14:25 Cheltenham

Friday 24 October 2025

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 3m 57.96s

1^st

Leloopa

510-9

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Tom Broughton

Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders turning in, ridden before the last, led last, ridden and quickened clear run in op 12/1

2^nd

4 ¾

Prince Quattro

610-6

20/1

T: James OwenJ: Freddie Mitchell

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 2 out, switched left before the last, ridden and went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 22/1

3^rd

Gold For Alec

510-10

9/2c

T: T SymondsJ: Callum Pritchard

Held up off the pace in last trio, headway between horses and switched left run-in, finished well, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner op 15/2

4^th

1 ¼

King William Rufus

811-3

6/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon

Led until before 2nd, chased leader, led again before 2 out, headed last, ridden and no extra run-in op 5/1

5^th

Fiveonefive

712-0

28/1

T: C CollinsJ: Alex Harvey

Held up in rear, some headway on inside approaching last, plugged on run-in, never going pace to get involved op 33/1

6^th

Zaochen Enki

410-8

9/2c

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Keighley (8)

Chased leaders, ridden hung and weakened left run-in op 11/2 tchd 4/1

7^th

Torquay Road

610-12

10/1

T: C CollinsJ: Eoin Staples (3)

Always towards rear, never involved op 9/1

8^th

1 ¼

Diamond Tipp

510-7

33/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Paddy Hanlon

Chased leaders inside, went 2nd before 2 out, pushed along turning in, lost 2nd before the last where given a bump, ridden and weakened run-in op 16/1

9^th

4 ½

Charging Thunder

710-9

7/1

T: James OwenJ: Nathan Howie

Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden hung left and weakened run-in op 11/2 tchd 5/1

10^th

Grey Skies

910-4

28/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (3)

Bit keen, pressed leader, led before 2nd headed before 2 out, weakened quickly, tailed off op 33/1

Also Ran

Norman Fletcher

611-3

9/2c

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: James Turner (3)

Soon off the pace towards rear, lost touch 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next

Liverpool Knight

710-12

9/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (3)

Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along when fell 2 out tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Cavern Club²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: James Owen J: Alex Chadwick

Scintillante¹²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: A Ralph J: Joe Anderson

Rubber Ball²⁰³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: N B King J: Jack Andrews

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.30Pl:£4.10, £5.70, £2.10EX:£390.50Trifecta:£2,652.70Tricast:£1,473.72SF:£260.14Swingers:£64.90, £14.20, £20.10

Forecasts

Gold For Alec (9/2), Zaochen Enki (9/2), Norman Fletcher (9/2), Rubber Ball (11/2), King William Rufus (6/1), Charging Thunder (7/1), Cavern Club (8/1), Liverpool Knight (9/1), Torquay Road (10/1), Leloopa (14/1), Prince Quattro (20/1), Scintillante (25/1), Fiveonefive (28/1), Grey Skies (28/1), Diamond Tipp (33/1)

Competitive fare but CHARGING THUNDER has an attractive hurdles mark to exploit relative to his Flat ability and given the yard he represents, he's highly likely to return to this sphere on his game. He looks the most persuasive option, though second-season hurdler Rubber Ball is promising, while Torquay Road arrives from Ireland in top form.

CHARGING THUNDER
RUBBER BALL
TORQUAY ROAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Impero

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 5

J: Danny Gilligan | T: C Collins

6/1

Prize Money

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