Full Result 2.05 Cheltenham | 18 April 2018

Citipost Novices' Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m4f56yds) 2m4½f New Good 10 hurdles

1st £12,512 2nd £3,696 3rd £1,848 4th £924 5th £462 6th £232

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Diese Des Bieffes (FR) 5/2F Noel Fehily Nicky Henderson	Noel Fehily Nicky Henderson	5	114	138	125	139	–
gr g Martaline - Chanel Du Berlais (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Settled tracking leaders, effort after 2 out, pushed along before last, responded well to lead halfway up run-in and won with something in hand (op 2/1)

2 2	9. Theclockisticking (IRE) 13/2 Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	6	114	138	123	135	–
br g Gamut (IRE) - Curragheen (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Pressed leader, led narrowly between last two, under pressure when hung left after last, headed 150yds out, stayed on but no match for winner (vet said gelding was suffering from heat stress post race) (op 9/1)

3 1 [3]	3. Dell Oro (FR) 40/1 Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	5	114	127	122	134	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Kallistea (FR) (Sicyos)
Settled towards rear, effort on outside after 2 out, ridden and trying to challenge when not fluent last, no impression after (tchd 33/1)

4 1¼ [4¼]	2. Captain Cattistock 7/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	5	114 t	137	121	136	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Pearl Buttons (Alflora)
Prominent, went close 2nd between last two, driven and with leader when blundered last, not recover (op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

5 2½ [6¾]	12. Gosheven (IRE) 33/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	115	128	–
b g Presenting - Fair Choice (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Raced in rear, stayed on after 2 out where still only 10th, ridden and kept on well flat but not quite get in a blow (op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

6 3½ [10¼]	7. Onefortheroadtom 9/1 Barry Geraghty Harry Fry	Barry Geraghty Harry Fry	5	114	137	115	129	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Ifni Du Luc (FR) (Chamberlin)
Settled in midfield, effort before 2 out, chasing leaders but ridden and making no impression when not fluent last (vet said gelding was suffering from heat stress post race and had blood in one nostril) (op 7/1 tchd 10/1)

7 ¾ [11]	1. Poetic Rhythm (IRE) 7/2 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	7	118	145	119	132	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Sommer Sonnet (IRE) (Taipan)
Prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden on inner home turn, outpaced from last (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

8 3¼ [14¼]	13. Mzuzu (IRE) 100/1 Tom Scudamore Tom George	Tom Scudamore Tom George	6	110	–	107	120	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Tempest Hill (IRE) (Presenting)
Took keen hold and behind early, never better than midfield, ridden and beaten after 2 out

9 1 [15¼]	10. Boreham Bill (IRE) 14/1 Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling	Daryl Jacob Ben Pauling	6	110	130	106	122	–
b g Tikkanen (USA) - Crimond (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Led, mistake 4th, ridden and headed between last two, faded after last (op 20/1)

10 10 [25¼]	5. Le Musee (FR) 50/1 Tom Cannon Nigel Hawke	Tom Cannon Nigel Hawke	5	114 t	122	101	115	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Delicieuse Lady (Trempolino)
Never better than midfield, awkward 4th, not fluent 3 out and driven, beaten between last two (op 33/1)

11 ½ [25¾]	14. Quarry Leader (IRE) 66/1 Kielan Woods Alex Hales	Kielan Woods Alex Hales	7	110	–	96	110	–
b g Darsi (FR) - Pollys Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Midfield, effort 2 out, ridden and chasing leaders home turn, faded before last, decent effort (vet said gelding was suffering from heat stress post race)

12 hd [26]	6. Mister Malarky 33/1 Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard	Harry Cobden Colin Tizzard	5	114	127	100	115	–
ch g Malinas (GER) - Priscilla (Teenoso)
Mistake 4th, behind from 5th, tailed off between last two (op 40/1)

13 ¾ [26¾]	8. Silver Kayf 10/1 David Bass Kim Bailey	David Bass Kim Bailey	6	114	135	99	115	–
gr g Kayf Tara - Silver Spinner (Silver Patriarch)
Not jump well, handy until lost place after mistake 5th, not going well after, tailed off between last two (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

14 14 [40¾]	11. Cuddles McGraw (IRE) 100/1 Alain Cawley Fergal O'Brien	Alain Cawley Fergal O'Brien	5	110 t¹	–	81	96	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Stefphonic (IRE) (Orchestra)
Taken steadily in last place, ran green, ridden and tailed off between last two

14 ran Off time: 2:06:19 Winning time: 4m 57.00s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Sullivan Bloodstock Limited (Diese Des Bieffes) 1st breeder: Marc Bridoux
2nd owner: Asphalt Reinforcement Services Ltd (Theclockisticking)
3rd owner: Galloping On The South Downs Partnership (Dell Oro)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.50 £2.20 £9.50 Ex: £17.70 CSF: £17.78 Trifecta: £559.20

2:05 Cheltenham 18 Apr 2018

Citipost Novices' Hurdle