Cheltenham Festival 2025 Race Result Cheltenham, Wed, 18th Apr, 2018, Citipost Novices´ Hurdle of £20,000.00 4-y-o plus| irishracing.com

2.05 Citipost Novices´ Hurdle of £20,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 2) 2m. 4f. 56yds.

Cheltenham Results Wed, 18th Apr, 2018

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Placepot Pool - £160,506.15 Winning Units - 68.01 Dividend - £1,722.80. Quadpot Pool - £13,752.73 Winning Units - 26.3 Dividend - £386.90. Place Six Dividend - £867.01. Place Five Dividend - £444.76.

Citipost Novices´ Hurdle of £20,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 2) 2m. 4f. 56yds.

1st - £12,512.00, 2nd - £3,696.00, 3rd - £1,848.00, 4th - £924.00, 5th - £462.00, 6th - £232.00 14 Ran

1st

Diese Des Bieffes (FR) 11-4 (Sullivan Bloodstock Limited)
Rated 138
Martaline (GB) - Chanel Du Berlais (FR)(Saint Preuil (FR))
Breeder - M Marc Bridoux

(Morning price: 5/2 9/4 2/1 7/4 13/8 7/4 9/4)
(Ring price: 2/1 9/4 5/2) SP 5/2fav

Nicky Henderson

N D Fehily

Tote Win £3.10 Place £1.50

held up towards rear, headway 5th, switched left before last, went 2nd flat, led final 150 yards, ran on well, readily

16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 137 This
Race 15th Dec, 20 Wincanton
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 137

2nd

Theclockisticking (IRE) 11-4 (Asphalt Reinforcement Services Ltd)
Rated 138
Gamut (IRE) - Curragheen (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Alan Berry

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 6/1 13/2 15/2 8/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

Stuart Edmunds

C Gethings

Place £2.20

tracked leader, led approaching last, hung left and headed final 150 yards, no impression on winner after, kept on

8th Feb, 18 Huntingdon
3rd Hdl Rated 140 This
Race 18th May, 18 Aintree
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 138

3rd

Dell Oro (FR) 11-4 (Galloping On The South Downs Partnersh)
Rated 127
Walk In The Park (IRE) - Kallistea (FR)(Sicyos (USA))
Breeder - Mr Laurent Adalbert

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

G L Moore

Joshua Moore

Place £9.50

held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, jumped right last, edged left and went 3rd final 220 yards, no impression on winner, kept on

8th Feb, 18 Huntingdon
4th Hdl Rated 127 This
Race 26th Apr, 18 Kempton
2nd Hdl Rated 136

4th

1.25L

Captain Cattistock (GB) 11-4 (Mr Peter Hart)
ts⁵ Rated 135
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Pearl Buttons (GB)(Alflora (IRE))
Breeder - W. P. Jenks

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Paul Nicholls

Sam Twiston-Davies

tracked leaders, challenged after 2 out, every chance when bad mistake last, not recover, kept on

28th Mar, 18 Wincanton
1st Hdl Rated 135 This
Race 13th Oct, 18 Chepstow
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 138

5th

2.5L

Gosheven (IRE) 11-0 (The Grocer Syndicate)

Presenting (GB) - Fair Choice (IRE)(Zaffaran (USA))
Breeder - Adrian Harnett

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

held up in rear, not fluent 5th, some headway but still disputing 8th last, ran on flat, went 5th final 150 yards, not reach leaders

17th Mar, 18 Kempton
3rd Hdl This
Race 14th Oct, 18 Chepstow
3rd Hdl

6th

3.5L

Onefortheroadtom (GB) 11-4 (Mr John P McManus)

Fair Mix (IRE) - Ifni du Luc (FR)(Chamberlin (FR))
Breeder - Shade Oak Stud

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 13/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

H Fry

B J Geraghty

held up towards rear, headway 5th, chasing leaders 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last

5th Mar, 18 Kempton
1st Bmpr This
Race 23rd Nov, 18 Ascot
6th Chs Rated 137

7th

0.75L

Poetic Rhythm (IRE) 11-8 (The Yes No Wait Sorries)
Rated 145
Flemensfirth (USA) - Sommer Sonnet (IRE)(Taipan (IRE))
Breeder - Vincent Finn

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2

F M O'Brien

P J Brennan

tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, outpaced before last, stayed on same pace

16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
10th Hdl Rated 148 This
Race 13th Oct, 18 Chepstow
p.u. Chs

8th

3.25L

Mzuzu (IRE) 11-0 (Mr N T Griffith & H M Haddock)

Oscar (IRE) - Tempest Hill (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - W. Ryan

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 66/1 80/1 100/1)
SP 100/1

Tom George

T Scudamore

held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last

9th Dec, 17 Chepstow
3rd Bmpr This
Race

9th

Boreham Bill (IRE) 11-0 (Mrs Susan Foran)
Rated 130
Tikkanen (USA) - Crimond (IRE)(Zaffaran (USA))
Breeder - J. F. C. Maxwell

(Morning price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1) SP 14/1

B Pauling

D A Jacob

led, headed before last, weakened flat

7th Mar, 18 Fontwell
2nd Hdl Rated 130 This
Race 28th Sep, 18 Worcester
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 130

10th

10L

Le Musee (FR) 11-4 (Dragonfly Racing)
ts⁴ Rated 122
Galileo (IRE) - Delicieuse Lady (GB)(Trempolino (USA))
Breeder - S.A.R.L. Ecurie Des Monceaux

(Morning price: 40/1 33/1 40/1 25/1 33/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

N Hawke

Tom Cannon

tracked leaders, pushed along after 5th, not fluent and lost place 3 out, well beaten next

26th Mar, 18 Taunton
1st Mdn Hdl Rated 115 This
Race 17th Nov, 18 Cheltenham
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 122

11th

0.5L

Quarry Leader (IRE) 11-0 (The Patient Partnership)

Darsi (FR) - Pollys Leader (IRE)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - J. Gahan

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

Alex Hales

Kielan Woods

mid-division, headway 7th, chasing leaders on outside when pecked slightly 2 out, weakened before last

20th Jan, 18 Ascot
4th Hdl This
Race

12th

Mister Malarky (GB) 11-4 (Wendy & Malcolm Hezel)
Rated 126
Malinas (GER) - Priscilla (GB)(Teenoso (USA))
Breeder - H. T. Cole

(Morning price: 20/1 28/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

C L Tizzard

Harry Cobden

held up in mid-division, lost place before not fluent 5th, behind 3 out

1st Apr, 18 Plumpton
2nd Hdl Rated 126 This
Race 19th Nov, 18 Plumpton
1st Hcp Chs Rated 126

13th

0.75L

Silver Kayf (GB) 11-4 (The Lucky Spinners)
Rated 135
Kayf Tara (GB) - Silver Spinner (GB)(Silver Patriarch (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs S. C. Welch

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1) SP 10/1

K C Bailey

David Bass

in touch in mid-division, mistake 4th, not fluent 5th, soon lost place, not fluent 7th, well beaten from 3 out

22nd Mar, 18 Ludlow
1st Hdl Rated 135 This
Race 9th Dec, 18 Huntingdon
5th Chs

14th

14L

Cuddles Mcgraw (IRE) 11-0 (Graham And Alison Jelley)
ts¹WS
Court Cave (IRE) - Stefphonic (IRE)(Orchestra)
Breeder - Mrs E. Cooper & Ms A. Lilly

(Morning price: 100/1 125/1 100/1)
SP 100/1

F M O'Brien

A P Cawley

behind, not fluent 5th, mistake next, well beaten 2 out

9th Nov, 17 Newbury
13th Bmpr This
Race 6th May, 18 Towcester
4th Hdl

Off 2.06
Time 4m. 57.30 secs, which is 0.26 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £17.70
Tote Trifecta- £559.20
CSF- £17.78.

2017 William Henry 7 11-4 D N Russell 8/15Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2016 Mister Miyagi 7 11-8 Harry Skelton 13/8Fav (Dan Skelton)
2015 Might Bite 6 11-4 Mr N de Boinville 10/11Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2014 Garde La Victoire 5 11-4 R Johnson 13/8Fav (Philip Hobbs)
2013 Whisper 5 11-4 B J Geraghty 9/4 (Nicky Henderson)

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Cheltenham Results Wed, 18th Apr, 2018

Citipost Novices´ Hurdle of £20,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 2) 2m. 4f. 56yds.