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14:17 Hereford

Follow MansionBet This Cheltmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 147y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,769
  • 2nd: £1,107
  • 3rd: £553
  • 4th: £277
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 10.63s
  • Off Time: 14:18:52
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - grey, green and red sash, pink cap

Unohu

89 BF
9/4
  • Form 132-212
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 126

pressed leader, upsides when not fluent 3 out, led narrowly 2 out and ridden, weakening when veered left and unseated rider last

2
Silk - White, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, Red cap

Aiken Drum

37 h
300/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up towards rear, ridden and lost touch 4 out, tailed off 2 out, pulled up before last

3
Silk - Orange, pink hoop and armlets, hooped cap
5/1
  • Form 13
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

prominent, ridden and lost place before 2 out, weakened soon after, left in distant 2nd last

4
Silk - Red, Grey epaulets and armlets
  • Form 66
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

held up in midfield, pushed along and lost place 4th, ridden in rear 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

5
Silk - Black, royal blue star
100/1
  • Form 866
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up in touch, awkward 4th, ridden before 2 out, driven when veered left and unseated rider last

6
Silk - Black, pink cross of lorraine, pink sleeves, black diamonds, pink cap
250/1
  • Form 69U07
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up towards rear, ridden and lost touch after 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

7
Silk - Emerald green, dark green stars, dark green sleeves, emerald green stars, emerald green cap, dark green star
300/1
  • Form 6-P7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear, mistake 1st, ridden after 4 out, detached 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

8
Silk - Mauve, Yellow seams, Yellow cap

Hooper

32
5/6
  • Form 6-12221
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 121

held up in touch, chasing leader when ridden 2 out, hampered by faller last but left well clear, easily

9
Silk - Grey, red spots
  • Form 8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

midfield, lost touch 4 out when ridden, virtually tailed off 2 out, no extra

10
Silk - Pink and Primrose (halved), sleeves reversed, Yellow cap
28/1
  • Form 14-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

led narrowly, headed marginally 2 out, pushed into lead before last, 2 lengths clear when fell last

11
Silk - Black, Red Cross of Lorraine, Beige and Black striped sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 5-085
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

in rear on outside, headway in to midfield 4th, chased leading group 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened quickly soon after, pulled up before last

12
Silk - Maroon, maroon and light blue check sleeves and cap
  • Form 54
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up towards rear, ridden after 4th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

14
Silk - Orange, dark green triple diamond and armlets, emerald green cap
  • Form 1P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

midfield, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

15
Silk - Dark blue, light blue hoops, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 5/31P-08
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9

held up in touch, relegated to midfield 3rd, ridden and lost touch with leading group 3 out, well adrift when not fluent 2 out, plugged on under pressure when left a distant third last, kept on

13
NR
  • Form 471P75
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 122

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Winning pointer Aki Bomaye was a fair third on his hurdling debut at Ffos Las and there should be plenty more to come. HOOPER has found one too good in each of his three hurdles runs to date but his luck may change here. His latest second in a handicap at Doncaster is working out really well, with the winner and third having scored since, and Aidan Coleman’s mount won a jumpers’ bumper at Kempton last month. Unohu was a bit unlucky not to follow up a maiden victory at Ayr in a handicap next time but has to give 6lb to the selection. Whatya On About was disappointing last time at Fontwell but Mistersister is back in the right grade after running in the Adonis at Kempton.

Formwatch

Unohu 10-11fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, led briefly paddock bend after 5th, in front after 3 out (normal 4 out), 2 lengths ahead 2 out, soon ridden, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Baby Ticker (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.

Aiken Drum 200-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, awkward 4th and 5th, ridden in rear after 4 out, lost touch before 3 out where not fluent, tailed off from 2 out, 11th of 12, dist behind Franco D'aunou (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) hvy in Feb.

Aki Bomaye (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Prominent, edged right 4 out, chased leader 3 out, awkward 2 out, one pace from before last, 3rd of 12, 14 1/4l behind Franco D'aunou (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) hvy in Feb.

Bringthehousedown (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Led, not fluent 3rd, clear after next, not fluent 4 out, mistake next, soon headed, mistake 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 8, 24 1/2l behind Fletch (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) hvy in Feb.

Danny Park (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, jumped crossing before 1st, chased leaders 3 out, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, weakened before last, 6th of 13, dist behind Golden Boy Grey (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.

Freethinker (IRE) 250-1 (11-3) Pulled hard in last pair, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, 7th of 8, 36 3/4l behind Patroclus (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.

Genepi De Chatay (FR) 40-1 (11-2) Keen raced wide in touch, headway to lead15f out, ridden and headed 3f over out, soon weakened, last of 7, dist behind Trevada (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f (5) gd in Mar.

Hooper 5-2fav (11-4) Held up in mid-division, headway between horses over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final 150 yards, won at Kempton 2m (5) pol in Feb beating Confirmation Bias (11-4) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

Lunar Lander (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden end of back straight, weakened turning for home, 8th of 9, dist behind Kyntara (11-4) at Warwick 2m (5) hvy in Feb.

Raffle Ticket 4-1 (12-0) Gd hdwy 10; wknd 3 out, 4th of 12, 31l behind Bawnmore (12-0) at Horseheath 3m mdn gd in Feb.

The Denholm Bandit 28-1 (11-0) In rear, ridden and headway after 3 out, no extra 2 out, 5th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Brewers Project (11-0) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) sft in Dec.

Whatya On About 10-3 (11-3) Keen behind leaders, ridden before 2 out, one pace from before last, 4th of 13, 25 3/4l behind Golden Boy Grey (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.

Ingeborg Zilling (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) In rear, not fluent 5th, struggling before 8th, soon behind, pulled up after 4 out, at Ludlow 3m mdn (4) hvy in Feb.

Minella Beag (IRE) 250-1 (10-9) Towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 15, 36 3/4l behind Broken Halo (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gs in Mar.

Mistersister (FR) 200-1 (10-12) In rear, headway from 2 out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 26l behind Tritonic (10-12) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.