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2:50 Cheltenham 18 Mar 2022

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

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good To Soft 12 hurdles
1st £78,679.52 2nd £29,642.89 3rd £14,835.43 4th £7,410.73 5th £3,719.35 6th £1,859.67 7th £922.85 8th £475.41

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
7 118 142 156
b g Fame And Glory - Kilbarry Beauty (IRE) (Saffron Walden)
Held up in midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 7th, steady headway and prominent 2 out, went second when carried right on turn before last, soon switched left and clear with one other, led last, ridden clear final 110yds, readily (op 16/1)
2  5
6 118 h 146 138 154
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Askanna (IRE) (Old Vic)
Raced wide, took keen hold, tracked leaders, went second 5th, led before 7th, not fluent and stumbled 8th, switched to near side on turn before last, soon joined but went clear with winner, ridden and headed last, kept on, no match for winner (op 11/2)
3  [9¼]
7 118 140 134 147
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Pougatcheva (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Held up in rear, shaken up when not fluent and outpaced 2 out, ridden and rallied up the centre before last, went third last, kept on, no match for first two (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
4  4 [13¼]
7 118 136 131 142
b g Stowaway - Long Long Time (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, headway and switched to near side before last, went fourth but no extra run-in (op 25/1)
5  5 [18¼]
5 118 137 127 140
b g Authorized (IRE) - Mantissa (Oratorio)
Raced wide, in rear, niggled along briefly 8th, still plenty to do 2 out, pushed along and headway towards far side before last, kept on but no impression run-in (vet said gelding received treatment for post-race ataxia and had lost both of his hind shoes)
6  2 [20¼]
7 118 t 125 139
gr g Shantou (USA) - Mrs Wallensky (IRE) (Roselier)
Raced wide, midfield, steady headway after 2 out, ridden when went third and close up before last, not fluent and lost position last, soon beaten (tchd 25/1 and 33/1)
7  [22½]
6 118 t 141 124 134
b g Mahler - Finnow Turkle (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Midfield on inner, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
8  [26¼]
6 118 130 120 132
b g Getaway (GER) - Artic Vic (IRE) (Old Vic)
Prominent, went second 7th, pushed along and every chance after 2 out, weakened before last (vet said gelding received treatment for post-race ataxia) (tchd 125/1)
9  16 [42¼]
7 118 t 146 107 124
b g Shirocco (GER) - Shaylejon (IRE) (Old Vic)
Raced wide, held up in rear, ridden and switched to near side before last, soon weakened (op 16/1)
10  [51¾]
6 118 99 124
b g Shantou (USA) - Shocona (IRE) (Oscar Schindler)
Raced wide, prominent, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last (op 14/1)
11  33 [84¾]
7 118 t 142 70 78
bl g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Diorissima (GER) (Sholokhov)
In rear throughout, pushed along and outpaced from 7th, lost touch 3 out, tailed off (op 33/1)
PU   
5 118 p 137
b g Golden Horn - Starfala (Galileo)
Led narrowly on inner, wandered around and headed 5th, soon chased leaders, pushed along and lost position after 4 out, weakened and pulled up after 3 out (op 18/1)
PU   
6 118 128
b g Yeats (IRE) - Peggy Cullen (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, no chance when pulled up last
PU   
6 118
br g Getaway (GER) - Classic Magic (IRE) (Classic Cliche)
Disputed lead on outer, led 5th, headed before 7th, lost position and struggling 8th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out, bled from the nose (vet said gelding had bled from the nose) (tchd 18/1)
PU   
6 118 150
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Tina Rederie (FR) (Cadoudal)
Prominent, going easily when pulled up quickly before last, fatally injured (tchd 9/4)
PU   
7 118 148
br g Stowaway - Shop Dj (IRE) (Dushyantor)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear throughout, niggled along from 5th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out (jockey reported that the gelding was never travelling; trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 2/1)
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