13:30 Cheltenham

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Premier Race Day Text
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Gallagher Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 5f  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:45  |   Winning time: 5m 22.96s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
1
Ballyburn
1/2, 4/9, 1/2, 8/15
1/2
3
Ile Atlantique
11/2, 6/1, 11/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1
9/2
7
Predators Gold
15/2, 13/2, 6/1, 13/2
7/1
2
Handstands
12/1, 14/1, 12/1, 14/1, 12/1, 14/1, 16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1, 20/1, 18/1
20/1
5
Jingko Blue
20/1, 22/1, 20/1, 18/1
20/1
6
Mercurey
40/1, 33/1, 40/1, 33/1, 40/1, 33/1, 40/1, 50/1
40/1
4
Jimmy Du Seuil
50/1
66/1
SP Book Percentage 110.8

Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
The Grey Man35
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 5
T: H Dickin  J: Benjamin Poste
NR

Forecasts

Ballyburn (1/2), Ile Atlantique (9/2), Predators Gold (7/1), Handstands (20/1), Jingko Blue (20/1), Mercurey (40/1), Jimmy Du Seuil (66/1), The Grey Man (200/1)

Verdict

BALLYBURN is considered one of the bankers of the week and it's very hard to oppose him. Willie Mullins has an exceptional bunch of novice hurdlers once again and he is the highest-rated of the lot going into the Festival on the back of a stunning victory in a Leopardstown Grade 1 won by some of the stable stars over the years. He promises to do even better over this sort of trip and can land the odds. Ile Atlantique can complete a 1-2 for the yard, ahead of Ben Pauling's unbeaten Handstands.

  1. BALLYBURN (IRE)
  2. ILE ATLANTIQUE (FR)
  3. HANDSTANDS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Impaire Et Passe
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £75,964.002nd: £28,620.003rd: £14,324.004th: £7,155.005th: £3,591.006th: £1,796.007th: £891.008th: £459.00

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