14 Dec 2024 15:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £31,322); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Jet Blue (FR) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 3/371-12 / 6 | Flat (100), Jump (38) | J Reveley | D Cottin Prof Caroline Tisdall | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, closed up before 8th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, pressed leader before 2 out, led on run to last, soon shaken up and clear, jumped left and not fluent final flight, ridden and kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 6½ L | Western Knight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2/7-11 / 6 | Jump (21) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard The Wychwood Partnership | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, hit 6th, flattened 2 out and closed to track front pair, took 2nd before last and pushed along, stayed on but no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 3 L | Yellow Car (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 1U1215 / 7 | Jump (14) | Nick Slatter | D Killahena & G McPherson Harry Redknapp… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 7th, not fluent and lost ground 3 out, soon recovered, pushed along after 2 out, no impression before last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Clondaw General (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1-1 / 6 | Jump (59) | J J Burke | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr P J Andrews | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, pushed along 2 out and lost position, ridden before last, ran on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 10 L | Skyjack Hijack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 111111 / 6 | Jump (14) | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | 11/8 | |
| led, not fluent 6th, forged on and clipped 7th, faced challenge before 2 out, pushed along and headed on run to last, soon ridden and faded | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 49 L | Aboutdamntime (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | P/2-1 / 6 | Jump (25) | Craig Nichol | O Greenall & J Guerriero Cardwell,coxon,curran,mitten… | 14/1 | |
| in touch on inner, pushed along and lost ground after 3 out, beaten after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Stop Loss (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 4/ / 6 | Jump (631) | Max Kendrick | F O'Brien Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
