12:55 Cheltenham

Wednesday 1 January 2025

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Richmond Villages And Bupa Care Homes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:56 | Winning time: 5m 18.06s

1^st

Diva Luna

611-0

5/4f

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Led 1st, not fluent 3 out, ridden and pressed flat, stayed on well, in command towards finish op 11/8 tchd 6/5

2^nd

1 ¾

Newton Tornado

611-7

9/2

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Ben Jones

Led until 1st, prominent, switched left before last, pressing winner flat, no impression towards finish op 15/2 tchd 8/1

3^rd

5 ½

Pierrot Jaguen

611-7

15/8

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Held up in mid-division, steady headway from 5th, ridden and outpaced in 3rd before last, no impression after, kept on final 100 yards op 9/4 tchd 7/4

4^th

9 ½

Mount Gay Run

711-7

25/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Joe Anderson

Mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, went 4th before last, well held by leaders op 12/1

5^th

Night Duty

911-7

28/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Prominent, outpaced after 2 out, weakened before last op 18/1

Also Ran

Beaufort Breeze

611-7

250/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Sean Houlihan

Held up in rear, slow 2nd, pushed along after 8th, well behind from 2 out, pulled up before last op 200/1 tchd 300/1

I'm Your Buckaroo

511-7

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn

Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten after 2 out, pulled up before last tchd 40/1

Kalhandrion

511-7

22/1

T: R HobsonJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, well beaten after 8th, pulled up before last op 25/1 tchd 28/1

Ken Roy

611-7

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, mistake 8th, lost place 2 out, soon well beaten, pulled up before last op 15/2 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.20, £1.60, £1.30EX:£8.00Trifecta:£15.10SF:£7.48Swingers:£1.70, £1.20, £1.80

Forecasts

Diva Luna (5/4), Pierrot Jaguen (15/8), Newton Tornado (9/2), Ken Roy (14/1), Kalhandrion (22/1), Mount Gay Run (25/1), Night Duty (28/1), I'm Your Buckaroo (33/1), Beaufort Breeze (250/1)

DIVA LUNA remains a good prospect for jumping despite meeting with defeat on her return at Lingfield and she can get off the mark in this sphere now stepped up in trip. Pierrot Jaguen is an interesting rival starting out for Olly Murphy, while Ken Roy looks up to winning races for Paul Nicholls.

DIVA LUNA (IRE)
PIERROT JAGUEN (FR)
KEN ROY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Peaky Boy

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: James Bowen | T: N J Henderson

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00