15:00 Cheltenham
Saturday 25 January 2020
All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  2m 4f 56y  |  Soft  |  8 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:01Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 19.46s
T:Â C L TizzardJ:Â R M Power
Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, led last, stayed on well op 7/2 tchd 9/2
T:Â H FryJ:Â S Bowen
Held up in rear, headway on outside 2 out, led off last bend, headed last, held flat, stayed on towards finish op 7/4 tchd 11/8
T:Â D SkeltonJ:Â Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, took keen hold, not much room and stumbled 3rd, headway 2 out, went 3rd flat, kept on tchd 7/1
T:Â P R WebberJ:Â G Sheehan
Led, ridden along before hitting 5th, headed 2 out, soon led again, headed off last bend, stayed on same pace flat op 10/1 tchd 12/1
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â B J Geraghty
Mid-division, slow 2nd, not fluent 6th, headway 3 out, ridden off last bend, 5th and no impression last, no extra flat tchd 5/1
T:Â Miss R CurtisJ:Â Adam Wedge
Chased leader, every chance 2 out, weakened before last op 25/1
Also Ran
T:Â A W CarrollJ:Â Harry Bannister
Held up towards rear, took keen hold, closed after 3rd, not fluent 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before last tchd 100/1
T:Â E MullinsJ:Â B Hayes
Held up in mid-division, headway 7th, led 2 out, soon headed, weakened and pulled up before last op 13/2 tchd 6/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.60, £1.10, £2.00EX:£9.70Trifecta:£39.80SF:£10.46Swingers:£2.30, £2.90, £2.10
Forecasts
King Roland (6/4), Harry Senior (4/1), Protektorat (13/2), Time Flies By (13/2), Rocket Lad (7/1), House Island (9/1), Ruthless Article (33/1), French Kiss (150/1)
Protektorat scrambled home here on New Year's Day after looking likely to win a bit easier jumping the last, and his stamina might have been stretched right to it's limits there. King Roland /b> looks nothing but a stayer, on the other hand, and will ensure this doesn't turn into a sprint. He has the potential to be top class, but that goes for one or two others here, and with eight lining up, the suggestion is an each-way bet on Ruthless Article, who was impressive at a lower level last autumn and his form has been franked since. He's presumably been waiting for the drying ground that he seems to operate so well off.
- Ruthless Article
- King Roland
- Protektorat
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £18,224.002nd: £6,838.003rd: £3,424.004th: £1,706.005th: £858.006th: £429.00
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