15 Mar 2023 13:30 Cheltenham
Winner: £135,000 (Penalty: £75,964); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Impaire Et Passe (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1-11 / 7 | Jump (59) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Simon Munir & Isaac… | 5/2 | |
| bit keen tracking leaders on inside, went 3rd 4 out, smooth headway on inside home turn, led turning in, 5 lengths clear when went right at the last, stayed on strongly, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 6½ L | Gaelic Warrior (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 332-111 / 7 | Jump (38) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 9/2 | |
| bit keen, held up in 6th, closer on inside at 5th, pushed along chasing leaders before 2 out, followed winner through on inside home turn, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1 L | Champ Kiely (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | U/1-1141 / 9 | Jump (66) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins Miss M A Masterson | 13/2 | |
| jumped right at times, led until narrowly headed 4 out, chased leader, in front again next, went badly right and hampered rival 2 out, headed turning in, chased easy winner until the last, ridden and one pace in 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Good Land (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2/1U11 / 9 | Jump (39) | M J M O'Sullivan | B Connell Barry Connell | 9/2 | |
| held up in 5th, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, pushed along turning in, weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 9½ L | Marble Sands (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 22-1151 / 9 | Jump (34) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Dl Adams, Ja Adams… | 150/1 | |
| off the pace in last trio, some headway on heels of leaders before 2 out, soon outpaced, plugged on in remote 5th post | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | NS | Hermes Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 31-111 / 7 | Jump (74) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Sir A Ferguson… | 9/4 | |
| tracked leader, led narrowly 4 out, headed next, every chance when bumped and hit 2 out, lost 2nd home turn, weakened turning in, lost remote 5th post | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | ½ L | American Mike (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 12-3124 / 8 | Jump (31) | D N Russell | G Elliott Bective Stud | 28/1 | |
| tracked leading pair until 4 out, chased leaders, wide and weakened home turn | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 9 L | Master Chewy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 4-3F226 / 8 | Jump (32) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Anne-marie & Jamie… | 200/1 | |
| held up in last pair on inside, never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Ho My Lord (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | F1 / 7 | Jump (31) | Mark Walsh | W P Mullins John P McManus | 50/1 | |
| held up off the pace in 7th, never involved, mistake last | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Persian Time (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2-12 / 7 | Jump (25) | Adrian Heskin | N J Henderson McNeill Family… | 150/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off 3 out, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before the last | ||||||||||
