Full Result 2.05 Cheltenham | 15 April 2015

Citipost Novices' Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f omsNew Good 10 hurdles

1st £10,102 2nd £3,049.20 3rd £1,570.80 4th £831.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Might Bite (IRE) 10/11F Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	114	–	98	139	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Knotted Midge (IRE) (Presenting)
Tracked leaders, not always fluent, led going well before last, driven when ran green, hung right and idled after last, joined final 120yds, ran on again to assert nearing finish (op Evens)

2 1	4. Souriyan (FR) 10/1 Micheal Nolan Jamie Snowden	Micheal Nolan Jamie Snowden	4	1011	131	90	126	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Serasana (Red Ransom)
Tracked leaders, pushed along from 5th, challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden and headed before last, rallied to hold every chance against idling winner final 120yds, no extra nearing finish (tchd 9/1)

3 22 [23]	3. Port Melon (IRE) 11/4 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	7	114 tp	132	77	115	–
br g Presenting - Omyn Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led, pushed along when pressed after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened run-in (op 3/1)

4 27 [50]	5. Primogeniture (IRE) 33/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	4	107	–	39	79	–
b g Glory Of Dancer - Jacqueline (IND) (King Charlemagne)
Raced in close 5th, ridden after 3 out, outpaced when stumbled 2 out, left held 4th soon after, weakened run-in (op 25/1)

PU	1. Boru's Brook (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy Jim Best	A P McCoy Jim Best	7	114	136	–	–	–
b g Brian Boru - Collybrook Lady (IRE) (Mandalus)
Tracked leader, pressed leader from 3 out, travelling well enough upsides when mistake and stumbled badly 2 out, soon pulled up and dismounted (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last and lost its action) (op 4/1)

5 ran Off time: 2:05:42 Winning time: 4m 56.20s (slow by 14.20s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: The Knot Again Partnership (Might Bite) 1st breeder: John O'Brien
2nd owner: The GD Partnership (Souriyan)
3rd owner: C G Roach (Port Melon)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £4.60 Ex: £8.80 CSF: £9.74 Trifecta: £23.40

2:05 Cheltenham 15 Apr 2015

Citipost Novices' Hurdle