15:00 Cheltenham

Saturday 14 December 2024

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

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 5m 58.57s

1^st

Jet Blue

511-5

9/2

T: D CottinJ: James Reveley

Held up in rear, closed up before 8th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, pressed leader before 2 out, led on run to last, soon shaken up and clear, jumped left and not fluent final flight, ridden and kept on strongly run-in op 4/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

6 ½

Western Knight

511-3

9/2

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, hit 6th, flattened 2 out and closed to track front pair, took 2nd before last and pushed along, stayed on but no impression on winner op 5/1

3^rd

Yellow Car

611-0

12/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter

Chased leaders, hit 7th, not fluent and lost ground 3 out, soon recovered, pushed along after 2 out, no impression before last, stayed on same pace flat op 9/1

4^th

1 ¼

Clondaw General

511-0

9/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: J J Burke

Tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, pushed along 2 out and lost position, ridden before last, ran on one pace tchd 11/2

5^th

Skyjack Hijack

611-3

11/8f

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Led, not fluent 6th, forged on and clipped 7th, faced challenge before 2 out, pushed along and headed on run to last, soon ridden and faded op 6/4

6^th

Aboutdamntime

511-0

14/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

In touch on inner, pushed along and lost ground after 3 out, beaten after 2 out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Stop Loss⁶³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: Max Kendrick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.10, £2.00EX:£18.10Trifecta:£106.40SF:£23.90Swingers:£3.00, £5.00, £5.50

Forecasts

Skyjack Hijack (11/8), Jet Blue (9/2), Western Knight (9/2), Clondaw General (9/2), Yellow Car (12/1), Aboutdamntime (14/1), Stop Loss (66/1)

SKYJACK HIJACK has progressed at such a rate of knots that he may be able to take the step up to Graded level in his stride. Western Knight and Clondaw General might be the pair to give Jennie Candlish's fluent-jumping front-runner most to do.

SKYJACK HIJACK (IRE)
WESTERN KNIGHT (IRE)
CLONDAW GENERAL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Shanagh Bob

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

15/8

Prize Money

1st: £31,322.002nd: £11,754.003rd: £5,885.004th: £2,932.005th: £1,474.006th: £737.00