Full Result 3.35 Cheltenham | 27 January 2024

McCoy Contractors Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £39,389 2nd £14,840 3rd £7,427 4th £3,710 5th £1,862 6th £931 7th £462

McCoy Contractors Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race), 3m - Good To Soft, Class 1 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Noble Yeats (IRE) 3/1 Harry Cobden Emmet Mullins	Harry Cobden Emmet Mullins	9	112 t	152	132	149	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - That's Moyne (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Raced wide, prominent, pressed leaders 5 out, outpaced and lost position home turn, ridden and rallied last, led run-in, kept on well, just held on (tchd 5/2)

2 hd	4. Paisley Park (IRE) 11/4F Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	Tom Bellamy Emma Lavelle	12	118 t	157	138	155	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Presenting Shares (IRE) (Presenting)
In touch with leaders, outpaced 2 out, soon lost position, switched right and rallied approaching last, went second final 110yds, kept on well, just failed (tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1)

3 1 [1¼]	7. Strong Leader 11/1 Gavin Sheehan Olly Murphy	Gavin Sheehan Olly Murphy	7	112 p¹	147	131	150	–
b g Passing Glance - Strong Westerner (IRE) (Westerner)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, bad mistake 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, rallied approaching last, went third inside final 110yds, kept on (op 17/2)

4 2 [3¼]	3. Dashel Drasher 4/1 Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott	Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott	11	118	157	135	154	–
b g Passing Glance - So Long (Nomadic Way)
Led narrowly, not fluent and headed 6th, soon pressed leader, pushed along briefly 4th, disputing lead just after 3 out, led clearly before last, no extra and lost three places run-in (op 5/1)

5 shd [3¼]	2. Champ (IRE) 7/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Nicky Henderson	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Nicky Henderson	12	118	156	135	152	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - China Sky (IRE) (Definite Article)
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, not fluent and lost third last, weakened run-in (tchd 8/1)

6 2¼ [5½]	1. Botox Has (FR) 13/2 Caoilin Quinn Gary Moore	Caoilin Quinn Gary Moore	8	118 v¹	152	134	151	–
b g Dream Well (FR) - Bournie (FR) (Kahyasi)
Pressed leader, led 6th, bad mistake 3 out, soon disputing lead, lost ground approaching last, weakened run-in (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

7 17 [22½]	5. Flight Deck (IRE) 20/1 Chris Ward Deborah Cole	Chris Ward Deborah Cole	10	112 b	144	113	131	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Rate Of Knots (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, pressed leaders 7th, lost position after 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out (op 16/1)