Alastair Down Press Room Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

16:10

Date 2024-10-25

Distance 2m3f200y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,506

Winning Time 4m 46.55s (slow by 3.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Potters Charm (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	6/5F	Won
2nd	Minella Sixo (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	2/1	2.25
3rd	First Confession (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	8/1	12
4th	Cloonainra (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	18/1	21
5th	Kingston James (IRE) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	7/1	22
6th	Ailt An Chorrain (IRE) Henry Brooke · Patrick Neville	28/1	9.5
7th	Better Off Alone (IRE) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	50/1	60
8th	Beaufort Breeze (IRE) Kielan Woods · D J Jeffreys	125/1	9

Runners (8)

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
4	Potters Charm Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	159	—	21-1	-	132	115	28d	—	—	-23	27.1	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Comfortably justified favouritism in a bumper and maiden hurdle (2m4f); nice prospect
3	Minella Sixo Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	11	-	131	110	18d	—	—	+3	22.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Kept jumping to his right at Fairyhouse but still won comfortably by 8l
2	Kingston James Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell	159	—	/11-41	-	111	42	21d	—	—	-12	4.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won an average novice at Hexham 21 days ago but he's a horse with potential
7	First Confession Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	154	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+5	12.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Fetched £140,000 at the sales soon after winning a heavy-ground point over 3m in Ireland
8	Cloonainra Brown J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	152	—	F1-13	-	130	90	35d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
In against the boys once more here and probably needs to progress again
1	Ailt An Chorrain Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Patrick Neville	J:Henry Brooke T:Patrick Neville	159	—	/2P2-1	-	98	83	69d	—	—	+8	10.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
This is a way better race than the maiden hurdle he won at Perth in August
6	Better Off Alone Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	154	—	6/2-4	-	91	79	28d	—	—	+2	3.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well behind Potters Charm last time and asking a lot to turn around that 40l deficit
5	Beaufort Breeze Bay J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	154	—	PF-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+9	10.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Lucky to win his third point and was bought for £9,000 afterwards

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Potters Charm	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11	Evens
Minella Sixo	3/1	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Kingston James	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
First Confession	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Cloonainra	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Ailt An Chorrain	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Better Off Alone	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Beaufort Breeze	200/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Potters Charm

27.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.1

Evens

2nd

Minella Sixo

22.7

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

First Confession

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ailt An Chorrain

10.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Beaufort Breeze

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Kingston James

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

Better Off Alone

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Cloonainra

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Potters Charm	—	132	115
Minella Sixo	—	131	110
Kingston James	—	111	42
First Confession	—	—	—
Cloonainra	—	130	90
Ailt An Chorrain	—	98	83
Better Off Alone	—	91	79
Beaufort Breeze	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Minella Sixo	18d ago	Fit
Kingston James	21d ago	Fit
Potters Charm	28d ago	Fit
Better Off Alone	28d ago	Fit
Cloonainra	35d ago	Fit
Ailt An Chorrain	69d ago	Fresh
First Confession	—	—
Beaufort Breeze	—	—