Unibet Hurdle (Registered As The International Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:00

Date 2024-01-27

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £71,188

Winning Time 4m 14.87s (slow by 17.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lossiemouth (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	4/7F	Won
2nd	Love Envoi (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Harry Fry	4/1	9.5
3rd	First Street (GB) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	12/1	1
4th	Rubaud (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	8/1	0.3
5th	Guard Your Dreams (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	18/1	1.5

Runners (5)

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	Lossiemouth Grey J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	154	—	11211-	147	162	131	273d	—	—	+12	68.8	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Top juvenile hurdler last season, notably winning the Triumph over C&D; respected
5	Love Envoi Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	155	t	1126-2	151	166	130	49d	—	—	+18	35.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Performed very well at last two Cheltenham Festivals; leading player on these terms
1	Rubaud Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	11-112	149	153	111	32d	—	—	+16	28.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
No match for Constitution Hill at Christmas but remains of interest; largely progressive
2	First Street Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	162	—	08-323	141	157	111	32d	—	—	+19	24.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Below best at Kempton this term, finishing behind Rubaud on two occasions
3	Guard Your Dreams Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	158	—	1323U/	140	157	-	660d	—	—	+25	29.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won this race in 2021 but badly lacks recent match practice (off since April 2022)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lossiemouth	8/15	8/15	4/7	4/7	1/2
Love Envoi	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1
Rubaud	13/2	13/2	5/1	13/2	11/2
First Street	16/1	12/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Guard Your Dreams	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lossiemouth

68.8

OR: 24.3 Form: 24.5 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

Love Envoi

35.3

OR: 25.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Guard Your Dreams

29.7

OR: 22.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Rubaud

28.4

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

First Street

24.4

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Love Envoi	151	166	130
Rubaud	149	153	111
Lossiemouth	147	162	131
First Street	141	157	111
Guard Your Dreams	140	157	—

Last Run