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Cheltenham

3:15

Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-04-19
Distance 2m4f56y
Class Class 2
Going Good
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £10,892
Runners 12

Runners

# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr Odds
3
Aidan Coleman · Olly Murphy 160 — 1-1110
134
143
127
 36d — — +12
34.7
11/4
27%
Triple 2m winner; travelled well for a long way in last month's Supreme; up in trip today
NR
Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson 160 — 2/11
-
136
125
 26d — — -15
11.5
10/3
23%
Impressed when winning easily at Newbury last month and must be considered here
5
Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton 160 t 5-1631
132
138
104
 54d — — +7
26.2
4/1
20%
Dual novice winner (2m/2m3f) who was placed in Class 2 handicap here in between
6
Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo Oneill 160 — 1-121
130
141
128
 40d — — +11
33.9
3/1
25%
Ready winner on last month's handicap debut and likely to be suited by today's longer trip
9
Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott 160 — 113112
139
146
121
 178d — — +33
45.8
11/2
15%
3-5 over hurdles; not seen since Listed second in October but has a leading form chance
1
Nick Scholfield · Syd Hosie 164 — 3-121P
137
143
121
 33d — — +17
26.4
10
10%
Unexposed 5yo who won a C&D Grade 2 in January; ought to be on the premises
NR
Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey 160 — 2-2121
132
142
128
 32d — — +17
26.6
17/2
11%
Impressed when comfortably making all at Kempton last month; commands respect
10
Beau Morgan · Ben Pauling 160 — 212161
129
139
116
 47d — — +34
40
14
7%
Former pointer/hunter chaser; useful hurdle form this season but the oldest runner here
NR
Jamie Moore · Gary Moore 160 — 23121
129
138
105
 28d — — +36
41.5
16
6%
2-4 over hurdles after last month's Warwick win but others have stronger form here
11
Paddy Brennan · Fergal Obrien 156 — 3/22-
-
-
-
 546d — — 0
3
33
3%
Placed in two points and a bumper in 2021 but this hurdle debut comes after a long absence
2
Jack Quinlan · B F Brookhouse 160 — 15-1
-
121
97
 51d — — +8
10.7
40
3%
Won Ayr maiden on hurdle debut; can improve but others have already achieved much more
12
Daryl Jacob · Hughie Morrison 156 — 71-2
-
117
58
 48d — — +4
5.4
150
1%
No match for winner when second on hurdle debut; needs to take a big step forward here
Horse bet365 William Hill Unibet Boyle Sports Ladbrokes
Chasing Fire
 5/2 5/2 11/4 11/4 5/2
The Carpenter
 9/4 2 10/3 11/4 SP
Pikar
 7/2 4/1 7/2 7/2 7/2
Red Dirt Road
 11/4 11/4 3 3/1 11/4
The Friday Man
 11/2 5/1 11/2 11/2 11/2
Rock My Way
 10 8/1 17/2 9 9
Theatre Man
 SP 17/2 9 9 9
Twig
 12 12/1 12 12/1 14
Hermino Aa
 16 16 16 16 16
Chancycourt
 33 28/1 28 28 33
Blue Hop
 40 33/1 33 33 33
Final Encore
 150 80 80 80 66

Predictor

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

1st The Friday Man
45.8
OR: 22.3 Form: 19.9 Odds: 3.6
11/2
2nd Hermino Aa
41.5
OR: 19.8 Form: 20.4 Odds: 1.4
16
3rd Twig
40
OR: 19.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.7
14
4 Chasing Fire
34.7
OR: 21 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7
11/4
5 Red Dirt Road
33.9
OR: 20 Form: 7 Odds: 6.9
3/1
6 Theatre Man
26.6
OR: 20.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.6
17/2
7 Rock My Way
26.4
OR: 21.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5
10
8 Pikar
26.2
OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7
4/1
9 The Carpenter
11.5
OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8
10/3
10 Blue Hop
10.7
OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7
40
11 Final Encore
5.4
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.4
150
12 Chancycourt
3
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.9
33

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
The Friday Man Top Rated
139
146
121
Rock My Way
137
143
121
Chasing Fire
134
143
127
Pikar
132
138
104
Theatre Man
132
142
128
Red Dirt Road
130
141
128
Twig
129
139
116
Hermino Aa
129
138
105
The Carpenter —
136
125
Chancycourt — — —
Blue Hop —
121
97
Final Encore —
117
58

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Chasing Fire 36d ago Fit
The Carpenter 26d ago Fit
Pikar 54d ago Fresh
Red Dirt Road 40d ago Fit
The Friday Man 178d ago Long break
Rock My Way 33d ago Fit
Theatre Man 32d ago Fit
Twig 47d ago Fresh
Hermino Aa 28d ago Fit
Chancycourt 546d ago Long break
Blue Hop 51d ago Fresh
Final Encore 48d ago Fresh

Going: Good

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