14:50 Cheltenham

Friday 18 March 2022

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

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 53.58s

1^st

The Nice Guy

711-8

18/1

T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe

Held up in rear of midfield, progress between horses 4 out, travelled strongly to press leader before last, led flat, stayed on strongly to pull clear flat op 16/1

2^nd

Minella Cocooner

611-8

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in touch, close up 5th, pressed leader 6th, led before 7th, blundered 8th, joined 2 out, switched to near rail and narrow advantage last, headed soon after no extra flat op 11/2

3^rd

4 ¼

Bardenstown Lad

711-8

20/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen

Prominent, lost ground 5th, in rear of midfield 6th, towards rear 8th, some headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, progress into distant 3rd before last, kept on flat op 18/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

Ballygrifincottage

711-8

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, steady headway but still well off the pace 4 out, ridden 2 out, switched to near rail before last, stayed on strongly flat op 25/1

5^th

Green Book

511-8

40/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Towards rear, jumped right 1st, still towards rear 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on inside and stayed on before last, never reached challenging position

6^th

Ramillies

711-8

28/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up towards rear, smooth progress on outside 4 out, switched right and ridden to chase leaders before last, weakened flat tchd 25/1 and 33/1

7^th

2 ¼

Mahler Mission

611-8

66/1

T: J C McConnellJ: James Bowen

Midfield, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace from before last

8^th

3 ¾

Brorson

611-8

100/1

T: M KeighleyJ: J E Moore

Held up in touch, progress to chase leaders 4th, pressed leader 3 out, upsides 2 out where ridden, weakened before last tchd 125/1

9^th

Good Time Jonny

711-8

12/1

T: A J MartinJ: K C Sexton

Held up towards rear, awkward 5th, steady headway 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon one pace op 16/1

10^th

9 ½

Shantreusse

611-8

12/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, ridden to chase leader 2 out, weakened before last op 14/1

11^th

Eric Bloodaxe

711-8

50/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Midfield, dropped towards rear 3rd, detached in rear 8th, ridden before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Classic Getaway

611-8

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Pressed leader, upsides 4th, led 6th, headed before 7th, lost place quickly and pulled up before 3 out tchd 18/1

Ginto

611-8

5/2

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Ridden handy, headway when not fluent 4 out, travelled strongly behind leaders when went wrong and pulled up before last tchd 9/4

Hillcrest

711-8

9/4f

T: H D DalyJ: Richard Patrick

Towards rear, pushed along briefly after 3rd, ridden after 8th, not fluent 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 2/1

Stag Horn

511-8

22/1

T: A WatsonJ: Nick Scholfield

Led, not fluent 3rd, joined 4th, headed 6th, lost ground and pushed along 7th, weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out op 18/1

Where It All Began

611-8

150/1

T: G ElliottJ: Adrian Heskin

Towards rear, some headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, well behind and ridden 2 out, beaten when pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Falcon Eight³⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: D K Weld J: M P Walsh

Idas Boy⁵⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: N Meade J: S W Flanagan

The Real Whacker⁴⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Mrs A Duffield J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.40Pl:£4.10, £1.80, £5.10EX:£119.60Trifecta:£2,110.90Tricast:£1,697.59SF:£94.44Swingers:£12.90, £52.00, £12.20

Forecasts

Hillcrest (9/4), Ginto (5/2), Minella Cocooner (9/2), Good Time Jonny (12/1), Shantreusse (12/1), Falcon Eight (16/1), The Nice Guy (18/1), Bardenstown Lad (20/1), Stag Horn (22/1), Classic Getaway (22/1), Ballygrifincottage (28/1), Ramillies (28/1), Green Book (40/1), Eric Bloodaxe (50/1), Idas Boy (50/1), The Real Whacker (50/1), Mahler Mission (66/1), Brorson (100/1), Where It All Began (150/1)

GINTO made light of the further step up in grade when completing the hat-trick in a Grade 1 at Naas in January, maintaining his unbeaten record over hurdles in the process. There's a good chance that this longer trip will bring out further improvement, so he makes plenty of appeal. Hillcrest and Minella Cocooner are both highly progressive so rate the main threats.

GINTO (FR)
HILLCREST (IRE)
MINELLA COCOONER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Vanillier

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: M P Walsh | T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £78,680.002nd: £29,643.003rd: £14,835.004th: £7,411.005th: £3,719.006th: £1,860.007th: £923.008th: £475.00

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

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