17 Nov 2017 15:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,085); Distance: 2m 5f 26y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | On The Blind Side (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-1 / 13 | Jump (19) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, chased front pair towards stands side before last, switched left flat, led and stayed on well closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 2½ L | Momella (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 7) | 41-11 / 10 | Jump (28) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Holt, Clark, Macnabb,… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led narrowly between last 2, ridden after last, kept on until headed and not pace of winner closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | NS | Poetic Rhythm (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 15330-1 / 9 | Jump (33) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien The Yes No Wait… | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, led narrowly 4 out, headed narrowly last, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, not pace of winner closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 22 L | Vision Des Flos (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1-3 / 11 | Jump (33) | B J Cooper | C L Tizzard Mr C L Tizzard | 3/1 | |
| held up behind, headway to track leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, well beaten after next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Calett Mad (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2952-11 / 9 | Jump (20) | D A Jacob | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… | 7/4 | |
| led, headed narrowly 4 out, driven and lost place after 2 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Aye Aye Charlie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3614-3 / 10 | Jump (19) | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien Lawson Statham… | 40/1 | |
| held up in rear, close up when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
