Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

15:00

Date 2025-10-24

Distance 2m87y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £47,552

Winning Time 3m 56.02s (slow by 6.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fortune De Mer (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	14/1	Won
2nd	Doctor Blue (FR) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	11/1	0.1
3rd	Jaminska (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	18/1	.75
4th	The Last Cloud (IRE) Brian Hughes · Patrick Neville	6/1	.75
5th	Jack Hyde (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	5/1	1.25
6th	Sir Galahad (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/2	1.25
7th	Un Sens A La Vie (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5/2F	3.75
8th	Mr McLoughlan (GB) James Bowen · Jack Jones	28/1	1
9th	Run For Mahler (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	6/1	1.5
10th	Jackson Lamb (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	33/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gower Spirit (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	200/1
Fell	Paul's Dream (IRE) Danny Mullins · Anthony Mullins	20/1

Runners (12)

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
7	Un Sens A La Vie Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	156	—	3/11-1	-	138	116	10d	—	—	-9	20.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Bumper/maiden hurdle wins at Market Rasen, both easily; seems held in high regard
8	Sir Galahad Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	155	p	-11142	127	141	131	27d	—	—	+23	38.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
He's 4-6 over hurdles and the defeats have come in Class 2 handicaps at Market Rasen
3	Jack Hyde Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	156	—	114-15	123	135	105	14d	—	—	+9	21.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Talented gelding who pulled too hard in the recent Persian War; raw ability respected
12	Run For Mahler Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	149	t	522121	-	137	88	8d	—	—	+12	24.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Faces her toughest test to date but brings momentum after good efforts in Ireland
6	The Last Cloud Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	J:Brian Hughes T:Patrick Neville	156	—	32-111	123	136	106	46d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Three wins on good ground at Perth; in deeper here and softer ground could hinder
1	Doctor Blue Bay J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	156	—	153-	-	-	-	222d	—	—	+3	10.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Others in here have superior bumper form but he's a likely improver over hurdles
2	Fortune De Mer Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	h	2140-3	-	131	88	19d	—	—	-1	4.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Often travels well but doesn't always find for pressure, as on recent hurdling debut
11	Paul's Dream Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Anthony Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Anthony Mullins	149	—	441221	114	132	119	13d	—	—	+32	36	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Improving Irish mare who won a handicap last time; this demands another career best
4	Jackson Lamb Chestnut J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	156	—	8-4311	124	136	73	37d	—	—	+16	19.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Improving but he's up in grade and down in trip; seems to need good ground
5	Mr McLoughlan Bay J:James Bowen T:Jack Jones	J:James Bowen T:Jack Jones	156	—	02-311	118	127	97	18d	—	—	+15	17.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ready winner of two minor races; whether he's up to this level is questionable
10	Jaminska Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	149	—	P71-21	112	131	91	25d	—	—	+13	16.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Quite exposed now after 14 races over hurdles and would be a surprise winner
9	Gower Spirit Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	149	—	93-	-	-	-	212d	—	—	+3	3.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Insufficient promise in two bumpers for Henrietta Knight to expect much at this level

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Un Sens A La Vie	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4	7/4
Sir Galahad	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jack Hyde	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Run For Mahler	13/2	13/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
The Last Cloud	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	15/2
Doctor Blue	11/1	12/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Fortune De Mer	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	16/1
Paul's Dream	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Jackson Lamb	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Mr McLoughlan	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Jaminska	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	28/1
Gower Spirit	300/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sir Galahad

38.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 15 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Paul's Dream

OR: 16 Form: 19 Odds: 1

28/1

3rd

Run For Mahler

24.6

OR: 0 Form: 21 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Jack Hyde

21.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

The Last Cloud

20.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Un Sens A La Vie

20.4

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Jackson Lamb

19.4

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Mr McLoughlan

17.8

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Jaminska

16.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Doctor Blue

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Fortune De Mer

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Gower Spirit

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Galahad	127	141	131
Jackson Lamb	124	136	73
Jack Hyde	123	135	105
The Last Cloud	123	136	106
Mr McLoughlan	118	127	97
Paul's Dream	114	132	119
Jaminska	112	131	91
Un Sens A La Vie	—	138	116
Run For Mahler	—	137	88
Doctor Blue	—	—	—
Fortune De Mer	—	131	88
Gower Spirit	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Run For Mahler	8d ago	Quick return
Un Sens A La Vie	10d ago	Quick return
Paul's Dream	13d ago	Quick return
Jack Hyde	14d ago	Fit
Mr McLoughlan	18d ago	Fit
Fortune De Mer	19d ago	Fit
Jaminska	25d ago	Fit
Sir Galahad	27d ago	Fit
Jackson Lamb	37d ago	Fit
The Last Cloud	46d ago	Fresh
Gower Spirit	212d ago	Long break
Doctor Blue	222d ago	Long break