Result 16:10 · Cheltenham

AIS Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Grade 22m 4f 110ySoft4yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 04.09s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Kripticjim (FR)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	—	15.0	16.7
2	Taurus Bay (IRE)	Ben Jones	B Pauling	shd	3.75	3.87
3	Fortune Timmy (IRE)	Freddie Gordon	Chris Gordon	2L	8.50	10.5
4	Open Secret (GB)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	3¼L	15.0	18.5
5	Heads Up (GB)	Danny Mullins	John C McConnell	27¼L	2.50	2.63
6	Adonedeal (IRE)	G Sheehan	O Murphy	55¼L	41.0	44.6
PU	The Blue Room (IRE)	S Bowen	O Murphy	—	5.00	5.59

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Adonedeal (IRE) h

6yo · 11-5 · OR 121

11 J G Sheehan T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Dec 25	Plumpton	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/6	—	1.08
14 Nov 25	Southwell	2m	Soft	C4	1/11	—	3.25

2 wins from 2 · placed 2

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Fortune Timmy (IRE)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 129

131 J Freddie Gordon T Chris Gordon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 25	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/4	—	1.83
24 Nov 25	Kempton Park	2m	Good	C4	3/6	4½L	4.50
23 Oct 25	Fontwell Park	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C4	1/8	—	9.00

2 wins from 3 · placed 3

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Heads Up (GB)

6yo · 11-5

212212 J Danny Mullins T John C McConnell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Nov 25	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	2/9	3L	2.75
25 Sep 25	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/11	—	1.61
12 Mar 25	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/17	1½L	34.0

2 wins from 7 · placed 6

2 runs here without a win

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Kripticjim (FR) t11

6yo · 11-5 · OR 130

421211 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/8	—	2.20
21 Nov 25	Ascot	2m 3f 110y	Good	C3	1/4	—	2.20
05 Nov 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	2/9	7L	5.00

3 wins from 6 · placed 5

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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Open Secret (GB) t

5yo · 11-5

776421 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Dec 25	Naas	2m 3f	Soft To Heavy	—	1/20	—	6.00
26 Oct 25	Wexford	2m 4f	Good To Yielding	—	2/12	1¾L	3.00
20 Sep 25	Navan	2m 5f	Yielding	—	4/14	9L	5.00

2 wins from 18 · placed 9

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Taurus Bay (IRE)

5yo · 11-5 · OR 132

11 J Ben Jones T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Dec 25	Aintree	2m 1f	Soft	C3	1/3	—	2.88
30 Oct 25	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/14	—	2.88

2 wins from 2 · placed 2

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The Blue Room (IRE)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 129

24112 J S Bowen T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Dec 25	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C1	2/5	5L	8.50
05 Nov 25	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/14	—	4.33
17 Apr 25	Ffos Las	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/10	—	2.88

2 wins from 5 · placed 4

1 run at around this trip without a win

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