Result 15:00 · Cheltenham

Sky Bet Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Grade 22m 110yGood4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 52.03s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Valgrand (FR)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	—	4.00	4.00
2	Gale Mahler (IRE)	Henry Brooke	A Keatley	17L	1.80	1.93
3	Dancing In Paris (FR)	C J Todd	Ian Williams	17¾L	19.0	25.0
4	Brave Knight (GB)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	23¼L	6.50	7.33
5	Imaginarium (IRE)	S Bowen	O Murphy	28¾L	17.0	22.9
6	Strong Foundations (IRE)	Robert Dunne	Samuel Drinkwater	35¼L	34.0	48.1

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Imaginarium (IRE)

5yo · 11-2

186371 J S Bowen T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 May 24	Perth	2m	Good To Soft	C4	1/7	—	2.50
22 Oct 23	Leopardstown	1m 4f	Heavy	—	7/18	11¾L	8.50
21 Sep 23	Listowel	1m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	3/12	6½L	4.00

2 wins from 7 · placed 4

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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Strong Foundations (IRE)

5yo · 11-2

4541 J Robert Dunne T Samuel Drinkwater —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Oct 24	Warwick	2m	Good	C4	1/11	—	5.50
18 Mar 24	Southwell	2m	Soft	C5	4/6	4¼L	2.20
19 Dec 23	Catterick	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C5	5/11	7½L	4.20

1 win from 4 · placed 1

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

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Valgrand (FR)

5yo · 11-2 · OR 118

2411 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 May 24	Bangor-on-Dee	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	1/7	—	1.25
04 May 24	Uttoxeter	2m	Soft	C4	1/10	—	1.44
13 Apr 24	Aintree	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	4/18	3¾L	8.50

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Brave Knight (GB)

4yo · 11-1 · OR 127

173111 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Aug 24	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C4	1/10	—	1.40
21 Jul 24	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good	C3	1/12	—	1.53
26 Jun 24	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	1/10	—	1.83

5 wins from 14 · placed 7

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Dancing In Paris (FR)

4yo · 11-1

148313 J C J Todd T Ian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Sep 24	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C2	3/15	5L	4.50
29 Aug 24	Southwell	1m 4f	Standard	C4	1/12	—	5.00
10 Aug 24	Ascot	1m 4f	Good	C2	3/10	3L	5.00

4 wins from 24 · placed 12

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Gale Mahler (IRE) p

5yo · 11-0 · OR 135

111111 J Henry Brooke T A Keatley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Jul 24	Galway	2m 110y	Good	—	1/8	—	5.50
20 Jul 24	Market Rasen	2m 4f 110y	Good	C3	1/6	—	1.73
30 Jun 24	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/8	—	2.38

6 wins from 7 · placed 6

Won 3 of 4 at around this trip

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