McCoy Contractors Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:35

Date 2024-01-27

Distance 2m7f213y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £39,389

Winning Time 6m 6.50s (slow by 20.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Noble Yeats (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emmet Mullins	3/1	Won
2nd	Paisley Park (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	11/4F	0.2
3rd	Strong Leader (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Olly Murphy	11/1	1
4th	Dashel Drasher (GB) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	4/1	2
5th	Champ (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Nicky Henderson	7/1	0.1
6th	Botox Has (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary Moore	13/2	2.25
7th	Flight Deck (IRE) Chris Ward · Deborah Cole	20/1	17

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Paisley Park Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	162	t	137-22	157	165	140	35d	—	—	+11	33.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Tremendous stayer who is bidding for a fourth success in this race; commands respect
6	Noble Yeats Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emmet Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:Emmet Mullins	156	t	344-72	152	149	50	31d	—	—	+12	31.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Has to be feared on chase form, such as when fourth in last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup
3	Dashel Drasher Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	162	—	26-313	157	166	134	35d	—	—	+17	30.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up in this contest last year; very consistent and looks sure to go well again
2	Champ Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Nicky Henderson	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Nicky Henderson	162	—	/135-4	156	165	140	35d	—	—	+20	29.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Very smart on his day and could go well with Long Walk reappearance under his belt
1	Botox Has Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	162	v	174-16	152	158	128	35d	—	—	+19	27.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Came up short in this race 12 months ago and in the Long Walk at Ascot last time out
7	Strong Leader Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Olly Murphy	156	p	92-024	147	158	143	26d	—	—	+19	26.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Jury's out on whether he'll stay this new trip; headgear applied
5	Flight Deck Bay J:Chris Ward T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward T:Deborah Cole	156	b	1P7-33	144	159	122	57d	—	—	+20	24.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Good third in handicap at this venue and Grade 2 at Newbury for new yard this term

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Paisley Park	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Noble Yeats	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Dashel Drasher	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Champ	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Botox Has	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Strong Leader	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Flight Deck	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Paisley Park

33.4

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

2nd

Noble Yeats

31.2

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

3rd

Dashel Drasher

30.8

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Champ

29.2

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Botox Has

27.9

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Strong Leader

26.4

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Flight Deck

24.7

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Paisley Park	157	165	140
Dashel Drasher	157	166	134
Champ	156	165	140
Noble Yeats	152	149	50
Botox Has	152	158	128
Strong Leader	147	158	143
Flight Deck	144	159	122

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Strong Leader	26d ago	Fit
Noble Yeats	31d ago	Fit
Paisley Park	35d ago	Fit
Dashel Drasher	35d ago	Fit
Champ	35d ago	Fit
Botox Has	35d ago	Fit
Flight Deck	57d ago	Fresh