Result 16:00 · Cheltenham

Valda Energy Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 3Handicap2m 110yGood3yo+ · 18 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 04.70s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Mc Alpine (IRE)	James OSullivan	P J Rothwell	—	34.0	38.6
2	Castel Gandolfo (IRE)	Max Kendrick	F O'Brien	2¼L	51.0	110.0
3	Kavanaghs Cross (IRE)	Niall Houlihan	I Jardine	2½L	19.0	27.0
4	City Derby (IRE)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	2¾L	11.0	15.0
5	Just The Man (FR)	Brian Hughes	John O'Shea	3¼L	17.0	26.1
6	The Swagman (USA)	Darragh OKeeffe	Seamus Durack	3½L	17.0	23.0
7	Brorson (IRE)	S Bowen	M Keighley	4¼L	6.50	7.20
8	Maninsane (IRE)	Paul O'Brien	C E Longsdon	4¼L	21.0	21.0
9	Belgoprince (FR)	Peter Carberry	A J Martin	5L	11.0	17.5
10	Vocal Duke (IRE)	Kevin Brogan	Toby Lawes	5¼L	15.0	23.0
11	Sashenka (GER)	Tom Scudamore	Michael Scudamore	5¾L	7.50	8.30
12	Percys Word (GB)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	5¾L	23.0	36.0
13	Howdyalikemenow (IRE)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams	7½L	7.50	8.69
14	Samba Dancer (FR)	A P Heskin	F O'Brien	7¾L	7.00	7.60
15	Longacre Square (IRE)	Jody McGarvey	John Joseph Hanlon	8¾L	101.0	188.2
16	Skippin Court (IRE)	Kevin Sexton	Peter Fahey	13¾L	13.0	16.0
17	Kalyptra (FR)	Fergus Gillard	Ralph J Smith	23¼L	23.0	32.0
18	Urabamba (IRE)	J J Burke	K Woollacott	23¾L	201.0	390.1

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Percys Word (GB)

7yo · 11-12 · OR 122

221122 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 21	Huntingdon	2m	Good	C4	2/7	1½L	1.61
28 Sep 21	Worcester	2m	Good To Soft	C4	2/10	1L	3.75
04 Sep 21	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good	C3	1/7	—	4.33

4 wins from 20 · placed 15

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Howdyalikemenow (IRE)

5yo · 11-12 · OR 122

665211 J Adam Wedge T Evan Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Oct 21	Fakenham	2m	Good	C4	1/4	—	1.29
04 Oct 21	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/9	—	2.25
10 Mar 21	Wexford	2m	Heavy	—	2/12	1¾L	4.00

2 wins from 7 · placed 3

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Longacre Square (IRE) p

6yo · 11-12 · OR 122

R40613 J Jody McGarvey T John Joseph Hanlon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Oct 21	Downpatrick	2m 3f	Soft	—	3/8	10L	15.0
30 Sep 21	Clonmel	2m 4f	Good To Yielding	—	1/10	—	5.00
17 Sep 21	Downpatrick	2m 5f 110y	Yielding To Soft	—	6/8	25¼L	7.00

2 wins from 12 · placed 4

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Skippin Court (IRE)

4yo · 11-11 · OR 121

34321 J Kevin Sexton T Peter Fahey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Sep 21	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/18	—	4.50
27 Aug 21	Down Royal	2m 4f	Good	—	2/11	5½L	2.75
30 Jul 21	Galway	2m 110y	Good	—	3/18	5¼L	12.0

1 win from 5 · placed 4

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Castel Gandolfo (IRE) t,p

4yo · 11-8 · OR 118

221132 J Max Kendrick T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Jul 21	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	2/6	¾L	4.50
05 Jul 21	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	3/8	¾L	3.50
12 Jun 21	Worcester	2m	Good	C4	1/6	—	3.00

2 wins from 11 · placed 10

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Samba Dancer (FR)

6yo · 11-7 · OR 117

352111 J A P Heskin T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Oct 21	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good	C3	1/12	—	4.33
04 Oct 21	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/6	—	2.38
08 Sep 21	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good	C4	1/6	—	2.00

3 wins from 13 · placed 6

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Maninsane (IRE)

6yo · 11-7 · OR 117

123F1 J Paul O'Brien T C E Longsdon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Oct 21	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C4	1/9	—	6.50
22 Feb 21	Southwell	2m	Soft	C4	F	—	11.0
27 Dec 20	Wetherby	2m	Heavy	C4	3/8	10¼L	3.00

2 wins from 5 · placed 4

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Brorson (IRE)

5yo · 11-7 · OR 117

2232 J S Bowen T M Keighley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Oct 21	Cheltenham	2m 110y	Good	C3	2/11	¾L	5.00
29 Sep 21	Bangor-on-Dee	2m 110y	Good	C4	3/11	12¼L	3.75
04 May 21	Southwell	2m	Good	C5	2/9	8½L	6.00

0 wins from 4 · placed 4

1 run here without a win

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Sashenka (GER)

5yo · 11-6 · OR 116

3F2222 J Tom Scudamore T Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Nov 21	Hereford	2m	Good	C4	2/7	nk	3.25
13 May 21	York	2m 110y	Good	C3	2/11	nse	6.50
23 Apr 21	Doncaster	2m 110y	Good To Firm	C4	2/4	1¼L	5.00

4 wins from 23 · placed 18

5 runs at around this trip without a win

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Urabamba (IRE) t

6yo · 11-6 · OR 116

653821 J J J Burke T K Woollacott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Aug 21	Wexford	2m	Good	—	1/11	—	1.61
13 Jul 21	Downpatrick	2m 3f	Good	—	2/8	13L	4.00
01 Jul 21	Tipperary	2m	Good To Yielding	—	8/13	32½L	5.00

1 win from 10 · placed 3

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Mc Alpine (IRE) t

7yo · 11-0 · OR 115

240012 J James OSullivan T P J Rothwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 21	Wexford	2m 110y	Heavy	—	2/10	3L	7.50
20 Sep 21	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/16	—	21.0
04 May 21	Ballinrobe	2m 1f	Soft	—	11/14	92¼L	11.0

1 win from 20 · placed 6

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Just The Man (FR)

5yo · 11-4 · OR 114

627031 J Brian Hughes T John O'Shea —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Oct 21	Ludlow	2m	Good	C4	1/7	—	5.50
04 Oct 21	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	3/9	14L	5.00
22 Sep 21	Goodwood	1m 1f	Good	C4	10/14	8½L	101.0

4 wins from 25 · placed 14

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Kavanaghs Cross (IRE)

6yo · 10-10 · OR 111

452322 J Niall Houlihan T I Jardine —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Oct 21	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good	C4	2/7	nk	5.50
05 Sep 21	Perth	2m	Good	C4	2/7	6½L	2.50
14 Aug 21	Perth	2m	Good	C4	3/13	7¼L	3.50

0 wins from 9 · placed 5

5 runs at around this trip without a win

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City Derby (IRE)

5yo · 11-1 · OR 111

U1541 J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 May 21	Perth	2m	Soft	C4	1/6	—	2.62
22 Apr 21	Perth	2m	Good	C4	4/7	3¾L	8.50
06 Mar 21	Newbury	2m 110y	Good	C5	5/9	21¾L	5.50

2 wins from 5 · placed 2

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Vocal Duke (IRE)

5yo · 10-10 · OR 109

374411 J Kevin Brogan T Toby Lawes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Oct 21	Fakenham	2m	Good	C4	1/7	—	2.25
03 Oct 21	Uttoxeter	2m	Good To Soft	C5	1/8	—	2.88
08 Sep 21	Uttoxeter	2m	Good	C5	4/16	9¾L	10.0

2 wins from 16 · placed 4

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The Swagman (USA)

7yo · 10-12 · OR 108

123562 J Darragh OKeeffe T Seamus Durack —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Oct 21	Nottingham	1m 6f	Good	C4	2/10	1L	13.0
01 Oct 21	Ascot	1m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	6/7	10L	67.0
07 Dec 19	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	5/15	27¾L	5.00

1 win from 9 · placed 4

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Kalyptra (FR) h

5yo · 10-9 · OR 108

442 J Fergus Gillard T Ralph J Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 21	Wincanton	1m 7f	Good	C4	2/8	2¾L	3.75
29 Mar 21	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Good	C4	4/10	3¼L	6.00
04 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C4	4/13	22L	51.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

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Belgoprince (FR) t

4yo · 10-9 · OR 105

965041 J Peter Carberry T A J Martin —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Oct 21	Navan	1m 6f	Yielding	—	1/23	—	15.0
07 Oct 21	Thurles	1m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	4/14	2¾L	12.0
18 Sep 21	Navan	2m	Good	—	10/19	11½L	17.0

1 win from 16 · placed 5

5 runs at around this trip without a win

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