Full Result 4.35 Wetherby | 29 February 2024

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m3f154yds) 2m3½f Soft 10 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £9,241.75 2nd £4,252.50 3rd £2,126.25 4th £1,064 5th £530.25

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Uncle Bert 7/2J James Turner ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	James Turner ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110	123	112	128	–
b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Azza (FR) (Great Pretender)
In touch with leaders, steady headway 3rd, not fluent 6th, went second 3 out (usual 4 out), led last (usual 2 out), ridden and clear final 110yds, comfortably (op 3/1)

2 4¼	2. The Four Sixes (IRE) 9/2 Lewis Stones ³ Olly Murphy	Lewis Stones ³ Olly Murphy	6	1112	131	116	131	–
b g Westerner - Lemon Cello (IRE) (Accordion)
Raced wide, raced in second, led 2nd, wandered around and headed last (usual 2 out), no match for winner (op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

3 ¾ [5]	7. North Parade (IRE) 13/2 William Maggs ⁷ Sue Smith	William Maggs ⁷ Sue Smith	9	102	111	95	113	–
br g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Retain That Magic (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear on inner, headway and went third last (usual 2 out), nearest finish (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

4 9 [14]	9. Paddy O'Mahler (IRE) 14/1 Ross Chapman Sue Smith	Ross Chapman Sue Smith	6	102 2	104	78	95	–
b g Mahler - Miss Massini (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, headway 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened run-in (op 12/1)

5 3¼ [17¼]	1. Windtothelightning (IRE) 9/2 Henry Brooke Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Henry Brooke Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	6	122	132	103	118	–
b m Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Derrylea Girl (IRE) (Presenting)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway before 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened last (usual 2 out) (op 5/1)

6 4¾ [22]	5. Hajey 12/1 Tom Midgley ³ Tracy Waggott	Tom Midgley ³ Tracy Waggott	7	113	122	88	104	–
ch g Raven's Pass (USA) - Almashooqa (USA) (Dubawi)
Raced wide, led, headed and raced in second 2nd, lost position 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out) (tchd 11/1)

7 ½ [22½]	6. Ubetya (IRE) 33/1 Craig Nichol Jedd O'Keeffe	Craig Nichol Jedd O'Keeffe	9	112	118	83	100	–
b g Le Fou (IRE) - Valentina Gaye (IRE) (Snurge)
Always behind (op 50/1)

8 15 [37½]	8. El Jefe (IRE) 22/1 Brian Hughes Andrew Hamilton	Brian Hughes Andrew Hamilton	7	102 1 ht	104	52	71	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Ros Mountain (IRE) (Montjeu)
In rear, hit 3 out (usual 4 out), never on terms (op 14/1)

9 42 [79½]	4. War Soldier (IRE) 7/2J Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	7	116	122	22	46	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - After Dark (IRE) (King's Theatre)
In touch with leaders, mistake 1st, steady headway 3rd, weakened quickly on turn before 2 out (usual 3 out), tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)

9 ran Off time: 4:39:34 Winning time: 5m 14.73s (slow by 35.73s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: James & Jean Potter Ltd (Uncle Bert) 1st breeder: James & Jean Potter
2nd owner: Mcneill Family & Stone Family (The Four Sixes)
3rd owner: Mrs S Smith (North Parade)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.60 £1.80 £2 Ex: £19 CSF: £20.11 Tricast: £97.63 Trifecta: £90.80

The last hurdle on the final circuit was omitted

4:35 Wetherby 29 Feb 2024

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle