Result 16:00 · Cheltenham

Valda Energy Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 3Handicap2m 110yGood3yo+ · 19 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 58.02s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Contrapposto (IRE)	Michael OSullivan	R Donohoe	—	29.0	34.0
2	Explosive Boy (FR)	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	hd	21.0	36.2
3	Master Dancer (FR)	Brendan Powell	Richard J Bandey	1¼L	4.50	5.32
4	Mothill (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N P Mulholland	5½L	11.0	16.1
5	Galahad Threepwood	Kielan Woods	B Pauling	7¾L	13.0	15.8
6	Pepe Le Moko (FR)	C Gethings	Mrs J Williams	10¼L	21.0	29.4
7	Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	10¼L	34.0	46.0
8	Diamondinthemud (IRE)	Sam Ewing	Nigel Thomas Slevin	13¼L	29.0	60.0
9	Alioski (GB)	R P McLernon	Gary Brown	19¾L	41.0	49.9
10	Rathmacknee (IRE)	Nico de Boinville	N J Henderson	24¼L	11.0	13.1
11	Astrophysicist (GB)	Gavin Brouder	J A Nash	25½L	67.0	162.4
12	Phoenix Aquilus (IRE)	Aidan Coleman	Seamus Durack	25¾L	17.0	23.8
13	Harlem Soul (GB)	Mr Gearoid Harney	Syd Hosie	30L	201.0	950.0
14	Great Realisation (IRE)	Darragh OKeeffe	P J Rothwell	30¼L	15.0	29.0
15	Toronto (IRE)	Angus Cheleda	Brian Barr	30½L	101.0	264.1
16	Sceptred Isle (GB)	Robert Dunne	David Peter Dunne	63½L	51.0	156.4
17	Platinumcard (IRE)	Tom Scudamore	D Pipe	81½L	23.0	41.4
UR	Hey Johnny (IRE)	Mr C Mullins	Thomas Mullins	—	4.50	4.71
PU	Alto Alto (FR)	Tom Cannon	Chris Gordon	—	5.50	6.80

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Rathmacknee (IRE)

6yo · 12-0 · OR 124

3321 J Nico de Boinville T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 May 22	Fakenham	2m 4f	Good	C4	1/6	—	2.20
03 Apr 22	Hereford	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	2/8	½L	2.00
16 Mar 22	Huntingdon	2m	Soft	C4	3/10	5¾L	4.50

1 win from 4 · placed 4

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Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) t

4yo · 11-8 · OR 118

66022B J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Oct 22	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good	C3	BD	—	13.0
26 Aug 22	Down Royal	2m 4f	Good	—	2/15	2¼L	2.00
11 Aug 22	Tramore	2m 4f 110y	Good To Firm	—	2/6	2½L	6.50

0 wins from 14 · placed 5

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Master Dancer (FR)

5yo · 11-8 · OR 118

1 J Brendan Powell T Richard J Bandey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Oct 22	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/12	—	7.00

1 win from 1 · placed 1

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Toronto (IRE) h

5yo · 11-2 · OR 117

651410 J Angus Cheleda T Brian Barr —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Jul 22	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C2	10/11	19L	41.0
21 May 22	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/5	—	2.50
04 May 22	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C3	4/7	23¼L	2.20

3 wins from 26 · placed 7

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Mothill (IRE)

4yo · 11-7 · OR 117

67211 J Sam Twiston-Davies T N P Mulholland —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Oct 22	Chepstow	2m	Good	C2	1/9	—	10.0
12 May 22	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 110y	Good	C4	1/3	—	1.14
26 Feb 22	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	C4	2/9	nk	26.0

2 wins from 5 · placed 3

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Explosive Boy (FR) t

8yo · 11-7 · OR 117

560556 J Peter Carberry T A J Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Sep 22	Listowel	2m 4f	Good	—	6/16	24¼L	26.0
10 Mar 22	Thurles	2m 5f	Yielding	—	5/15	53L	4.20
15 Jan 22	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	—	5/16	16¼L	9.00

0 wins from 9 · placed 2

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Hey Johnny (IRE)

5yo · 11-0 · OR 117

000831 J Mr C Mullins T Thomas Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Oct 22	Clonmel	2m 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	1/16	—	4.00
11 Oct 22	Punchestown	2m 110y	Good	—	3/20	1½L	10.0
29 Jan 22	Fairyhouse	2m	Good To Yielding	—	8/17	42¼L	67.0

3 wins from 13 · placed 5

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Diamondinthemud (IRE) p

6yo · 11-5 · OR 115

621032 J Sam Ewing T Nigel Thomas Slevin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Sep 22	Downpatrick	2m 3f	Good To Yielding	—	2/15	1¼L	11.0
29 Aug 22	Downpatrick	2m 5f 110y	Good	—	3/12	6½L	21.0
27 Jul 22	Galway	2m 110y	Good	—	16/18	25¼L	29.0

1 win from 15 · placed 8

7 runs at around this trip without a win

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Platinumcard (IRE) t,p

7yo · 11-5 · OR 115

208824 J Tom Scudamore T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Sep 22	Perth	2m	Good	C4	4/8	6L	2.80
05 Sep 22	Galway	2m 110y	Good	—	2/20	5½L	4.00
10 Aug 22	Gowran Park	1m 4f 110y	Good	—	8/9	8L	9.50

5 wins from 23 · placed 11

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Alto Alto (FR)

5yo · 11-4 · OR 114

5U3132 J Tom Cannon T Chris Gordon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Oct 22	Ascot	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	2/6	nk	5.00
23 Apr 22	Sandown Park	2m	Good	C2	3/12	4¾L	19.0
03 Apr 22	Plumpton	2m	Good	C4	1/5	—	4.00

1 win from 7 · placed 4

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Harlem Soul (GB) t,b

4yo · 10-11 · OR 114

412UF6 J Mr Gearoid Harney T Syd Hosie —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Oct 22	Chepstow	2m	Good To Soft	C3	6/6	52¼L	81.0
16 Sep 22	Newton Abbot	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	F	—	23.0
03 Sep 22	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good	C3	UR	—	4.50

2 wins from 15 · placed 5

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Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) t

5yo · 10-13 · OR 109

1P8483 J Aidan Coleman T Seamus Durack —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 22	Huntingdon	2m	Good	C4	3/7	2¾L	4.20
28 Sep 22	Nottingham	1m 6f	Good To Firm	C2	8/16	5¾L	11.0
16 Sep 22	Kempton Park	2m	Standard To Slow	C4	4/9	2¾L	13.0

3 wins from 18 · placed 10

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Contrapposto (IRE)

8yo · 10-7 · OR 108

390U44 J Michael OSullivan T R Donohoe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Nov 22	Dundalk	1m 4f	Standard	—	4/14	7L	19.0
11 Oct 22	Punchestown	2m 110y	Good	—	4/20	6½L	9.00
19 Sep 22	Listowel	2m	Good	—	UR	—	15.0

1 win from 42 · placed 6

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Galahad Threepwood h

5yo · 10-12 · OR 108

4432P5 J Kielan Woods T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Oct 22	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good	C3	5/11	15¾L	41.0
03 Jun 22	Huntingdon	2m	Good	C4	PU	—	2.25
18 May 22	Warwick	2m 3f	Good	C4	2/5	14L	2.62

2 wins from 20 · placed 12

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Great Realisation (IRE) p

4yo · 10-11 · OR 107

232030 J Darragh OKeeffe T P J Rothwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Oct 22	Curragh	1m 4f	Yielding To Soft	—	10/12	9L	11.0
22 Aug 22	Ballinrobe	2m 2f	Good	—	3/10	8½L	6.00
29 Jul 22	Galway	1m 6f	Soft	—	10/15	11½L	29.0

0 wins from 17 · placed 7

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Pepe Le Moko (FR)

4yo · 10-10 · OR 106

43 J C Gethings T Mrs J Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Oct 22	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C4	3/12	7½L	11.0
04 Feb 22	Chepstow	2m	Soft	C4	4/12	13¾L	8.00

0 wins from 2 · placed 1

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Astrophysicist (GB) t,p

4yo · 10-5 · OR 106

646033 J Gavin Brouder T J A Nash —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Oct 22	Galway	1m 4f	Heavy	—	3/18	7½L	13.0
10 Oct 22	Killarney	1m 3f 110y	Soft	—	3/12	2¾L	13.0
26 Sep 22	Down Royal	1m 2f 110y	Yielding To Soft	—	11/13	23¾L	29.0

1 win from 21 · placed 4

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Sceptred Isle (GB) h,t

5yo · 10-4 · OR 100

007805 J Robert Dunne T David Peter Dunne —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 22	Punchestown	2m 110y	Good	—	5/20	12½L	17.0
09 Jul 22	Navan	1m 2f	Good To Firm	—	15/19	8¾L	17.0
01 Jul 22	Bellewstown	1m 4f	Soft	—	8/16	6¼L	29.0

0 wins from 19 · placed 2

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Alioski (GB) t

5yo · 10-4 · OR 100

F15541 J R P McLernon T Gary Brown —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Nov 22	Southwell	1m 4f	Standard	C6	1/13	—	23.0
23 Sep 22	Worcester	2m 4f	Good	C2	4/12	15¾L	41.0
24 Aug 22	Lingfield Park	2m	Standard	C6	5/13	8¼L	17.0

3 wins from 26 · placed 5

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