Racecards
14:05 Cheltenham
Citipost Novices' Hurdle (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 56y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,380
- 2nd: £3,676
- 3rd: £1,838
- 4th: £916
- Form 334111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
made all, ridden flat, ran on well
- Form 2-11181
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 4th before last, no impression, one pace
- Form 1-1411
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked winner, took keen hold, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd 3 out, beaten after 2 out, hung left and weakened before last
Mill Green
39- Form 4-31134
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd and beaten before last, one pace
- Form 114220
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd on long run to last, pecked on landing last, hung left and unable to trouble winner
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 7th, headway 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 692
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Harry Stock
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 6th, lost place before 3 out, well beaten from next, tailed off
- Form 251201
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mill Green cannot be left out of calculations having ran well in a Grade 3 at Sandown last month given Nicky Henderson has trained four of the last six winners but COTSWOLD WAY edges this at the weights. Philip Hobbs’ charge showed further progress with a wide-margin success in a handicap at Taunton last time and Richard Johnson takes over the reins today. Dashel Drasher landed a hat-trick of novice hurdles with last month’s victory at Newbury and Dr Sanderson continued his improvement at Ludlow to record a double. That pair are preferred to Ask Dillon and Thistle Do Nicely, both well beaten at the Festival here last month, while Cotswold Prince faces a tough task and winning pointer Buzz De Turcoing debuts under Rules.
Formwatch
Dashel Drasher 5-2fav (11-11) won at Newbury 2m 5f (3) gs in Mar beating Remastered (11-7) by 4l, 10 ran.
Cotswold Way (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Capitaine (11-12) by 15l, 6 ran.
Dr Sanderson (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) won at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gd in Apr beating Rapper (11-6) by 2l, 7 ran.
Mill Green 14-1 (11-6) 4th of 18, 3 3/4l behind Third Wind (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Thistle Do Nicely (IRE) 28-1 (10-5) 13th of 24, 13 1/4l behind Ch'tibello (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Buzz De Turcoing (FR) 4-1 (11-11) won at Corbeagh House 3m mdn sft in Dec beating Hill Of Hope (11-11) by 6l, 9 ran.
Cotswold Prince (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Manning Estate (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gd in Mar.
Ask Dillon (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) 10th of 16, 28 3/4l behind City Island (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.