Result 17:00 · Cheltenham

Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Cond Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (GBB)

Class 2Handicap2m 1fGood4yo+ · 8 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 03.97s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Hooper	Ben Ffrench Davis	N J Henderson	—	4.50	4.98
2	Nordic Combined (IRE)	Fergus Gillard	D Pipe	3½L	11.0	12.9
3	Elham Valley (FR)	Liam Harrison	F O'Brien	15½L	2.88	3.10
4	Speed Company (IRE)	C J Todd	Ian Williams	18½L	21.0	23.0
5	Nelson River (GB)	Jack Tudor	Tony Carroll	22L	12.0	15.4
6	Oakley (IRE)	Ben Jones	Philip Hobbs	29½L	5.50	6.53
F	Storm Rising (IRE)	Charlie Hammond	Dr Richard Newland	—	21.0	19.5
UR	Sarasota Star (IRE)	Rex Dingle	M Keighley	—	10.0	13.0

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Oakley (IRE)

8yo · 11-8 · OR 136

327036 J Ben Jones T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Dec 20	Ascot	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C1	6/17	16½L	23.0
14 Oct 20	Wetherby	2m	Good To Soft	C3	3/11	3¼L	5.50
13 Mar 20	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C1	12/24	14¾L	26.0

2 wins from 13 · placed 8

3 runs here without a win

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Nelson River (GB) p

6yo · 11-2 · OR 130

471900 J Jack Tudor T Tony Carroll —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Mar 21	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C1	17/26	25½L	81.0
17 Feb 21	Wolverhampton	1m 6f	Standard	C6	10/11	13½L	5.50
13 Jan 21	Kempton Park	2m	Standard To Slow	C6	9/13	13¾L	3.50

4 wins from 21 · placed 5

Course winner: 1 win from 6 here

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Storm Rising (IRE) b

8yo · 11-2 · OR 127

620F41 J Charlie Hammond T Dr Richard Newland —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Dec 19	Doncaster	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/6	—	5.50
25 Nov 19	Kempton Park	2m	Good To Soft	C3	4/7	6¾L	5.00
25 Oct 19	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	F	—	5.50

7 wins from 38 · placed 13

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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Hooper

5yo · 10-4 · OR 122

122211 J Ben Ffrench Davis T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 21	Hereford	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	1/14	—	1.83
09 Feb 21	Kempton Park	2m	Standard To Slow	C5	1/10	—	3.50
11 Dec 20	Doncaster	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	2/10	¾L	4.50

3 wins from 7 · placed 6

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

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Elham Valley (FR) t

4yo · 10-3 · OR 127

651433 J Liam Harrison T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Mar 21	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	3/22	2½L	67.0
20 Feb 21	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C2	3/4	28½L	23.0
09 Jan 21	Chepstow	2m	Soft	C1	4/8	27¼L	9.50

3 wins from 11 · placed 5

1 run here without a win

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Nordic Combined (IRE) v

7yo · 10-5 · OR 121

5F7552 J Fergus Gillard T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Apr 21	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	2/7	6L	10.0
10 Mar 21	Fontwell Park	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C3	5/7	38L	4.33
24 Feb 21	Ludlow	2m	Heavy	C3	5/8	16¾L	4.33

3 wins from 38 · placed 13

2 runs here without a win

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Speed Company (IRE) p

8yo · 10-4 · OR 118

564602 J C J Todd T Ian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Mar 21	Southwell	1m 4f	Standard	C4	2/4	6½L	5.50
11 Dec 20	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C3	14/16	52¾L	34.0
14 Nov 20	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	6/10	43L	9.00

7 wins from 48 · placed 18

1 run here without a win

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Sarasota Star (IRE)

5yo · 10-6 · OR 117

331102 J Rex Dingle T M Keighley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Mar 21	Fakenham	2m	Good To Soft	C3	2/11	7L	10.0
11 Dec 20	Cheltenham	2m 1f	Soft	C3	11/16	26¼L	7.00
29 Nov 20	Carlisle	2m 1f	Soft	C4	1/11	—	5.50

2 wins from 13 · placed 7

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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