16:00 Cheltenham

Friday 11 November 2022

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 3m 58.02s

1^st

Contrapposto

810-12

28/1

T: R DonohoeJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)

Mid-division, towards rear 4 out, rallied chasing leaders and went right 2 out, switched left to inside turning in, went 2nd run-in, led final 170 yards, kept on gamely op 33/1

2^nd

Explosive Boy

811-7

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Peter Carberry

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders switched left and driven between horses run-in, going on close home, just held tchd 18/1

3^rd

Master Dancer

511-8

7/2j

T: R BandeyJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders out wide, led before 2nd until next, led again before 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed final 170 yards, soon no extra in 3rd op 10/3

4^th

4 ¼

Mothill

411-7

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Raced on inside, led until before 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd again turning in, chance when untidy at the last, lost 2nd and weakened run-in

5^th

2 ¼

Galahad Threepwood

510-12

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders out wide, not fluent 2nd, mistake 2 out, weakened run-in op 9/1

6^th

2 ½

Pepe Le Moko

410-10

20/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: C Gethings

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, outpaced after 2 out, kept on again towards finish op 12/1

7^th

Evenwood Sonofagun

411-8

33/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up off the pace towards rear, headway approaching the last, kept on run-in tchd 40/1

8^th

Diamondinthemud

611-5

28/1

T: N SlevinJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division, plugged on run-in, never going pace to get involved

9^th

6 ½

Alioski

510-4

40/1

T: G BrownJ: R P McLernon

Off the pace in last pair, not fluent 4th, went badly right 3 out, hit last, passed a few late on, never a threat

10^th

4 ½

Rathmacknee

612-0

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders on inside and keen, went 2nd after 2 out, lost 2nd turning in, losing place when hampered went left and saddle slipped last, 6th and virtually pulled up run-in op 11/1

11^th

1 ¼

Astrophysicist

410-10

66/1

T: J NashJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 2nd, led next, flattened 4 out, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, weakened home turn

12^th

Phoenix Aquilus

510-13

16/1

T: S DurackJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division on inside, weakened 2 out

13^th

4 ¼

Harlem Soul

411-4

200/1

T: S HosieJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Off the pace and always towards rear

14^th

Great Realisation

410-11

14/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Off the pace and always towards rear op 11/1 tchd 10/1

15^th

Toronto

511-7

100/1

T: B BarrJ: Angus Cheleda (5)

Raced keenly towards rear, never a factor

16^th

Sceptred Isle

510-4

50/1

T: D P DunneJ: R T Dunne

Raced keenly towards rear, never a factor, tailed off

17^th

Platinumcard

711-5

22/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off

Also Ran

Hey Johnny

511-7

7/2j

T: T MullinsJ: Mr C Mullins (7)

Raced keenly, tracking leader out wide when screwed badly left and unseated rider 1st op 5/1

Alto Alto

511-4

9/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Soon steadied mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3rd, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after next op 4/1

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Non-Runners

Desert Friend²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Daniel King

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.00Pl:£6.00, £4.00, £1.70, £2.30EX:£711.50Trifecta:£9,573.30Tricast:£2,471.69SF:£490.28Swingers:£97.00, £22.20, £23.40

Forecasts

Master Dancer (7/2), Hey Johnny (7/2), Alto Alto (9/2), Mothill (10/1), Rathmacknee (10/1), Galahad Threepwood (12/1), Great Realisation (14/1), Phoenix Aquilus (16/1), Explosive Boy (20/1), Pepe Le Moko (20/1), Desert Friend (20/1), Platinumcard (22/1), Contrapposto (28/1), Diamondinthemud (28/1), Evenwood Sonofagun (33/1), Alioski (40/1), Sceptred Isle (50/1), Astrophysicist (66/1), Toronto (100/1), Harlem Soul (200/1)

MASTER DANCER stayed on strongly to make a successful British debut in a Stratford maiden last month and, with the performance backed up by the clock, he's very much one to keep onside now entering handicap company from what appears a generous opening mark. Alto Alto ran a cracker when narrowly denied on his reappearance at Ascot and must enter calculations back down in trip with his previous Sandown third reading well. Hat-trick seeker Mothill and Hey Johnny complete the shortlist.

MASTER DANCER (FR)
ALTO ALTO (FR)
MOTHILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Mc Alpine

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 7

J: J P O'Sullivan | T: P J Rothwell

33/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,387.002nd: £3,864.003rd: £1,931.004th: £967.005th: £350.006th: £350.00