Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:50

Date 2024-03-15

Distance 2m7f213y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £75,965

Winning Time 6m 24.40s (slow by 38.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Stellar Story (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	33/1	Won
2nd	The Jukebox Man (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	18/1	0.2
3rd	Dancing City (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	8/1	7
4th	Spread Boss Ted (GB) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	40/1	.75
5th	Lecky Watson (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	16/1	0.1
6th	Gidleigh Park (GB) Jonathan Burke · Harry Fry	9/2	8
7th	Search For Glory (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	22/1	1.75
8th	Johnnywho (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	16/1	7.5
9th	Dripsey Moon (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	200/1	5
10th	Captain Teague (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/1	24
11th	Chigorin (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	High Class Hero (GB) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	10/1
P.U.	Readin Tommy Wrong (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	2/1F

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Readin Tommy Wrong Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	—	2/1111	149	159	128	63d	—	—	+8	37.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Grade 1 winner over 2m4f latest and there are 3m winners in the family; hard to knock
6	Gidleigh Park Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	161	—	1-111	138	143	130	48d	—	—	+21	32.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Unbeaten in four, latterly a Grade 2 here over 2m4f when they went no pace; exciting
2	Captain Teague Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	13-121	142	150	139	76d	—	—	+16	25.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Third in the Champion Bumper and already a Grade 1-winning hurdler; major chance
4	Dancing City Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	12-511	151	158	119	41d	—	—	+19	27.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Brings strong form claims after winning the 2m6f Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival
7	High Class Hero Chestnut J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	/11111	145	154	128	54d	—	—	+44	50.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lacks the wow factor but he keeps on winning; contesting his first Graded race
9	Lecky Watson Chestnut J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	161	h	45-123	144	148	120	63d	—	—	+20	24.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Promises to be suited to a 3m slugfest should his jumping stand the test; first-time hood
8	Johnnywho Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	161	t	/1-144	136	143	123	48d	—	—	+25	29.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has come up shy in two Graded 2m4f races but he's crying out for this stamina test
3	Chigorin Brown J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	3-31	126	132	112	90d	—	—	+17	22.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Lightly raced and won his maiden over 2m7f, so won't fail for a lack of stamina
11	Search For Glory Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	tb	-13141	143	148	98	29d	—	—	+38	42.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Pulled up in this last year when 33-1; three wins this campaign but again looks opposable
15	The Jukebox Man Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	161	—	21-113	136	143	113	76d	—	—	+19	22.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Placed in the Grade 1 Challow and he's a highly likely improver now sent up to 3m
14	Stellar Story Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	p	1-1324	141	146	109	41d	—	—	+28	30.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Limitations exposed last time but 3m around Cheltenham might be up his street
13	Spread Boss Ted Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	161	—	12-611	-	137	115	51d	—	—	-1	0.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Takes a rise in class; first run over 3m and his pedigree doesn't exactly scream stamina
5	Dripsey Moon Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	161	—	-12565	128	131	111	13d	—	—	+23	23.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Looking exposed now and would be getting lumps of weight off some of these in a handicap
NR	Butcher Hollow Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Cooper	J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Cooper	161	t	1-1223	129	124	112	47d	—	—	—	26.8	—	—
Placed in all his maidens from 2m to 2m4f; now goes 3m and there's stamina in the pedigree
NR	Shanagh Bob Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	1-11	134	140	-	90d	—	—	—	28	—	—
C&D Grade 2 winner on just second hurdle start; off three months; non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Readin Tommy Wrong	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Gidleigh Park	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Captain Teague	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Dancing City	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
High Class Hero	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Lecky Watson	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Johnnywho	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Chigorin	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Search For Glory	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The Jukebox Man	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Stellar Story	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Spread Boss Ted	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Dripsey Moon	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

High Class Hero

50.7

OR: 23.8 Form: 25 Odds: 1.9

10/1

2nd

Search For Glory

42.4

OR: 23.3 Form: 17.9 Odds: 1.2

16/1

3rd

Readin Tommy Wrong

37.1

OR: 24.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.9

7/4

Gidleigh Park

32.3

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Stellar Story

30.3

OR: 22.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Johnnywho

29.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Shanagh Bob

OR: 21 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Dancing City

27.6

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Butcher Hollow

26.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Captain Teague

25.7

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Lecky Watson

24.9

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Dripsey Moon

23.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.1

150/1

Chigorin

22.7

OR: 19 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

12/1

The Jukebox Man

22.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Spread Boss Ted

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dancing City	151	158	119
Readin Tommy Wrong	149	159	128
High Class Hero	145	154	128
Lecky Watson	144	148	120
Search For Glory	143	148	98
Captain Teague	142	150	139
Stellar Story	141	146	109
Gidleigh Park	138	143	130
Johnnywho	136	143	123
The Jukebox Man	136	143	113
Shanagh Bob	134	140	—
Butcher Hollow	129	124	112
Dripsey Moon	128	131	111
Chigorin	126	132	112
Spread Boss Ted	—	137	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dripsey Moon	13d ago	Quick return
Search For Glory	29d ago	Fit
Dancing City	41d ago	Fit
Stellar Story	41d ago	Fit
Butcher Hollow	47d ago	Fresh
Gidleigh Park	48d ago	Fresh
Johnnywho	48d ago	Fresh
Spread Boss Ted	51d ago	Fresh
High Class Hero	54d ago	Fresh
Readin Tommy Wrong	63d ago	Fresh
Lecky Watson	63d ago	Fresh
Captain Teague	76d ago	Fresh
The Jukebox Man	76d ago	Fresh
Chigorin	90d ago	Fresh
Shanagh Bob	90d ago	Fresh