · T: Sheila Lewis

4 11-0 –

Sean Houlihan

Sheila Lewis

1¼

Held up in the pack early - stayed on the same level through the race - unable to make an impression - well held at the finish in 8th

9th

Staff Sergeant Len (GER)

No. 7

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: James Best · T: Anthony Charlton

4 11-0 –

James Best

Anthony Charlton

8½

Held up in the pack from the off - urged along before 3 out - lost ground steadily to the line - finished 9th

10th

Steel Dancer (GB)

No. 8

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Ben Godfrey · T: Anthony Honeyball

5 11-0 –

Ben Godfrey

Anthony Honeyball

6½

Settled towards the rear of the pack throughout - unable to land a challenge - well held in 10th

11th

D'gesteevo (GB)

No. 6

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Lorcan Williams · T: Jeremy Scott

5 11-0 –

Lorcan Williams

Jeremy Scott

1

Held up early - clumsy at 2nd and toiling past halfway - unable to close from 3 out finished well beaten

PU

Youm Jameel (IRE)

No. 12

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Conor Ring · T: Evan Williams

4 11-0 –

Conor Ring

Evan Williams

-

Settled midpack early - dropped away from 4th - well behind rivals late before being eased out and retired before 3 out

UR

Torre Del Oro (IRE)

No. 10

4yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Rex Dingle · T: Chris Gordon

4 11-0 –

Rex Dingle

Chris Gordon

-

Handy early - lost touch approaching halfway and behind by 3 out - well adrift before parting company 2 out