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

Cheltenham

15:00

Date 2026-01-24

Distance 2m179y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £71,188

Winning Time 4m 24.88s (slow by 27.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The New Lion (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/4	Won
2nd	Nemean Lion (GER) Conor O'Farrell · Kerry Lee	18/1	1.5
3rd	Brentford Hope (GB) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	50/1	0.05

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sir Gino (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	2/5F

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Sir Gino Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	1/11-1	163	167	154	29d	—	—	+2	63.3	—	2/5 71%
Christmas performance confirms that he's a hugely exciting jumps horse; remains unbeaten
3	The New Lion Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	1111-F	159	166	152	56d	—	—	+10	34.9	—	5/2 29%
Late faller in the Fighting Fifth; unbeaten previously and still a very promising hurdler
1	Nemean Lion Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	164	t	11P-34	151	159	138	8d	—	—	+23	26.2	—	28/1 3%
Triple Grade 2 scorer but faces a stiff task against two exciting types in this field
4	Brentford Hope Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	158	tp	844631	138	150	126	7d	—	—	+33	34.7	—	66/1 1%
Runner-up in this race last year but has the worst chance at the weights this time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sir Gino	2/5	2/5	2/5
The New Lion	5/2	9/4	9/4
Nemean Lion	28/1	25/1	25/1
Brentford Hope	66/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sir Gino

63.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 15 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

The New Lion

34.9

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.6

5/2

3rd

Brentford Hope

34.7

OR: 22 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Nemean Lion

26.2

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Gino	163	167	154
The New Lion	159	166	152
Nemean Lion	151	159	138
Brentford Hope	138	150	126

Last Run