Result 13:30 · Cheltenham

Gallagher Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Grade 12m 5fSoft4yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 22.96s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Ballyburn (IRE)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	—	1.50	1.56
2	Jimmy Du Seuil (FR)	Sean OKeeffe	W P Mullins	13L	67.0	75.0
3	Ile Atlantique (FR)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins	16½L	5.50	6.89
4	Mercurey (FR)	Brian Hayes	W P Mullins	22½L	41.0	78.3
5	Predators Gold (FR)	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	25¾L	8.00	9.40
6	Handstands (IRE)	Harry Cobden	B Pauling	41¾L	21.0	26.0
PU	Jingko Blue (FR)	Nico de Boinville	N J Henderson	—	21.0	24.5

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Ballyburn (IRE)

6yo · 11-7 · OR 157

11211 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Feb 24	Leopardstown	2m	Soft	—	1/10	—	1.91
29 Dec 23	Leopardstown	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	1/8	—	1.22
02 Dec 23	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	—	2/24	2½L	1.91

4 wins from 5 · placed 5

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Handstands (IRE)

5yo · 11-7 · OR 136

111 J Harry Cobden T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Feb 24	Huntingdon	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C1	1/4	—	3.25
06 Jan 24	Newcastle	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C4	1/10	—	1.29
16 Dec 23	Hereford	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	1/14	—	2.62

3 wins from 3 · placed 3

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Ile Atlantique (FR)

6yo · 11-7 · OR 148

12212 J Mr P W Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Jan 24	Naas	2m 4f	Soft	—	2/7	nk	2.50
11 Nov 23	Gowran Park	2m	Heavy	—	1/15	—	1.44
10 Apr 23	Fairyhouse	2m	Yielding To Soft	—	2/5	¾L	3.00

2 wins from 5 · placed 5

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Jimmy Du Seuil (FR)

5yo · 11-7

21 J Sean OKeeffe T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Jan 24	Clonmel	2m 110y	Heavy	—	1/14	—	1.22
17 Dec 23	Thurles	2m	Yielding	—	2/15	¾L	2.00

1 win from 2 · placed 2

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Jingko Blue (FR)

5yo · 11-7 · OR 140

211 J Nico de Boinville T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 24	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	1/10	—	4.20
02 Dec 23	Newbury	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/12	—	2.75
07 Nov 23	Warwick	2m 3f	Soft	C4	2/12	3½L	1.57

2 wins from 3 · placed 3

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Mercurey (FR)

6yo · 11-7

13231 J Brian Hayes T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Feb 24	Punchestown	2m 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	1/13	—	1.30
14 Jan 24	Punchestown	2m 110y	Soft	—	3/22	8¼L	4.33
11 Dec 22	Cork	2m 1f	Yielding To Soft	—	2/22	5½L	1.73

2 wins from 5 · placed 5

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Predators Gold (FR)

5yo · 11-7 · OR 150

1122 J Danny Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Feb 24	Leopardstown	2m 6f 110y	Soft	—	2/6	1¼L	2.00
27 Dec 23	Leopardstown	2m	Heavy	—	2/9	6½L	5.00
25 Nov 23	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft	—	1/19	—	1.57

2 wins from 4 · placed 4

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