27 Jan 2024 15:35 Cheltenham
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,389); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
McCoy Contractors Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Noble Yeats (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1344-72 / 10 |
Jump (31) | H Cobden | E Mullins Robert Waley-Cohen |
3/1 | |
| prominent, mid-division after 3rd, tracked leaders 6th, pressed leaders next, ridden in 4th before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, led over 110 yards out on run-in, kept on, just prevailed | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| HD |
Paisley Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
2137-22 / 12 |
Jump (35) | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle Mr Andrew Gemmell |
11/4 | |
| chased leaders, ridden in 5th turning in and no real progress, stayed on strongly run-in, closing at finish, just denied | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 1 L |
Strong Leader (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
192-024 / 8 |
Jump (26) | G Sheehan | O Murphy Welfordgolf Syndicate |
11/1 | |
| in rear, in touch, mistake 2nd, jumped left 2 out and ridden, kept on, ran on from final flight, finished well, held towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 2 L |
Dashel Drasher (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
226-313 / 12 |
Jump (35) | Rex Dingle | J Scott Mrs B Tully And… |
4/1 | |
| led narrowly, not fluent and joined 6th, not fluent 9th and soon pushed along, led again on long run to last, ridden run-in, headed over 110 yards out, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| SHD |
Champ (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
43/135-4 / 12 |
Jump (35) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd and no impression before last, stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Botox Has (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
2174-16 / 9 |
Jump (35) | Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore John Stone/mme… |
13/2 | |
| close up, disputed lead 6th, bad mistake 3 out, soon recovered, ridden and headed well before last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 17 L |
Flight Deck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
21P7-33 / 11 |
Jump (57) | Chris Ward | Deborah Cole The Steve, Joe… |
20/1 | |
| towards rear, headway to be prominent 8th where not fluent, lost position before 2 out, gradually dropped away home turn | ||||||||||