Messier-Bugatti-Dowty Novices' Hurdle 2m 4f 110y

  • (4yo+, 2m 4f 110y, Class 2, 7 runners)
  • Winner £7,507 2nd £2,218 3rd £1,109 4th £554 5th £277 6th £139
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 5m 1.80s
  • Off time: 14:02:31
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Full Result

14:00 Cheltenham
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st 3 Captain Sunshine Miss E C Lavelle 6 11-4 D Elsworth 13/2
SP 13/2 Led into start, held up in last, not fluent 1st, mistakes 3 out and 2 out, headway under pressure to take 2nd last, stayed on well to lead towards finish opened 5/1
2nd 1 2 Bold Chief (IRE) P F Nicholls 7 11-4 t D A Jacob 10/3j
SP 10/3j Pressed leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden 2 1/2 lengths clear when hit last, soon edged right, headed towards finish opened 7/2
3rd 1½ 1 Big Easy (GER) P J Hobbs 5 11-8 R Johnson 8/1
SP 8/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat opened 7/1
4th 2 4 Jimbill (IRE) Tim Vaughan 6 11-4 Aidan Coleman 9/2
SP 9/2 Set steady pace, headed approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish
5th 8 7 Master Of The Game (IRE) N J Henderson 6 11-0 B J Geraghty 10/3j
SP 10/3j Held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 4th, jumped slowly next, headway approaching 7th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, 5th and weakening last opened 7/2 touched 11/4
6th 33 5 Medinas (FR) A King 5 11-4 R Thornton 9/2
SP 9/2 Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, soon edged left, tailed off opened 6/1
7th 24 8 Regal Flow Mrs Caroline Keevil 5 11-0 James Best 50/1
SP 50/1 Tracked leaders, not always fluent, lost place before 3 out, tailed off opened 40/1
NR 6 Polisky (FR) P F Nicholls 5 11-4 Harry Derham

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win £7.70 Tote Place £3.00 £2.00 Straight Forecast £26.07 Exacta £22.70 Trifecta £114.80 Swingers 1&2 £3.60, 2&3 £9.00, 1&3 £10.10

Jackpot £28,493.65 carried forward to Newmarket, 19th Apr
Placepot £216.50, Pool: £126310.17, 425.85 winning tickets
Quadpot £23.00, Pool: £9687.87, 310.43 winning tickets