15:00 Cheltenham

Saturday 25 January 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 56y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 5m 19.46s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
5
King Roland
7/4, 13/8, 6/4, 11/8
6/4
4
Harry Senior
7/2, 4/1, 9/2
4/1
1
Protektorat
13/2, 7/1
13/2
8
Time Flies By
13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 6/1, 13/2
13/2
6
Rocket Lad
13/2, 7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 13/2
7/1
2
House Island
10/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1
9/1
7
Ruthless Article
25/1
33/1
3
French Kiss
150/1, 100/1
150/1
SP Book Percentage 112.77

Forecasts

King Roland (6/4), Harry Senior (4/1), Protektorat (13/2), Time Flies By (13/2), Rocket Lad (7/1), House Island (9/1), Ruthless Article (33/1), French Kiss (150/1)

Verdict

Protektorat scrambled home here on New Year's Day after looking likely to win a bit easier jumping the last, and his stamina might have been stretched right to it's limits there. King Roland /b> looks nothing but a stayer, on the other hand, and will ensure this doesn't turn into a sprint. He has the potential to be top class, but that goes for one or two others here, and with eight lining up, the suggestion is an each-way bet on Ruthless Article, who was impressive at a lower level last autumn and his form has been franked since. He's presumably been waiting for the drying ground that he seems to operate so well off.
  1. Ruthless Article
  2. King Roland
  3. Protektorat

Previous Winners

2019
Birchdale
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,224.002nd: £6,838.003rd: £3,424.004th: £1,706.005th: £858.006th: £429.00

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