Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 14 November 2025

Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

(Class 3) (0-125, 3yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Soft 8 hurdles

1st £10,892 2nd £5,018 3rd £2,508 4th £1,256

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. French Emperor (FR) 5/1 James Bowen Nicky Martin	James Bowen Nicky Martin	5	113	113	82	116	–
b g Clovis Du Berlais (FR) - Modigliana (FR) (Fuisse)
Race run in near darkness, pressed leaders, went third and not fluent last, ridden to lead run-in, kept on well (op 13/2 tchd 5/1)

2 1¼	2. Jack Hyde (IRE) 11/4 Tom Broughton ⁵ Fergal O'Brien	Tom Broughton ⁵ Fergal O'Brien	7	117 t	122	89	123	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Ballinahow Tara (IRE) (Kayf Tara)
Race run in near darkness, prominent, led before 2 out, joined before last, lost position run-in, kept on (op 7/2)

3 1¾ [3]	5. Frontier Prince 10/1 Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	4	118	118	83	117	–
bb g Frontiersman - Scorpion Princess (IRE) (Scorpion)
Race run in near darkness, disputed lead before last where not fluent, lost position run-in, no extra towards finish (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

4 4 [7]	15. Aeroplane Blonde 28/1 Kielan Woods Samuel Drinkwater	Kielan Woods Samuel Drinkwater	5	1011	107	67	103	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Nuala (Fame And Glory)
Race run in near darkness, held up in rear, headway 5th, joined leaders but mistake 3 out, weakened run-in (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

5 1¾ [8¾]	9. Sage Green (IRE) 80/1 James Best Syd Hosie	James Best Syd Hosie	5	112 h	112	70	105	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Gaye Steel (IRE) (Craigsteel)
Race run in near darkness, midfield, headway 3 out, joined leaders 2 out, weakened last (tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1)

6 2 [10¾]	18. Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 5/2F Daniel King A J Martin	Daniel King A J Martin	6	102 2 t	98	53	90	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Dolce Strega (IRE) (Zoffany)
Race run in near darkness, midfield, headway 2 out, outpaced before last (op 9/4)

7 2 [12¾]	11. Pure Gold 28/1 Peter Kavanagh Lisa Harrison	Peter Kavanagh Lisa Harrison	5	110	110	62	99	–
b m Golden Horn - Nathalie (Nathaniel)
Race run in near darkness, in rear, headway 2 out, stayed on run-in (op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

8 6½ [19¼]	13. Lucky Bere (FR) 18/1 Jack Tudor Kayley Woollacott	Jack Tudor Kayley Woollacott	4	1013 w²	109	53	91	–
b g Seahenge (USA) - Niska (USA) (Smart Strike)
Race run in near darkness, pressed leaders, weakened after 2 out (op 14/1)

9 2¼ [21½]	16. Bobby's Fortune (IRE) 28/1 Isabel Williams Evan Williams	Isabel Williams Evan Williams	6	103	99	40	80	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Jessies Delight (Multiplex)
Race run in near darkness, in rear throughout, mistake 3 out (op 33/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)

10 6½ [28]	10. The Expensive One (IRE) 20/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5	111	111	44	86	–
b g Harzand (IRE) - Thuringe (FR) (Turgeon)
Race run in near darkness, prominent on inner, stumbled 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

11 hd [28¼]	7. Quint Major (IRE) 50/1 Keith Donoghue M A Molloy	Keith Donoghue M A Molloy	7	113	113	45	86	–
ch g Aizavoski (IRE) - Nansheen (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Race run in near darkness, never better than midfield (op 40/1)

12 1¾ [30]	12. Katakana (FR) 14/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	5	1013 ht	109	39	80	–
b m Muhtathir - Vaudaire (FR) (Astarabad)
Race run in near darkness, midfield, in rear from 3 out (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

13 11 [41]	6. Shade Of Winter (IRE) 6/1 Harry Cobden Evan Williams	Harry Cobden Evan Williams	5	114 h	114	30	87	–
b g Affinisea (IRE) - Sher's Adamant (IRE) (Shernazar)
Race run in near darkness, led, headed before 2 out where bad mistake, soon weakened quickly (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 2nd last hurdle) (tchd 13/2)

PU	14. Bruant 22/1 Sean Bowen A J Martin	Sean Bowen A J Martin	4	1012	108	–	–	–
b g Le Havre (IRE) - All The Rage (Dubawi)
Race run in near darkness, headway into midfield 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up last (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey stated that his instructions were to drop in at rear in order to get gelding to relax; he added gelding raced very keenly in early stages when positioned in amongst runners; he continuted that having turned into back straight he was able to get some control of gelding before race opened up in front of him thereby resulting in gelding taking hold of bridle again and improving quickly on to back of front few runners; he further added that having reached top of hill he felt gelding take a blow, weakening rapidly from underneath him and he felt it in best interests of both gelding and himself to not ask for an effort before pulling up, which was noted; jockey reported gelding ran too free) (op 12/1 tchd 25/1)

PU	17. Farhh Echo (IRE) 125/1 Finn Lambert ³ D J Jeffreys	Finn Lambert ³ D J Jeffreys	4	100 p¹	99	–	–	–
b g Farhh - Dulcet (IRE) (Halling)
Midfield, not fluent and lost position 4th, lost touch 3 out, tailed off when pulled up last (tchd 150/1)

15 ran Off time: 4:03:59 Winning time: 4m 16.73s (slow by 26.73s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Amancio (unsuitable ground), Doctor Glide (unsuitable ground), Fortune De Mer (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Bradley Partnership (French Emperor) 1st breeder: E A R L Haras Du Mondant
2nd owner: Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate Jack Hyde (Jack Hyde)
3rd owner: J N Greenley (Frontier Prince)
Tote win: £7.70 PL: £2.50 £1.50 £3.30 Ex: £23.20 CSF: £19.72 Tricast: £144.23 Trifecta: £152.70
Jackpot: not won. carried forward: £3,895.87
Placepot: £110.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £272,286.87 - 2,466.53 winning units
Quadpot: £12.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £26,473.73 - 2,168.11 winning units

4:00 Cheltenham 14 Nov 2025

Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)