15:45 Cheltenham

Friday 9 December 2016

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 4m 4.50s

1^st

Pingshou

610-12

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Aidan Coleman

Soon led, headed after 2nd, stayed prominent, led before last, hung left flat, driven and stayed on well to assert towards finish op 11/1

2^nd

William Henry

610-12

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D N Russell

Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, challenged last, stayed on, held towards finish op 8/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

2 ¼

Lieutenant Gruber

1510-12

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, 3rd from last, stayed on, unable to challenge tchd 40/1

4^th

2 ¾

Ballyhill

511-8

33/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Tom Humphries (10)

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on same pace last

5^th

Poetic Rhythm

510-12

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Led early, tracked leaders, every chance before last, no extra final 100 yards op 11/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

Gaitway

1610-12

11/4

T: N J HendersonJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chasing leaders after next, weakened flat op 3/1 tchd 9/4

7^th

Sumkindofking

511-4

5/2f

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders on last bend, no extra last op 3/1

8^th

Brio Conti

1510-12

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

With leader, led after 2nd, headed before last, soon weakened op 8/1

9^th

Midnight Maestro

411-4

7/1

T: A KingJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten from next op 13/2 tchd 8/1

10^th

Thehossbehind

510-12

150/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders, lost place when not fluent 5th, soon in rear

Also Ran

Misterton

511-4

20/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, eased and pulled up after 3 out op 16/1

City Never Sleeps

410-12

150/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Conor Shoemark

Held up in rear, lost touch from 5th, well tailed off next, soon pulled up tchd 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.60Pl:£3.20, £2.30, £11.00EX:£139.90Trifecta:£4,660.40SF:£93.04Swingers:£7.90, £37.10, £57.00

Forecasts

Sumkindofking (5/2), Gaitway (11/4), William Henry (6/1), Midnight Maestro (7/1), Poetic Rhythm (10/1), Brio Conti (10/1), Pingshou (14/1), Misterton (20/1), Ballyhill (33/1), Lieutenant Gruber (50/1), Thehossbehind (150/1), City Never Sleeps (150/1)

Prize Money

1st: £7,798.002nd: £2,290.003rd: £1,145.004th: £572.00