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15:05 Cheltenham

Masterson Holdings Hurdle (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,768
  • 2nd: £5,544
  • 3rd: £2,772
  • 4th: £1,386
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.00s
  • Off Time: 15:05:37
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dodging Bullets

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Hi Note

    4/1

      1
      Silk - Maroon and White (quartered), checked sleeves and cap

      Baby Mix (FR)

      218 DCD
      9/4
      • Form 5/1619-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 146

      tracked leader, led 5th, soon headed, awkward 3 out, ridden next, weakened last

      2
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow seams, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white and royal blue check cap

      Captain Sharpe

      18 p DCD
      25/1
      • Form 28U531-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 130

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, outpaced next, soon weakened, tailed off

      3
      Silk - Red, emerald green Cross Of Lorraine and sleeves

      Dodging Bullets

      191
      10/11
      • Form 246-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 148

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, niggled along briefly 5th, went 2nd after 2 out, led last, ridden clear

      4
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue braces and armlets, striped cap

      Thegondolier (IRE)

      14 p D
      50/1
      • Form 46-5494
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 120

      held up in last, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 4th, weakened after next, tailed off

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

      Hi Note

      22 D
      4/1
      • Form 23-5221
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-5
      • Official Rating 136

      led, not fluent 4th, headed next, soon led again, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner flat

      Previous results

      2011
      Silk -

      Kalann (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      2010
      Silk -

      Clerk's Choice (IRE)

      14/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      2009
      Silk -

      Starluck (IRE)

      5/6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Dodging Bullets was fourth in the Triumph Hurdle, ahead of the useful Baby Mix, before finishing sixth at Aintree and must be the best four-year-old maiden hurdler in training. He'll almost certainly start favourite for this but we were really taken with HI NOTE's performance in a handicap at Stratford last month. She won by 25 lengths without coming off the bridle and could take advantage of her fillies' allowance again here. Captain Sharpe won over C&D in April and had a pipe-opener on the Polytrack earlier this month but he may find this company too hot and Shark Hanlon's Thegondolier is likely to be going back over fences again after this.

      Formwatch

      Baby Mix (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, weakened soon after, 9th of 20, 11l behind Countrywide Flame (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f 4yo hdl Grade 1 (1) gd in Mar.

      Captain Sharpe 10-1 (10-4) In touch in mid-division, closed 4th, led approaching last, 3 lengths up when not fluent at hurdle, driven out, won at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Apr beating Teshali (10-3) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.

      Dodging Bullets 4-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, badly hampered 5th, outpaced when switched inside after 4 out, never able to challenge, weakened 2 out, 6th of 11, 34l behind Grumeti (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4yo hdl Grade 1 (1) gs in Apr.

      Thegondolier (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, 6th 5 out, ridden entering straight, no impression from 3 out, 4th of 18, 12l behind Protaras (11-11) at Gowran Park 2m 2f beg chs gd.

      Hi Note 10-3 (10-9) Tracked leader, led 7th, clear after 2 out, easily, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Sep beating Hawkhill (11-7) by 25l, 9 ran.