12:05 Cheltenham

Friday 15 December 2023

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:06 | Winning time: 4m 4.86s

1^st

Dysart Enos

510-13

5/6f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Close up, headway to join leaders 2 out, led approaching last, ran on, readily op 11/10

2^nd

2 ¾

Beat The Bat

511-6

3/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

In touch, headway 3 out, pushed to join leaders next, ridden to chase winner approaching last, stayed on one pace op 5/2

3^rd

Soldante

511-6

40/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh (3)

In touch, headway 2 out, soon chased leaders, hampered last when left 3rd, kept on same pace op 28/1

4^th

3 ¼

Kintail

411-6

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, headed 4th, tracked leader until pushed along 2 out, kept on same pace op 12/1

5^th

1 ¾

Brendas Asking

510-7

150/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

In rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, ridden and kept on flat op 100/1

6^th

Shinji

411-0

150/1

T: M KeighleyJ: S Bowen

In rear, not fluent 3rd, behind 6th, never nearer op 100/1

7^th

1 ¾

How And Ever

511-0

200/1

T: O SignyJ: G Sheehan

Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, pushed along 6th, weakened op 150/1

8^th

Meatloaf

411-6

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Keen tracked leaders, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and 17/2

9^th

5 ½

Ascension Day

611-0

200/1

T: S LycettJ: Danny McMenamin

Towards rear, ridden 2 out, never on terms op 150/1

10^th

5 ½

Royal Defender

511-0

200/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Always in rear op 100/1

Also Ran

Spirits Bay

511-0

5/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor

Keen tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and joined 2 out, headed when fell last tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

Micks Jet²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.40, £4.70EX:£4.20Trifecta:£65.60SF:£3.82Swingers:£1.40, £8.30, £10.30

Forecasts

Dysart Enos (5/6), Beat The Bat (3/1), Spirits Bay (5/1), Meatloaf (8/1), Kintail (14/1), Micks Jet (20/1), Soldante (40/1), Brendas Asking (150/1), Shinji (150/1), How And Ever (200/1), Ascension Day (200/1), Royal Defender (200/1)

A good race that will likely be form to follow. DYSART ENOS maintained her unbeaten record without much difficulty on her Huntingdon hurdle debut last month and has scope for considerable progress based on her strong bumper form, so she's taken to extend her winning sequence to 5 under Rules. Spirits Bay finished his race off well at Sandown and is a likely improver, while Kintail and Beat The Bat are others to take seriously.

DYSART ENOS (IRE)
SPIRITS BAY
KINTAIL

Previous Winners

2022

Attacca

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 4

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,921.002nd: £3,645.003rd: £1,822.004th: £912.005th: £454.00