15:10
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m7f16y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 1.10s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Settled just behind the front pair - jumped awkwardly in 2nd - hit the front after the 5th - lost that spot before the following fence - error at the 9th - back in command before 2 out - opened up a healthy advantage - edged back in on the run-in but found more to score
Miss Olive Nicholls (7)
Georgina Nicholls
Settled with a strong pull early - disputed front running before hitting the front at the 3rd - lost command after the 5th before regaining it before the 6th - relinquished lead again approaching two out - rallied on the run-in but couldn't reel in rival - held for second
Ciaran Gethings
Stuart Edmunds
Settled towards the back - improved into contention 3 out then asked for effort and lost ground - beaten into third from 2 out
Joshua Bryan
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back of the pack - lost touch with the front group with 8 to jump - drifted into a distant fourth two out
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Set the early pace to the 3rd - held a forward spot after - lost touch before the second-last - dropped away to finish 5th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Held up in the pack - clipped a hurdle 7th and made progress out wide - stumbled 3 out then dropped away quickly - further errors last two flights on the way to finishing well held
Gavin Sheehan
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Held up towards rear from the off - dropped away with no impression made - eased and pulled up before the 9th
Non-runners: Benassi (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.