Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 14 March 2025

William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £61,897 2nd £23,320 3rd £11,671 4th £5,830 5th £2,926 6th £1,463 7th £726 8th £374

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Kargese (FR) 3/1F Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	5	113 h	141	114	146	–
b m Jeu St Eloi (FR) - Rive Gauche (FR) (Shaanmer)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway after 3 out, led and going best but hung left before last, ridden run-in, kept on well (tchd 11/4)

2 1½	8. Ndaawi 25/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	5	112	140	111	142	–
b g Cracksman - Mount Elbrus (Barathea)
Prominent, briefly led home turn, pressed winner after last, kept on (tchd 28/1)

3 1½ [3]	2. Absurde (FR) 5/1 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	7	118	146	115	148	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Incroyable (USA) (Singspiel)
Midfield, headway after 2 out, went third approaching last, kept on

4 ¾ [3¾]	4. Ethical Diamond (IRE) 16/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	5	115 h	143	111	143	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Pearl Diamond (GER) (Areion)
Held up in rear, headway after 2 out, kept on run-in, went fourth towards finish (op 14/1)

5 nse [3¾]	15. Spirit d'Aunou (FR) 25/1 Freddie Mitchell ⁵ Gary & Josh Moore	Freddie Mitchell ⁵ Gary & Josh Moore	6	912 p	127	95	127	–
b g Triple Threat (FR) - Miss Wind (FR) (Sri Pekan)
Pressed leader, led narrowly 3 out, headed home turn, kept on run-in (op 50/1)

6 ½ [4¼]	11. Our Champ (IRE) 14/1 Freddie Gordon ³ Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon ³ Chris Gordon	7	108 t	135	103	135	–
b g Champs Elysees - Affascinare (IRE) (Milan)
Led, pressed leader when headed 3 out, kept on run-in (op 22/1)

7 ¾ [5]	9. Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) 20/1 Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol Ewan Whillans	6	1013 5	137	104	136	–
b g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Cracking Gale (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Prominent, outpaced after 2 out, kept on run-in (op 33/1)

8 shd [5¼]	5. Pinot Gris (IRE) 14/1 Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	5	115 tb	143	110	142	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Zamira (IRE) (New Approach)
Towards rear, headway after 2 out, went fourth approaching last, weakened final 110yds (op 18/1)

9 1¼ [6½]	1. Daddy Long Legs (FR) 14/1 Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	6	120	152	117	150	–
ch g Almanzor (FR) - Private Eye (FR) (American Post)
Midfield, towards rear 4th, outpaced after 2 out, no chance but kept on run-in

10 ½ [7]	14. Irish Panther 12/1 Cian Cullinan ⁷ Eddie & Patrick Harty	Cian Cullinan ⁷ Eddie & Patrick Harty	8	911 ht¹	128	93	125	–
b g Lucarno (USA) - Tyrana (GER) (Acatenango)
Held up in rear, some headway into midfield but raced wide after 2 out, no impression from last (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

11 ¾ [7¾]	16. Norman Fletcher 40/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	103	127	91	126	–
ch g No Risk At All (FR) - Hiho Silver Lining (Silver Patriarch)
Prominent early, midfield when hit 3rd, dropped to rear when outpaced after 3 out, no chance but kept on run-in (op 80/1)

12 ¾ [8½]	3. Fils d'Oudairies (FR) 80/1 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	10	117	145	108	140	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Pythie D'Oudairies (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Midfield, outpaced after 2 out, weakened run-in (op 100/1)

13 hd [8½]	6. Hansard (IRE) 16/1 Niall Houlihan Gary & Josh Moore	Niall Houlihan Gary & Josh Moore	7	114 p¹	142	105	138	–
b g The Gurkha (IRE) - Quiet Down (USA) (Quiet American)
In touch with leaders, weakened run-in (op 14/1)

14 1¼ [9¾]	13. Lark In The Mornin (GER) 11/2 J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	108	132	93	126	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Loyalty (GER) (Lando)
Held up in rear, headway into midfield after 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened run-in (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9/2)

15 shd [10]	12. Valgrand (FR) 8/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	1010	134	95	128	–
b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Valaway (FR) (Gold Away)
Held up in rear, outpaced after 2 out, weakened run-in (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9/1)

16 13 [23]	10. McLaurey (IRE) 17/2 Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins	Mark Walsh Emmet Mullins	6	1012	136	82	121	–
b g Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Soeur Dee (IRE) (Definite Article)
In touch with leaders, weakened before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

16 ran Off time: 2:00:30 Winning time: 4m 5.57s (slow by 8.57s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Kenneth Alexander (Kargese) 1st breeder: Thierry Cypres
2nd owner: Easyfix (Ndaawi)
3rd owner: H O S Syndicate (Absurde)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.60 £5.10 £2.20 Ex: £94.10 CSF: £92.43 Tricast: £398.02 Trifecta: £750.30

2:00 Cheltenham 14 Mar 2025

William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)