16:05 Cheltenham

Friday 17 November 2023

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Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 4m 7.12s

1^st

Impose Toi

511-12

2/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Close 5th, smooth headway before 3 out, went 2nd home turn, upsides last, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on strongly, fair bit in hand op 11/4

2^nd

2 ¼

Donnacha

511-3

12/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders on inside, tracked leader before 2nd until 4th, chased leaders, went 2nd again after 2 out until pushed along home turn, stayed on in 3rd, stayed on gamely into 2nd again close home, no chance with winner op 18/1

3^rd

Caithness

711-11

5/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led, joined last, ridden and headed run-in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, weakened and lost 2nd close home, op 9/2

4^th

5 ½

Mr Mackay

411-4

22/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Raced keenly in mid-division in inside, headway chasing leaders when went right and bumped rival 2 out, stayed on same pace in 4th run-in op 18/1

5^th

2 ¾

Artistic Endeavour

511-0

18/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on between horses run-in

6^th

Mac's Xpress

510-12

33/1

T: P J GilliganJ: Jack G Gilligan (7)

Off the pace towards rear, headway on inside last, plugged on run-in, just missed 5th op 40/1

7^th

Belgoprince

610-13

7/1

T: A J MartinJ: Liam McKenna (5)

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders when bumped 2 out, staying on in dispute of held 3rd when bad mistake last, not recover op 13/2

8^th

Brook Bay

511-1

10/1

T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

Raced keenly towards rear, hampered 2 out, some headway on inside before the last where awkward and no impression op 7/1

9^th

Downtherefordancin

411-5

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue

Off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders out wide after 2 out, weakened turning in op 18/1

10^th

2 ¾

Kitsilano

610-10

28/1

T: J J MurphyJ: R A Doyle

Held up off the pace towards rear, never involved op 66/1

11^th

1 ¾

Tintintin

411-3

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division out wide, headway tracking leaders 4th, no impression when mistake last, weakened soon after tchd 12/1

12^th

Showman

411-3

14/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Eamonn Fitzgerald (7)

Off the pace and always towards rear op 8/1

13^th

Redbridge Rambler

510-8

28/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leader until before 2nd, chased leaders, 2nd again 4th, every chance when hit 2 out and lost 2nd, pushed along and weakened turning in op 25/1

14^th

Sequoiaspirit

611-10

14/1

T: R HackettJ: J B Foley (3)

Raced wide towards rear, not fluent 4th, never involved op 12/1

15^th

2 ½

Warm In Gorey

510-9

50/1

T: P J RothwellJ: C Gethings

Off the pace and always towards rear op 40/1

16^th

En Avant

710-11

33/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Raced keenly and always towards rear, tailed off 3 out op 28/1 tchd 40/1

17^th

Barometer

811-11

28/1

T: J J MurphyJ: Daniel King (3)

Mid-division, weakened 3 out, soon towards rear, tailed off op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Innatendue¹¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: D J Gilligan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £3.20, £1.90, £4.00EX:£35.80Trifecta:£246.00Tricast:£121.74SF:£28.01Swingers:£10.60, £3.80, £15.90

Forecasts

Impose Toi (2/1), Caithness (5/1), Belgoprince (7/1), Brook Bay (10/1), Donnacha (12/1), Downtherefordancin (14/1), Tintintin (14/1), Showman (14/1), Sequoiaspirit (14/1), Artistic Endeavour (18/1), Innatendue (20/1), Mr Mackay (22/1), Kitsilano (28/1), Redbridge Rambler (28/1), Barometer (28/1), Mac's Xpress (33/1), En Avant (33/1), Warm In Gorey (50/1)

A cracking handicap to conclude. An opening mark of 110 could underestimate BROOK BAY so he's the suggestion with improvement on the cards. Fellow unexposed sorts Caithness, Artistic Endeavour and Tintintin are likely threats, while Showman may prove best of the Irish contingent.

BROOK BAY (IRE)
CAITHNESS (IRE)
ARTISTIC ENDEAVOUR

Previous Winners

2022

Contrapposto

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 8

J: M J M O'Sullivan | T: R Donohoe

28/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

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Betting Breakdown

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Previous Winners

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