Result 15:15 · Cheltenham

Citipost Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 22m 4f 110yGood4yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 53.68s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	The Friday Man	S Bowen	Gordon Elliott	—	5.50	5.85
2	Twig (GB)	Beau Morgan	B Pauling	1¾L	12.0	13.0
3	Chasing Fire (GB)	Aidan Coleman	O Murphy	5¾L	4.50	5.50
4	Red Dirt Road (IRE)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	Jonjo O'Neill	7L	3.50	3.82
5	Pikar (FR)	Kielan Woods	D Skelton	7¾L	4.33	4.81
6	Chancycourt (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	21¾L	34.0	78.2
7	Blue Hop (IRE)	Jack Quinlan	B F Brookhouse	29¼L	34.0	84.7
8	Final Encore (GB)	Daryl Jacob	H Morrison	35¾L	81.0	200.0
9	Rock My Way (IRE)	Nick Scholfield	Syd Hosie	53¾L	12.0	15.2

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Rock My Way (IRE)

5yo · 11-10 · OR 137

21P J Nick Scholfield T Syd Hosie —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Mar 23	Cheltenham	3m	Soft	C1	PU	—	34.0
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/10	—	7.50
01 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	2/13	1¼L	67.0

1 win from 3 · placed 2

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Blue Hop (IRE)

6yo · 11-6

151 J Jack Quinlan T B F Brookhouse —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Feb 23	Ayr	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/12	—	4.60
04 Feb 22	Chepstow	2m	Soft	C5	5/10	10½L	13.0
16 Dec 21	Ffos Las	2m	Heavy	C5	1/6	—	4.00

2 wins from 3 · placed 2

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Chasing Fire (GB)

6yo · 11-6 · OR 134

11110 J Aidan Coleman T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Soft	C1	12/14	23½L	41.0
04 Feb 23	Sandown Park	2m	Good To Soft	C3	1/6	—	1.67
26 Dec 22	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/10	—	1.44

4 wins from 5 · placed 4

1 run here without a win

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Pikar (FR) t

6yo · 11-6 · OR 132

F51631 J Kielan Woods T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Feb 23	Warwick	2m 3f	Good	C4	1/15	—	2.50
28 Jan 23	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C2	3/15	3½L	4.50
31 Dec 22	Newbury	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	6/10	16L	3.25

2 wins from 7 · placed 4

2 runs here without a win

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Red Dirt Road (IRE)

6yo · 11-6 · OR 130

121 J Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T Jonjo O'Neill —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Mar 23	Exeter	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/6	—	2.25
28 Dec 22	Leicester	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	2/13	nk	5.00
29 Nov 22	Southwell	2m	Good	C4	1/14	—	2.50

2 wins from 3 · placed 3

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The Friday Man

6yo · 11-6 · OR 139

113112 J S Bowen T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Oct 22	Limerick	2m 5f	Soft	—	2/6	1½L	2.00
17 Sep 22	Navan	2m 5f 110y	Good	—	1/5	—	1.67
05 Sep 22	Perth	2m	Soft	C4	1/5	—	1.61

4 wins from 9 · placed 6

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Twig (GB)

8yo · 11-6 · OR 129

212161 J Beau Morgan T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Mar 23	Newbury	2m 4f 110y	Good	C4	1/6	—	1.44
28 Jan 23	Doncaster	3m 110y	Good	C1	6/10	28L	8.50
07 Nov 22	Kempton Park	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C4	1/6	—	1.25

5 wins from 9 · placed 7

Won 2 of 2 at around this trip

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Chancycourt (IRE)

7yo · 11-2

2 J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Oct 21	Worcester	2m	Soft	C5	2/9	½L	3.75

0 wins from 1 · placed 1

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Final Encore (GB)

6yo · 11-2

712 J Daryl Jacob T H Morrison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Mar 23	Taunton	2m 3f	Good	C4	2/10	13L	2.62
07 Apr 22	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C5	1/8	—	4.33
26 Dec 21	Wincanton	1m 7f	Soft	C5	7/18	20¼L	6.00

1 win from 3 · placed 2

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