28 Oct 2023 15:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £17,500 (Penalty: £9,242); Distance: 2m 7f 208y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
William Hill Epic Weekend Free Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Butch (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 2/7212-1 / 8 | Jump (25) | S Bowen | O Murphy McNeill Family… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2nd, over 1 length ahead last, ridden run-in, narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, rallied gamely to lead again final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | NK | Antrim Coast (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 821 / 7 | Jump (18) | Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell Basil Holian | 9/4 | |
| held up in last pair, headway out wide from 2 out, went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead narrowly inside final 100 yards, headed final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 12 L | Reverend Hubert (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) | 2313 / 7 | Flat (443), Jump (35) | Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes Mr James Flaherty | 7/2 | |
| bit keen tracking leaders, went 3rd 3 out, ridden before the last, one pace and no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 4¾ L | Lisnamult Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 2-61311 / 8 | Jump (17) | Ben Harvey | J C McConnell Matthew Rogers | 5/2 | |
| led until 2nd, chased winner until ridden turning in, weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 24 L | Track And Trace (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 35/6-1 / 7 | Jump (33) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Bruton Street | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 27 L | Thirtyfour Thirty (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 212 / 6 | Jump (97) | M G Nolan | S Hosie Maddox Langdon… | 50/1 | |
| in rear, jumped slowly 7th, not fluent next, outpaced and struggling 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
