Result 15:00 · Cheltenham

Oddschecker Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Grade 22m 110yGood To Soft4yo+ · 12 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 56.02s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Fortune De Mer (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	—	15.0	19.5
2	Doctor Blue (FR)	Dylan Johnston	Sam Thomas	shd	12.0	14.5
3	Jaminska (FR)	C Gethings	Mrs J Williams	¾L	19.0	26.9
4	The Last Cloud (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Patrick Neville	1½L	7.00	7.89
5	Jack Hyde (IRE)	J J Burke	F O'Brien	2¾L	6.00	6.40
6	Sir Galahad (IRE)	S Bowen	O Murphy	4L	6.50	8.20
7	Un Sens A La Vie (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies	7¾L	3.50	4.40
8	Mr McLoughlan (GB)	James Bowen	Jack Jones	8¾L	29.0	46.6
9	Run For Mahler (IRE)	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	10¼L	7.00	9.00
10	Jackson Lamb (IRE)	Alex Harvey	John C McConnell	33¼L	34.0	86.5
F	Pauls Dream (IRE)	Danny Mullins	Anthony Mullins	—	21.0	28.0
PU	Gower Spirit (GB)	Stan Sheppard	M Sheppard	—	201.0	1000.0

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Doctor Blue (FR)

5yo · 11-2

153 J Dylan Johnston T Sam Thomas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Mar 25	Chepstow	2m	Good	C5	3/8	2¼L	2.25
20 Dec 24	Ascot	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	5/14	17L	11.0
28 Nov 24	Taunton	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C5	1/8	—	2.25

1 win from 3 · placed 2

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Fortune De Mer (IRE) h11

5yo · 11-2

21403 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Oct 25	Uttoxeter	2m	Good	C4	3/9	4¾L	2.20
12 Mar 25	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	14/17	12¼L	21.0
06 Feb 25	Huntingdon	2m	Good To Soft	C5	4/12	6½L	1.91

1 win from 5 · placed 3

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Jack Hyde (IRE)

7yo · 11-2 · OR 123

311415 J J J Burke T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C1	5/8	13½L	6.00
09 Sep 25	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	1/8	—	1.14
04 Apr 25	Aintree	2m 110y	Good	C2	4/17	7L	12.0

4 wins from 10 · placed 6

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Jackson Lamb (IRE)

6yo · 11-2 · OR 124

284311 J Alex Harvey T John C McConnell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Sep 25	Kelso	2m 5f	Good	C4	1/5	—	1.53
27 Aug 25	Bellewstown	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	1/8	—	2.00
14 Jul 25	Downpatrick	2m 6f	Good	—	3/7	1¼L	3.00

3 wins from 9 · placed 6

1 run here without a win

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Mr McLoughlan (GB)

5yo · 11-2 · OR 118

302311 J James Bowen T Jack Jones —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Oct 25	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/6	—	2.75
15 Sep 25	Worcester	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/13	—	2.62
21 Aug 25	Newton Abbot	2m 2f 110y	Good	C4	3/7	2½L	13.0

2 wins from 6 · placed 5

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The Last Cloud (IRE)

5yo · 11-2 · OR 123

632111 J Brian Hughes T Patrick Neville —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Sep 25	Perth	2m	Good	C4	1/5	—	1.91
08 Jun 25	Perth	2m	Good	C4	1/9	—	3.00
15 May 25	Perth	2m	Good	C4	1/11	—	2.00

3 wins from 6 · placed 5

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Un Sens A La Vie (FR)

5yo · 11-2

11 J Sam Twiston-Davies T N & W Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Oct 25	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/7	—	1.29
18 Feb 25	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C5	1/7	—	3.50

2 wins from 2 · placed 2

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Sir Galahad (IRE) p

4yo · 11-1 · OR 127

111142 J S Bowen T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Sep 25	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C2	2/12	1L	6.50
19 Jul 25	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C2	4/14	3L	5.00
18 Jun 25	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	1/8	—	2.00

4 wins from 12 · placed 6

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Gower Spirit (GB)

5yo · 10-9

93 J Stan Sheppard T M Sheppard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Mar 25	Hereford	2m	Good	C5	3/6	18L	23.0
08 Mar 25	Sandown Park	2m	Good To Soft	C1	9/9	51¼L	21.0

0 wins from 2 · placed 1

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Jaminska (FR)

6yo · 10-9 · OR 112

2P7121 J C Gethings T Mrs J Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Sep 25	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C4	1/12	—	4.50
09 Sep 25	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	2/8	4¼L	6.50
20 Mar 25	Chepstow	2m	Good	C4	1/7	—	3.50

3 wins from 15 · placed 9

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Pauls Dream (IRE)

6yo · 10-9 · OR 114

441221 J Danny Mullins T Anthony Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 25	Fairyhouse	2m	Yielding	—	1/12	—	4.00
25 Sep 25	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	2/17	3¼L	5.50
05 Sep 25	Kilbeggan	2m	Good To Yielding	—	2/11	3¼L	4.00

2 wins from 12 · placed 5

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6yo · 10-9

522121 J Philip Byrnes T C Byrnes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Oct 25	Thurles	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/16	—	1.73
25 Sep 25	Listowel	2m	Yielding	—	2/18	5½L	8.50
29 Aug 25	Down Royal	2m 1f 110y	Good To Firm	—	1/4	—	3.00

2 wins from 6 · placed 5

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