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18-Mar-22

14:50

Cheltenham

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

2m 7f 213y

4YO plus

C1

Prize: 78,680

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

16 ran

Time: 5m 53.58s (353.58s)



Pos

Name

SP

Weight

Trainer

Jockey

OR

Rating

1

The Nice Guy

18/1

7 11-8

W P Mullins

S F OKeeffe

163

-

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

2

5 Minella Cocooner

9/2

6 11-8 h

W P Mullins

P Townend

146

158

5

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

3

Bardenstown Lad

20/1

7 11-8

J C McConnell

S Bowen

140

153

9.25

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

4

4 Ballygrifincottage

28/1

7 11-8

D Skelton

Harry Skelton

136

149

13.25

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

5

5 Green Book (FR)

40/1

5 11-8

Miss V Williams

Charlie Deutsch

137

144

18.25

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

2 Ramillies

28/1

7 11-8 t

W P Mullins

B J Cooper

142

20.25

held up towards rear smooth progress on outside 4 out switched right and ridden to chase leaders before last weakened flat

7

Mahler Mission

66/1

6 11-8 t

J C McConnell

James Bowen

141

140

22.5

midfield ridden before 2 out kept on one pace from before last

8

Brorson

100/1

6 11-8

M Keighley

J E Moore

130

136

26.25

held up in touch progress to chase leaders 4th pressed leader 3 out upsides 2 out where ridden weakened before last

9

16 Good Time Jonny

12/1

7 11-8 t

A J Martin

K C Sexton

146

120

42.25

held up towards rear awkward 5th steady headway 4 out ridden before 2 out soon one pace

10

Shantreusse

12/1

6 11-8

H de Bromhead

Rachael Blackmore

111

51.75

prominent ridden to chase leader 2 out weakened before last

11

33 Eric Bloodaxe

50/1

7 11-8 t

Joseph P OBrien

J J Slevin

142

78

84.75

midfield dropped towards rear 3rd detached in rear 8th ridden before 3 out tailed off before 2 out

PU

Classic Getaway

22/1

6 11-8

W P Mullins

Mr P W Mullins

0

-

pressed leader upsides 4th led 6th headed before 7th lost place quickly and pulled up before 3 out

PU

Ginto (FR)

5/2 2Fav

6 11-8

G Elliott

J W Kennedy

150

0

-

ridden handy headway when not fluent 4 out travelled strongly behind leaders when went wrong and pulled up before last

PU

Hillcrest

9/4 Fav

7 11-8

H D Daly

Richard Patrick

148

0

-

towards rear pushed along briefly after 3rd ridden after 8th not fluent 4 out pulled up before 3 out

PU

Stag Horn

22/1

5 11-8 p

Archie Watson

Nick Scholfield

137

0

-

led not fluent 3rd joined 4th headed 6th lost ground and pushed along 7th weakened 4 out pulled up after 3 out

PU

Where It All Began

150/1

6 11-8

G Elliott

Adrian Heskin

128

0

-

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