15:30 Cheltenham

Sunday 16 November 2025

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Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 0.69s

1^st

Alexei

511-4

10/3f

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Midfield, not fluent 3 out, good headway before 2 out, going best in behind leaders rounding home turn, went second before last, led flat and soon went clear, impressive tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2

2^nd

Helnwein

710-13

14/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Wore hood to post, in touch, made headway after 5th, in behind leaders going well 3 out, challenging 2 out, shaken up to lead rounding home turn, ridden and faced challenge last, headed flat, ran on but no match for winner op 18/1

3^rd

Faivoir

1011-4

40/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (7)

Chased leaders on outer, joined leaders 3 out, went second and challenging rounding home turn, lost second before last, no extra and weakened run-in tchd 33/1

4^th

Welsh Charger

710-13

28/1

T: A RalphJ: C Gethings

Led, headed 4th, pressed leaders 3 out, outpaced 2 out, ridden out wide rounding home turn, ran on same pace flat op 40/1

5^th

Fiercely Proud

611-6

16/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Prominent, shaken up after 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace after last op 28/1

6^th

1 ¾

Putapoundinthejar

511-3

22/1

T: A J MartinJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, not fluent 3 out, shaken up 2 out, made headway rounding home turn, kept on but made no telling impression op 28/1

7^th

1 ½

Dedicated Hero

610-13

22/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in rear of mid-division, ridden along after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, not fluent last, never seriously involved op 20/1 tchd 18/1

8^th

Mirabad

610-13

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Took keen hold in midfield, made headway to lead 4th, faced challenges 2 out where not fluent, soon headed, faded before last op 4/1

9^th

Iberico Lord

711-9

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, ridden when mistake 2 out, made no impression

10^th

Castle Carrock

611-3

7/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Never better than mid-division tchd 15/2

11^th

Gibbs Island

411-10

18/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Wore hood to post, towards rear of midfield, no chance and weakened from 3 out op 12/1 tchd 20/1

12^th

4 ¾

Laafi

511-8

33/1

T: W DurkanJ: Philip Byrnes

Midfield, not fluent 4th, made headway going okay 3 out, ridden along after 2 out, faded rounding home turn op 25/1 tchd 22/1

13^th

Cracking Rhapsody

611-9

33/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Towards rear on inner, ridden after 5th, lost touch after 3 out tchd 28/1

14^th

Rubber Ball

510-12

18/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Tracked leaders, ridden and lost position before 3 out, weakened before next op 25/1 tchd 16/1

15^th

No Ordinary Joe

911-7

50/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: R P McLernon

Held up in behind leaders, lost position before 3 out, soon beaten op 40/1

Also Ran

Fiveonefive

711-3

80/1

T: C CollinsJ: Keith Donoghue

In rear, detached after 3rd, tailed off 4th, pulled up tchd 66/1

Serious Challenge

510-11

13/2

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Prominent, lost ground quickly and pulled up before 2 out, lost action op 6/1 tchd 11/2

King William Rufus

810-7

20/1

T: C GordonJ: H Cobden

Close up, lost position 4th, ridden along after 5th, struggling 3 out, lost touch 2 out, pulled up before last op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Knickerbockerglory²¹⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: Freddie Keighley

Celtic Dino³⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S Thomas J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £3.40, £7.50, £6.10EX:£50.90Trifecta:£1,434.60Tricast:£1,703.90SF:£48.91Swingers:£11.40, £30.80, £85.20

Forecasts

Alexei (10/3), Mirabad (7/2), Serious Challenge (13/2), Castle Carrock (7/1), Iberico Lord (15/2), Celtic Dino (8/1), Knickerbockerglory (11/1), Helnwein (14/1), Fiercely Proud (16/1), Gibbs Island (18/1), Rubber Ball (18/1), King William Rufus (20/1), Putapoundinthejar (22/1), Dedicated Hero (22/1), Welsh Charger (28/1), Laafi (33/1), Cracking Rhapsody (33/1), Faivoir (40/1), No Ordinary Joe (50/1), Fiveonefive (80/1)

An ultra-competitive renewal. The Nicky Henderson yard is starting to hit top gear and 2023 winner IBERICO LORD (still only a 7-y-o) is back on a very tempting mark. He gets the nod ahead of Knickerbockerglory, who is best when fresh and should make a bold bid under his optimum conditions, while Castle Carrock looks very interesting returning to softer ground on his handicap debut.

IBERICO LORD (FR)
KNICKERBOCKERGLORY (IRE)
CASTLE CARROCK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Burdett Road

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 4

J: H Cobden | T: James Owen

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00