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2:45 Fakenham 19 Jan 2025

Sky Bet Cheltenham Non-Runner No Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Qualifier)

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m4f1yds) 2m4f Good 11 hurdles
1st £13,202.50 2nd £6,075 3rd £3,037.50 4th £1,520 5th £757.50

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 1010 108 92 115
b m Court Cave (IRE) - Kylebeg Dancer (IRE) (General Monash)
Towards rear but in touch with leaders, steady headway after 4 out, disputing third 2 out, ridden when led approaching last, good jump last, kept on well (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that mare had benefitted from a return to a sounder racing surface on going officially described as good, good to soft in places) (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
2  3
6 114 114 95 117
gr m The Grey Gatsby (IRE) - Valley Girl (FR) (Motivator)
In touch with leaders, lost ground before 3rd, reminder after 5th, hit 6th, in rear with one circuit to go, steady headway before 3 out, stayed on home straight, went second inside final 110yds (op 13/2)
3  ¾ [3¾]
7 115 t 112 92 115
b m Shantou (USA) - Islandbane (IRE) (Orpen)
Soon pressed leader, led narrowly on turn before last, headed approaching last, no extra and lost second inside final 110yds (op 9/1)
4  5 [8¾]
6 1111 118 93 117
gr m Make Believe - Gala (Galileo)
In touch with leaders, mistake 4 out, headway before 3 out, led but pestered after 3 out, headed on turn before last, weakened gradually approaching last (op 4/1)
5  6 [14¾]
7 108 ht 101 70 96
b m The Gurkha (IRE) - Wild Storm (Dubawi)
In rear, not fluent 3rd, some headway before 4 out, lost ground after 2 out, no telling impression (tchd 12/1)
6  4 [18¾]
6 111 t 108 73 97
ch m Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Mile From The Moon (IRE) (Beat Hollow)
Towards rear but in touch with leaders, some headway before 4 out, outpaced and lost ground after 3 out, no telling impression (op 16/1)
7  [20]
6 112 p1 109 73 99
b m Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Lohort Castle (IRE) (Presenting)
In touch with leaders, headway after 6th, disputing third 2 out, weakened on turn before last (op 11/1)
8  15 [35]
6 116 113 62 91
b m Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Tudor Glyn (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
In touch with leaders, lost ground before 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined mare post-race and had nothing to report) (op 9/4)
9  18 [53]
7 120 121 51 84
ch m Shantou (USA) - Fortunes Harvest (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)
Led but pestered, mistake 7th, not fluent then pecked on landing 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at 3rd last flight of hurdles and never travelled thereafter) (op 15/2)
PU   
7 110 t 110
b m Kayf Tara - Ellnando Queen (Hernando)
Towards rear but in touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, dropped to last before 4 out, lost ground and pulled up before 3 out (op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
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