Result 16:00 · Cheltenham

Valda Energy Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 3Handicap2m 110ySoft3yo+ · 15 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 16.73s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	French Emperor (FR)	James Bowen	Nicky Martin	—	6.00	7.80
2	Jack Hyde (IRE)	Tom Broughton	F O'Brien	1¼L	3.75	4.30
3	Frontier Prince	J J Burke	F O'Brien	3L	11.0	14.0
4	Aeroplane Blonde (GB)	Kielan Woods	Samuel Drinkwater	7L	29.0	45.8
5	Sage Green (IRE)	James Best	Syd Hosie	8¾L	81.0	239.6
6	Alphonse Le Grande (IRE)	Daniel King	A J Martin	10¾L	3.50	4.28
7	Pure Gold	Peter Kavanagh	Lisa Harrison	12¾L	29.0	50.2
8	Lucky Bere (FR)	Jack Tudor	K Woollacott	19¼L	19.0	24.9
9	Bobbys Fortune (IRE)	Isabel Williams	Evan Williams	21½L	29.0	44.0
10	The Expensive One (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies	28L	21.0	28.7
11	Quint Major (IRE)	Keith Donoghue	M A Molloy	28¼L	51.0	89.2
12	Katakana (FR)	Darragh OKeeffe	Henry De Bromhead	30L	15.0	21.5
13	Shade Of Winter (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Evan Williams	41L	7.00	9.02
PU	Bruant (GB)	S Bowen	A J Martin	—	23.0	36.0
PU	Farhh Echo (IRE)	Finn Lambert	D J Jeffreys	—	126.0	355.9

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Jack Hyde (IRE) t

7yo · 11-7 · OR 122

114155 J Tom Broughton T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 25	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	5/12	2¾L	6.00
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

4 wins from 11 · placed 6

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Frontier Prince

4yo · 11-8 · OR 118

231721 J J J Burke T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 25	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/15	—	4.00
03 May 25	Uttoxeter	2m	Good	C4	2/9	nk	4.00
05 Apr 25	Aintree	2m 1f	Good	C1	7/15	10¼L	34.0

2 wins from 6 · placed 5

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Shade Of Winter (IRE) h

5yo · 11-4 · OR 114

2322 J Harry Cobden T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Feb 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	2/14	1L	2.50
27 Dec 24	Chepstow	2m	Soft	C3	2/11	2L	7.50
22 Nov 24	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C4	3/11	9L	11.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 4

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Quint Major (IRE)

7yo · 11-3 · OR 113

P36064 J Keith Donoghue T M A Molloy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Oct 25	Limerick	2m 110y	Yielding	—	4/11	6¼L	10.0
09 Oct 25	Thurles	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	6/11	17¼L	41.0
20 Sep 25	Navan	2m	Yielding	—	14/16	16½L	8.00

1 win from 15 · placed 5

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French Emperor (FR)

5yo · 11-3 · OR 113

3371 J James Bowen T Nicky Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Oct 25	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	1/14	—	5.00
16 Jan 25	Newcastle	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	7/10	21¼L	7.00
15 Dec 24	Windsor	2m	Good To Soft	C4	3/11	8½L	7.00

1 win from 4 · placed 3

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Sage Green (IRE) h

5yo · 11-2 · OR 112

5126 J James Best T Syd Hosie —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Nov 25	Ascot	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	6/7	25¼L	12.0
21 Apr 25	Chepstow	2m	Good	C4	2/10	2L	5.00
09 Mar 25	Warwick	2m	Good	C4	1/11	—	41.0

1 win from 4 · placed 2

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The Expensive One (IRE)

5yo · 11-1 · OR 111

61321P J Sam Twiston-Davies T N & W Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 25	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	PU	—	13.0
06 Oct 25	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 2f 110y	Good	C4	1/6	—	2.25
15 Sep 25	Worcester	2m	Good To Soft	C4	2/14	¾L	1.73

2 wins from 6 · placed 4

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Pure Gold

5yo · 11-0 · OR 110

41211F J Peter Kavanagh T Lisa Harrison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Nov 25	Wetherby	2m	Good	C3	F	—	5.00
03 Oct 25	Hexham	2m	Good To Soft	C3	1/5	—	3.50
24 Sep 25	Perth	2m	Good	C4	1/8	—	4.50

4 wins from 25 · placed 8

Won 3 of 13 at around this trip

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Katakana (FR) h,t

5yo · 10-13 · OR 109

730691 J Darragh OKeeffe T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Oct 25	Thurles	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/18	—	12.0
23 Jul 25	Wexford	2m	Good	—	9/12	15½L	8.00
04 Jul 25	Wexford	2m 1f	Good	—	6/14	17½L	26.0

1 win from 9 · placed 2

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Lucky Bere (FR)

4yo · 10-13 · OR 109

22333 J Jack Tudor T K Woollacott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Oct 25	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	3/14	2¾L	11.0
08 Mar 25	Sandown Park	2m	Good To Soft	C3	3/7	7L	5.50
08 Feb 25	Warwick	2m	Soft	C3	3/7	¾L	3.75

0 wins from 5 · placed 5

5 runs at around this trip without a win

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Bruant (GB)

4yo · 10-12 · OR 108

010000 J S Bowen T A J Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Oct 25	Curragh	1m 6f	Yielding	—	13/19	9¾L	41.0
05 Sep 25	Down Royal	2m 2f 110y	Good	—	10/14	9¾L	51.0
02 Aug 25	Galway	1m 4f	Yielding	—	18/18	60¾L	41.0

1 win from 8 · placed 1

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Aeroplane Blonde (GB)

5yo · 10-11 · OR 107

39U42 J Kielan Woods T Samuel Drinkwater —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Oct 25	Carlisle	2m 1f	Good	C4	2/7	2L	4.20
03 May 25	Uttoxeter	2m	Good	C4	4/9	11½L	34.0
18 Jan 25	Taunton	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C4	UR	—	34.0

0 wins from 5 · placed 2

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Bobbys Fortune (IRE)

6yo · 10-3 · OR 99

94P616 J Isabel Williams T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Jul 25	Cartmel	2m 1f	Good	C3	6/11	10½L	9.50
05 Jun 25	Ffos Las	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/7	—	5.50
23 Apr 25	Taunton	2m 3f	Good To Firm	C5	6/11	38L	5.00

2 wins from 11 · placed 3

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Farhh Echo (IRE) p11

4yo · 10-0 · OR 99

4P9540 J Finn Lambert T D J Jeffreys —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Oct 25	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	10/14	25¼L	26.0
24 Jul 25	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	4/12	3¾L	11.0
12 May 25	Southwell	2m	Good	C4	5/6	84½L	201.0

0 wins from 7 · placed 0

7 runs at around this trip without a win

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Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) t

6yo · 10-2 · OR 98

810858 J Daniel King T A J Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 25	Newmarket	2m 2f	Good To Firm	C2	8/19	10¼L	13.0
20 Aug 25	York	2m 110y	Good To Firm	C2	5/13	3L	5.00
17 Jun 25	Ascot	2m 4f	Good To Firm	C2	8/20	3L	8.50

6 wins from 36 · placed 10

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