Racecards
13:15 Cheltenham
Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 179y
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £13,202
- 2nd: £6,075
- 3rd: £3,038
- 4th: £1,520
- Form 1614-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Iberico Lord (FR) 15-2 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, ridden when mistake 2 out, made no impression, 9th of 18, 25 3/4l behind Alexei (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Brentford Hope 4-1 (11-5) Handy, tracked front pair after 4th, dropped to rear after 4 out, soon beaten, last of 4, 12 1/4l behind Mirabad (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f (3) gs in Dec.
No Ordinary Joe (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Led, headed 1st, remained close up, dropped away 4 out, pulled up next, at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Fortune De Mer (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-8) Held up in rear, in touch with leaders 2 out, switched left and ridden approaching last, headway and chased winner close home, always held near finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Trustintimes (11-3) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Stoner's Choice 16-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, slow jump 4 out, pushed along and faded before 2 out, 6th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Hardy Du Seuil (11-9) at Windsor 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Melon (GER) 5-2 (12-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along out wide in 4th before 2 out, ridden between last two, challenging for well held 3rd when stumbled badly on landing last, no chance after, 4th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Narragansett (11-7) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Leloopa (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders turning in, ridden before last, led last, ridden and quickened clear run in, won at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Prince Quattro (10-6) by 4 3/4l, 12 ran.
French Emperor (FR) 5-1 (11-3) Midfield, ridden and headway to chase leaders approaching last where not fluent, soon led, kept on well, won at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Jack Hyde (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Continuance 16-1 (10-10) Raced freely behind front pair, tracked leader before 3rd, disputed lead 4 out, led home turn, hit 2 out and ridden, joined last, headed run-in and not pace of winner, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Nardaran (10-13) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Moutarde (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, mid-division 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, tailed off after next, pulled up before 2 out, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) gf in Nov.
Kel Du Large (FR) 8-13fav (11-0) Held up behind leaders, headway 3 out, ridden and not much room before 2 out, not fluent last, kept on run in, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Lisbane Park (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f (3) gd in Nov.