Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:30

Date 2024-11-15

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £31,323

Winning Time 5m 8.62s (slow by 8.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Potters Charm (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/4	Won
2nd	Valgrand (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	5/6F	11
3rd	Gale Mahler (IRE) Henry Brooke · Adrian Paul Keatley	11/2	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Grandad's Cap (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · L J Morgan	150/1
Fell	Rockstown Girl (IRE) James O'Sullivan · Anthony McCann	40/1

Runners (6)

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
1	Valgrand Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	24-111	140	147	122	21d	—	—	-8	37.5	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Made it 3-3 over hurdles with a fautless wide-margin success here three weeks ago
2	Potters Charm Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	159	—	21-11	139	147	127	21d	—	—	0	32.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
3-3 under rules after winning over 2m4f here last month; very highly regarded
5	Gale Mahler Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Henry Brooke T:Adrian Paul Keatley	154	p	111112	133	145	135	21d	—	—	+33	46.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Improving mare but was hammered by Valgrand here last time; returns to further
6	Rockstown Girl Chestnut J:James O'Sullivan T:Anthony McCann	J:James O'Sullivan T:Anthony McCann	149	t	6-1431	122	135	127	35d	—	—	+16	18.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
First-time tongue-tie and over 2m3f when producing a career best at Chepstow
3	Grandad's Cap Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:L J Morgan	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:L J Morgan	155	—	F-5	-	99	69	13d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Shaped okay in a 2m novice at Wetherby but this still looks a big ask on the back of that
NR	Wildfell Chestnut J:TBC T:D J Jeffreys	J: T:D J Jeffreys	155	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Four Flat wins but has regressed this year and he's flying high on hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Valgrand	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11
Potters Charm	7/4	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4
Gale Mahler	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Rockstown Girl	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Grandad's Cap	200/1	125/1	150/1	100/1	150/1
Wildfell	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Gale Mahler

46.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 22 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Valgrand

37.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15

10/11

3rd

Potters Charm

32.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Rockstown Girl

18.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Grandad's Cap

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Wildfell

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Valgrand	140	147	122
Potters Charm	139	147	127
Gale Mahler	133	145	135
Rockstown Girl	122	135	127
Grandad's Cap	—	99	69
Wildfell	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grandad's Cap	13d ago	Quick return
Valgrand	21d ago	Fit
Potters Charm	21d ago	Fit
Gale Mahler	21d ago	Fit
Rockstown Girl	35d ago	Fit
Wildfell	—	—