13:30 Cheltenham

Wednesday 17 April 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 3.23s

1^st

Peaky Boy

611-10

5/6f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, ridden to lead at last, ran on op 8/13

2^nd

2 ¼

Diamond Ri

511-10

13/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Close up, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner run in op 10/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Minella Rescue

611-2

40/1

T: G HanmerJ: S Bowen

In touch in rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along and headway approaching last, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish tchd 50/1

4^th

1 ¾

Leader In The Park

611-7

3/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Led, ridden and headed at last, no extra and lost two places run in op 7/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Shy Love

611-7

12/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Tracked leader until pushed along 2 out, weakened next tchd 10/1

6^th

3 ¾

Leading Choice

711-7

16/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: Sean Houlihan

Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2 out, soon weakened op 20/1

7^th

Roger

410-11

20/1

T: R HobsonJ: G Sheehan

Keen in touch, not fluent 6th, pushed along 2 out, weakened next op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Encanto Bruno¹¹²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Myretown³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.20, £2.60EX:£7.10Trifecta:£103.40SF:£7.08Swingers:£1.80, £7.50, £17.30

Forecasts

Peaky Boy (5/6), Encanto Bruno (2/1), Leader In The Park (3/1), Diamond Ri (13/2), Myretown (10/1), Shy Love (12/1), Leading Choice (16/1), Roger (20/1), Minella Rescue (40/1)

PEAKY BOY was evidently well-regarded in bumpers and, again well backed, marked himself down as a potentially useful hurdler when running out a comfortable winner of a C&D novice on return/debut for Nicky Henderson on New Year's Day. Defeating a dual subsequent winner then, he looks sure to progress further and earns the vote. The pick of Irish raider Encanto Bruno's form gives him claims and he's feared, with Myretown and Shy Love a couple of others to consider.

PEAKY BOY (IRE)
ENCANTO BRUNO (IRE)
MYRETOWN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

The Friday Man

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 6

J: S Bowen | T: G Elliott

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,892.002nd: £5,018.003rd: £2,508.004th: £1,256.00