Horse Alert

01 Jan 2026 15:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £18,210); Distance: 2m 7f 213y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Ma Shantou (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1137-10 / 7	Jump (40)	H Cobden	Miss E C Lavelle Mighty Acorn Stables	3/1
		chased clear front pair, closed up before 2 out, led before last, ridden and stayed on dourly when challenged run-in
2^nd	4	1¼ L	Ace Of Spades (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1142-14 / 7	Jump (40)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Noel Fehily Racing…	7/4
		towards rear, left in fourth 4th, closed up before 2 out, pushed along on run to last, chased leader jumping final flight, every chance run-in, kept on but always just held
3^rd	6	3 L	Love Of Neymore (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 2)	P143-51 / 8	Jump (26)	Charlie Price	R L Llewellyn Mr Richard Edward…	9/1
		pressed leader, tracked leader from 5th, not fluent 4 out, pushed along on run to last and kept on, hung left and no extra run-in
4^th	1	9½ L	Harbour Lake (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	12P2-1P / 10	Jump (40)	Thomas Bellamy	A King Hemmings Racing	20/1
		towards rear, left in fifth 4th, closed before 2 out, no impression and plugged on one pace before last
5^th	7	1½ L	Pike Road (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	2F5U14 / 7	Jump (20)	Freddie Keighley	M Keighley Mr Roger Harrison	14/1
		led but pestered, forged on 5th, pushed along after 2 out, headed before last and weakened
UR	3	-	Double Powerful (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6)	233-3UF / 7	Jump (38)	S Bowen	N P Mulholland Equi ex Incertis…	10/3
		in rear, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 4th
FE	5	-	Spike Jones (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	5/136-23 / 9	Jump (20)	Benjamin Macey	S Drinkwater Drinkwater Family…	12/1
		mid-division, fell 4th