25 Jan 2025 16:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,712); Distance: 2m 4f 56y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
AIS Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Sixmilebridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2/10-211 / 6 | Jump (23) | Kielan Woods | F O'Brien The Megsons | 9/1 | |
| led, bit awkward at 7th, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied to lead again turning in, soon clear, over 3 lengths ahead last, kept up to work and went further clear run-in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 8½ L | Potters Charm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 21-1111 / 6 | Jump (30) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies El Rincon | 8/15 | |
| tracked leading pair, pushed along turning in, went 2nd before the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 3½ L | Bill Joyce (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 110-113 / 6 | Jump (28) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Dan Walker | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2 out, pushed along and headed turning in, lost 2nd before the last, no extra in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1 L | Quebecois (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 2/10-12 / 6 | Jump (50) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls McNeill,stevens,mckenzie,flowers&Walsh | 20/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on inside tracking leaders 4th, pushed along and struggling in modest 4th before 2 out, | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | ½ L | Gamesters Guy (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 131-21 / 6 | Jump (55) | Henry Brooke | O Greenall & J Guerriero Gamesters Partnership | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders until lost place before 4th, towards rear and never on terms after but plugged on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 12 L | Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-111 / 5 | Jump (28) | J J Burke | A J Honeyball Les Bleus Fonces | 16/1 | |
| off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling before 2 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 37 L | Wade Out (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 11-121 / 6 | Jump (38) | S Bowen | O Murphy Ferguson, Mason,… | 12/1 | |
| off the pace in last trio, struggling in rear after 4 out, never a factor, tailed off and eased from 2 out | ||||||||||
