30 Jan 2016 15:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,170); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Thistlecrack (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 151-211 / 12 | Jump (42) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard John and Heather… | 4/0 | |
| held up in 4th, tracked front pair after 7th, led going well before last, drew well clear flat, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 12 L | Ptit Zig (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | F5-12FU / 9 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Barry Fulton… | 7/0 | |
| held up in touch, tracked leaders 8th, effort between last 2, went 2nd when not fluent last, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with impressive winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 2 L | The Romford Pele (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 111-77F / 11 | Jump (50) | N D Fehily | Miss R Curtis Racing Ventures… | 50/0 | |
| held up behind in touch, headway to track leaders 2 out, 3rd and ridden after last, kept on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Knockara Beau (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 27/80P-2 / 14 | Jump (29) | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton Mr J I A Charlton | 20/0 | |
| led to 7th, remained prominent on inside, driven before last, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 11 L | Camping Ground (FR) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 11/14-U1 / 7 | Flat (692), Jump (29) | L P Aspell | R Walford Mr G L Porter | 5/0 | |
| raced keenly, prominent on outside, led 7th, hit 3 out, headed before last, ridden and weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 17 L | The Young Master (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | D17-2U4 / 12 | Flat (710), Jump (42) | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | N P Mulholland Mike Burbidge &… | 25/0 | |
| tracked leader, lost place after 7th, behind from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 11 L | Guitar Pete (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 213253 / 11 | Flat (886), Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | M S Sandra Hughes Mrs Pat Sloan | 33/0 | |
| held up behind in touch, chased leaders on outside 2 out, switched inside between last 2, weakened before last | ||||||||||
