15:35 Cheltenham

Saturday 28 January 2023

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

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 5.84s

1^st

Rock My Way

511-5

13/2

T: S HosieJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders, slow 1st, closed before 6th, led after 3 out, idled flat, stayed on well op 5/1

2^nd

1 ½

Pembroke

611-5

5/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway 6th, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, went 2nd final bend, every chance when jumped left and not fluent last, held flat, kept on op 6/5

3^rd

4 ¼

Mofasa

711-8

14/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: Luca Morgan

Chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, headway before 2 out, 3rd before last, hung left flat, no extra inside final 100 yards op 16/1

4^th

4 ½

Henri The Second

611-10

7/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Prominent, hung left briefly before 3 out, every chance 2 out, not much room final bend, 4th and fading before last op 4/1

5^th

1 ¾

Moka De Vassy

511-5

66/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Held up towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on from before last, never dangerous op 80/1

6^th

2 ¼

Doctor Brown Bear

511-5

50/1

T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin

In rear, headway before 2 out, 5th from final bend, no impression, plugged on tchd 40/1

7^th

Cruz Control

611-5

10/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

In touch on outside, not fluent 7th, mistake and lost place 3 out, well beaten 2 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

8^th

Way Out

611-5

100/1

T: S HosieJ: Tom Cannon

Led, not fluent 6th, headed after 3 out, lost place 2 out, tailed off

9^th

4 ¾

Can You Call

811-5

11/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place 2 out, weakened final bend, tailed off op 12/1

10^th

War Soldier

611-5

12/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

In touch, took keen hold, lost place after 3 out, well beaten 2 out, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Blenkinsop²⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: H D Daly J: Non Runner

Bonttay⁵⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£1.90, £1.40, £2.80EX:£16.90Trifecta:£164.40Tricast:£112.66SF:£15.46Swingers:£2.70, £12.30, £5.10

Forecasts

Pembroke (5/4), Henri The Second (7/2), Blenkinsop (6/1), Rock My Way (13/2), Cruz Control (10/1), Can You Call (11/1), War Soldier (12/1), Mofasa (14/1), Bonttay (20/1), Doctor Brown Bear (50/1), Moka De Vassy (66/1), Way Out (100/1)

A potentially very informative novice in which cases can be made for several but PEMBROKE is improving in leaps and bounds so Dan Skelton's charge gets the verdict to take this step into graded company in his stride. He can complete the hat-trick at the expense of Henri The Second, who ran to a useful level when opening his account second time up over timber at Sandown early last month, with once-raced Rock My Way completing the shortlist.

PEMBROKE
HENRI THE SECOND (FR)
ROCK MY WAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

North Lodge

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: Adrian Heskin | T: A King

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00