14:30 Cheltenham

Saturday 15 December 2018

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 12.1s

1^st

Rockpoint

510-12

11/2

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Prominent, led 8th, ridden and in command flat, stayed on well op 6/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Lisnagar Oscar

510-12

8/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: J McGrath

Held up on inside, headway 3 out, went 2nd when hit last, held by winner flat, stayed on

3^rd

Rocco

510-12

12/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led until 8th, ridden after 2 out, one pace before last, kept on again final 100 yards and took 3rd towards finish tchd 14/1

4^th

Supremely Lucky

610-12

6/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Prominent on outside, challenged 7th, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, lost 3rd towards finish op 5/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

Doux Pretender

511-1

11/4

T: N J HendersonJ: N D Fehily

Towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 4 out, headway approaching where jumped left, kept on but never on terms op 5/2

6^th

Aye Aye Charlie

610-12

15/8f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Mostly in touch in mid-division, not fluent 8th, pushed along before 2 out, unable to go with leaders before last, weakened flat op 2/1 tchd 9/4

7^th

Lough Derg Diamond

510-12

50/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Prominent on inside, lost place before 2 out, soon behind, tailed off

8^th

3 ½

Three Bullet Gate

510-12

66/1

T: R DickinJ: C Poste

Held up in rear, headway after 9th, lost place after 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Danny Whizzbang¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£1.60, £2.30, £2.50EX:£48.10Trifecta:£306.00SF:£46.83Swingers:£4.80, £9.40, £15.90

Forecasts

Aye Aye Charlie (15/8), Doux Pretender (11/4), Rockpoint (11/2), Supremely Lucky (6/1), Danny Whizzbang (7/1), Lisnagar Oscar (8/1), Rocco (12/1), Lough Derg Diamond (50/1), Three Bullet Gate (66/1)

Aye Aye Charlie has experience on his side and boasts some very decent form, but he is exposed and may be vulnerable to DOUX PRETENDER who stayed on well for pressure at Ascot last time and should relish this step up in distance. Danny Whizzbang takes a sharp rise in class, but is respected for his top stable, while Rocco is not out of it if returning to the form of his Chepstow success. Supremely Lucky is improving and could figure, while Rockpoint and Lough Derg Diamond do battle for last year's winning stable.

Doux Pretender
Aye Aye Charlie
Danny Whizzbang

Previous Winners

2017

Kilbricken Storm

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: C L Tizzard

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,006.002nd: £6,784.003rd: £3,395.004th: £1,696.005th: £851.006th: £426.007th: £211.008th: £109.00