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Cheltenham Specials Made Simple At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m57y, Hurdle, 5yo+, Rated 0-130, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 6.91s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Katy Price
Held up handy early - hit the front after 2nd then opened a gap from 5th - margin narrowed before 3 out after a slight error - eased away again approaching the last still travelling well - eased down and driven out on the run-in - won going away
No. 10
6yo, 10-7, OR 116
J: Mr Jack Stenhouse (7) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled in the pack early - urged and slipped to the back after the 9th - regrouped from three out to gain second before the last - battled on up the run-in but well beaten by the winner
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled just off the pace early - moved into the picture after the 9th - pushed up into third approaching 3 out - closed on the front-runner from there - dropped back into fourth after 2 out and unable to find more to the line
Kevin Brogan
Laura Horsfall
Went straight to front - lost advantage after 2nd then settled behind pace - asked for effort approaching 3 out - closed on third spot up the run-in but edged out for the place at the line - finished fourth
Elliott England (7)
Ben Pauling
Up with the pace early - pushed along before 3 out - dropped away after 2 out - finished 5th
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon
Settled in the pack early - pushed into third after the 9th before fading approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily and finished well beaten in 6th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back on the wide side - urged forward past the 9th - always adrift and well held in 7th
Callum Pritchard (3)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled at the back early - lost touch after the 9th - well beaten from there - finished last of the runners
Jay Tidball (5)
Paul Nicholls
Held up in the pack - dropped away before 3 out - soon well held - finished ninth
Non-runners: Fierce Warrior (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.