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2.32

William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Handicap Hurdle

of £12,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 3f. 154yds.

2.32 2m. 3f. 154yds. Hcap Hurdle (Class 3) 4-y-o plus 12 Entered

William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Handicap Hurdle

of £12,000.00

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8,b g 12-0

Blue Bresil (FR)-Maybe Plenty(Overbury)

(29) cd² (Mr N Sutton)
Rated 136

D Skelton

Mr Ben Sutton(5)

D Skelton

Mr Ben Sutton(5)

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	15	5	3	14.38

13th Dec 24 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 136 9/1 11-6 Mr B Sutton (5) 5th of 8 runners, 8L behind Homme Public

16th Mar 24 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 132 6/1 11-9 Mr B Sutton (7) 1st of 8 runners, by nk and 2.25L from Monviel and One Eye On Vegas

17th Feb 24 Ascot(2m 3f 58yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Good in places) Rated 133 14/1 10-8 Mr B Sutton (7) 10th of 16 runners, 18.13L behind Mothill

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Santos Blue (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Foster'sisland (GB)	2
13th Jan 2024 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft-Heavy in places) Santos Blue (GB) 1st (15/8Fav 10-12 Rated 128) Mr B Sutton 2.25L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (10/1 10-12 Rated 124) Emma Smith-Chaston (9 ran)

26th Dec 2023 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Santos Blue (GB) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-6 Rated 128) Mr B Sutton 36.00L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 4th (15/2 11-9 Rated 127) Jack Hogan (6 ran)

Rafferty's Return (GB)	2
13th Dec 2024 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Santos Blue (GB) 5th (9/1 11-6 Rated 136) Mr B Sutton 6.25L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 7th (25/1 11-2 Rated 127) Ross Chapman (8 ran)

4th Mar 2023 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Santos Blue (GB) 1st (3/1Fav 10-4 Rated 120) Mr B Sutton 7.31L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 4th (9/2 11-5 Rated 128) S Quinlan (10 ran)

Hourvari (FR)	1
29th Oct 2023 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Santos Blue (GB) 2nd (6/1 10-12 Rated 129) Mr B Sutton 16.78L in front of Hourvari (FR) 6th (3/1 11-4 Rated 128) Sean Bowen (8 ran)

p82-

8,b g 11-8

Coastal Path (GB)-Pervenche Du Seuil(Lucky Dream)

(41) (The Hardy Souls)
Rated 130

Jamie Snowden

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	17	3	8	-0.67

1st Dec 24 Carlisle(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 130 14/1 11-10 G Sheehan 2nd of 8 runners, 6.5L behind To Chase A Dream

8th Apr 24 Wincanton(2m 3f 179yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 132 18/1 12-2 G Sheehan 8th of 8 runners, 40.5L behind Issam

13th Mar 24 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 132 12/1 10-4 G Sheehan pulled up(16 ran) in race won by Unexpected Party

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hardy Du Seuil (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Foster'sisland (GB)	1
12th Nov 2022 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (22/1 11-1 Rated 122) Emma Smith-Chaston 6.00L in front of Hardy Du Seuil (FR) 3rd (17/2 11-10 Rated 126) G Sheehan (12 ran)

Rafferty's Return (GB)	1
12th Nov 2022 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Hardy Du Seuil (FR) 3rd (17/2 11-10 Rated 126) G Sheehan 10.50L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 9th (9/2 11-12 Rated 128) S Quinlan (12 ran)

75p-

9,b g 11-7

Fame And Glory (GB)-Asturienne(Sleeping Car)

(16) (Mr K Alexander)
Rated 129

Nicky Henderson

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	4	1	-1.33

26th Dec 24 Kempton(2m 5f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 129 10/3 11-3 N de Boinville pulled up(9 ran) in race won by East India Express

25th Nov 24 Kempton(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 131 3/1 11-10 N de Boinville 5th of 7 runners, 20.75L behind Es Perfecto

19th Apr 24 Ayr(2m 5f 91yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 132 7/4Fav 11-11 N de Boinville 7th of 14 runners, 22.5L behind Punta Del Este

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Doddiethegreat (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Foster'sisland (GB)	1
19th Apr 2024 Ayr(2m 5f 91yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Foster'sisland (GB) 3rd (16/1 10-13 Rated 123) Emma Smith-Chaston 19.25L in front of Doddiethegreat (IRE) 7th (7/4Fav 11-11 Rated 132) N de Boinville (14 ran)

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6,b g 11-6

Nathaniel (IRE)-Navajo Charm(Authorized)

(42) (M Baker, K Ibberson And H Pearman)
Rated 128

T Symonds

Caoilin Quinn

T Symonds

Caoilin Quinn

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	4	4	17.28

30th Nov 24 Newbury(2m 69yds Hcap Hurdle, Chase: Good to Soft; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 120 15/2 10-5 G Sheehan 1st of 13 runners, by 1.5L and 3.5L from Queens Gamble and Our Champ

29th Oct 24 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 145yds Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 116 9/4 11-3 Caoilin Quinn (3) 1st of 14 runners, by shd and 10L from Gamesters Guy and Atlantic Lad

8th Apr 24 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 116 8/15Fav 11-3 J Nailor 1st of 10 runners, by 3.25L and 4.75L from Northern Air and Inside I m Dancin

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Navajo Indy (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Aston Martini (GB)	1
30th Nov 2024 Newbury(2m 69yds, Hcap Hurdle, Chase: Good to Soft; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Navajo Indy (GB) 1st (15/2 10-5 Rated 120) G Sheehan 14.50L in front of Aston Martini (GB) 10th (9/1 10-8 Rated 123) David Bass (13 ran)

5f7-

10,b g 11-3

Schiaparelli (GER)-Duchess Theatre(King's Theatre)

(29) cd¹ (Mr G W Bell)
Rated 125 Won When Rated 126

Rebecca Menzies

Ross Chapman

Rebecca Menzies

Ross Chapman

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	22	5	3	6.38

13th Dec 24 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 127 25/1 11-2 Ross Chapman 7th of 8 runners, 14.25L behind Homme Public

27th Nov 24 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 128 17/2 11-8 Ross Chapman fell of 6 runners, in race won by Mr Bramley

25th Apr 24 Perth(2m 4f 35yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 128 6/1 11-12 Ross Chapman 5th of 7 runners, 57.5L behind Rambo T

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Raffertys Return (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Foster'sisland (GB)	4
2nd Mar 2024 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Foster'sisland (GB) 4th (18/1 10-2 Rated 124) Emma Smith-Chaston 11.50L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 7th (11/1 10-6 Rated 125) Ross Chapman (9 ran)

14th Jan 2023 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rafferty's Return (GB) 2nd (5/2 11-2 Rated 128) S Quinlan 16.00L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 4th (11/2 10-10 Rated 125) Emma Smith-Chaston (10 ran)

26th Dec 2022 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rafferty's Return (GB) 1st (9/2 11-11 Rated 126) S Quinlan .13L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (14/1 11-6 Rated 124) Emma Smith-Chaston (9 ran)

12th Nov 2022 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (22/1 11-1 Rated 122) Emma Smith-Chaston 16.50L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 9th (9/2 11-12 Rated 128) S Quinlan (12 ran)

Hardy Du Seuil (FR)	1
12th Nov 2022 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Hardy Du Seuil (FR) 3rd (17/2 11-10 Rated 126) G Sheehan 10.50L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 9th (9/2 11-12 Rated 128) S Quinlan (12 ran)

Hourvari (FR)	1
27th Nov 2024 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Hourvari (FR) 2nd (85/40Fav 11-3 Rated 123) G Sheehan Rafferty's Return (GB) fell (17/2 11-8 Rated 128) Ross Chapman (6 ran)

Santos Blue (GB)	2
13th Dec 2024 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Santos Blue (GB) 5th (9/1 11-6 Rated 136) Mr B Sutton 6.25L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 7th (25/1 11-2 Rated 127) Ross Chapman (8 ran)

4th Mar 2023 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Santos Blue (GB) 1st (3/1Fav 10-4 Rated 120) Mr B Sutton 7.31L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 4th (9/2 11-5 Rated 128) S Quinlan (10 ran)

204-

10,b g 11-1

Trans Island (GB)-Mrs Eff(Tamure)

(16) d² (The Oakwood Nobels)
Rated 123 Won When Rated 124

M Hammond

Emma Smith-Chaston(3)

M Hammond

Emma Smith-Chaston(3)

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	35	6	14	3.44

26th Dec 24 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 124 5/1 11-10 Emma Smith-Chaston (3) 4th of 7 runners, 8.25L behind Grozni

15th Nov 24 Cheltenham(2m 5f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 125 33/1 11-11 Emma Smith-Chaston (3) 11th of 16 runners, 17.28L behind Double Powerful

1st Nov 24 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 124 8/1 11-9 Emma Smith-Chaston (3) 2nd of 6 runners, 4.25L behind Welsh Charger

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Fostersisland (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Doddiethegreat (IRE)	1
19th Apr 2024 Ayr(2m 5f 91yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Foster'sisland (GB) 3rd (16/1 10-13 Rated 123) Emma Smith-Chaston 19.25L in front of Doddiethegreat (IRE) 7th (7/4Fav 11-11 Rated 132) N de Boinville (14 ran)

Rafferty's Return (GB)	4
2nd Mar 2024 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Foster'sisland (GB) 4th (18/1 10-2 Rated 124) Emma Smith-Chaston 11.50L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 7th (11/1 10-6 Rated 125) Ross Chapman (9 ran)

14th Jan 2023 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rafferty's Return (GB) 2nd (5/2 11-2 Rated 128) S Quinlan 16.00L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 4th (11/2 10-10 Rated 125) Emma Smith-Chaston (10 ran)

26th Dec 2022 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rafferty's Return (GB) 1st (9/2 11-11 Rated 126) S Quinlan .13L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (14/1 11-6 Rated 124) Emma Smith-Chaston (9 ran)

12th Nov 2022 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (22/1 11-1 Rated 122) Emma Smith-Chaston 16.50L in front of Rafferty's Return (GB) 9th (9/2 11-12 Rated 128) S Quinlan (12 ran)

Hardy Du Seuil (FR)	1
12th Nov 2022 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (22/1 11-1 Rated 122) Emma Smith-Chaston 6.00L in front of Hardy Du Seuil (FR) 3rd (17/2 11-10 Rated 126) G Sheehan (12 ran)

Santos Blue (GB)	2
13th Jan 2024 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft-Heavy in places) Santos Blue (GB) 1st (15/8Fav 10-12 Rated 128) Mr B Sutton 2.25L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 2nd (10/1 10-12 Rated 124) Emma Smith-Chaston (9 ran)

26th Dec 2023 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Santos Blue (GB) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-6 Rated 128) Mr B Sutton 36.00L in front of Foster'sisland (GB) 4th (15/2 11-9 Rated 127) Jack Hogan (6 ran)

420-

6,b m 11-1

Getaway (GER)-Gabriella Rose(Kayf Tara)

(42) d¹ (Hp Racing Aston Martini)
Rated 123

Nicky Henderson

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	2	2	-1.25

30th Nov 24 Newbury(2m 69yds Hcap Hurdle, Chase: Good to Soft; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 123 9/1 10-8 David Bass 10th of 13 runners, 14.5L behind Navajo Indy

13th Nov 24 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 3f 123yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 120 5/1 10-10 N de Boinville 2nd of 11 runners, 0.75L behind Might I

15th Feb 24 Sandown(2m 3f 173yds Hurdle, Chase: Soft-Good to Soft in places; Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 122 9/2 11-7 James Bowen 4th of 7 runners, 42L behind Springtime Promise

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Aston Martini (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Navajo Indy (GB)	1
30th Nov 2024 Newbury(2m 69yds, Hcap Hurdle, Chase: Good to Soft; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Navajo Indy (GB) 1st (15/2 10-5 Rated 120) G Sheehan 14.50L in front of Aston Martini (GB) 10th (9/1 10-8 Rated 123) David Bass (13 ran)

6-2-

8,b g 11-0

My Risk (FR)-Ty Perrine(Assessor)

(45) d¹ bf (Mrs Diana L Whateley)
Rated 122

Olly Murphy

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	2	4	-3.67

27th Nov 24 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 123 85/40Fav 11-3 G Sheehan 2nd of 6 runners, 6.5L behind Mr Bramley

29th Oct 23 Aintree(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 128 3/1 11-4 Sean Bowen 6th of 8 runners, 19.03L behind Crambo

21st Apr 23 Ayr(2m 4f 100yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 128 7/2 11-12 Aidan Coleman 3rd of 5 runners, 2.25L and 1.25L behind Hugos New Horse and Persian Time

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hourvari (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Rafferty's Return (GB)	1
27th Nov 2024 Wetherby(2m 3f 154yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Hourvari (FR) 2nd (85/40Fav 11-3 Rated 123) G Sheehan Rafferty's Return (GB) fell (17/2 11-8 Rated 128) Ross Chapman (6 ran)

Santos Blue (GB)	1
29th Oct 2023 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Santos Blue (GB) 2nd (6/1 10-12 Rated 129) Mr B Sutton 16.78L in front of Hourvari (FR) 6th (3/1 11-4 Rated 128) Sean Bowen (8 ran)

471-

6,b g 11-0

Footstepsinthesand (GB)-Sun Moon And Stars(Galileo)

(66) (Jersey Racing Friends)
Rated 122

Harry Derham

Miss Victoria Malzard(5)

Harry Derham

Miss Victoria Malzard(5)

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	4	1	2	-2.27
Other	8	3	1

6th Nov 24 Auteuil(2m 1f 196yds Hurdle, Soft) 7/4Fav 11-2 Y Babot 1st of 10 runners, by 1.5L and 3L from Kapteen and Never Risk

8th Oct 24 Auteuil(2m 3f 85yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) 9/1 10-5 T Andrieux 7th of 12 runners, 20.75L behind Rosario Baron

10th Sep 24 Auteuil(2m 1f 196yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) 10/1 10-12 T Andrieux 4th of 16 runners, 3.25L behind Rock And Roll

21-2

10,b g 11-0

Kalanisi (IRE)-On The Highway(Aristocracy)

(9) (This Horse Is For Sale Partnership)
Rated 122

K C Bailey

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	3	1	0	3.50
UK	5	1	3	-3.09
P2P	1	0	0

2nd Jan 25 Huntingdon(2m 4f 145yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 122 5/2 11-7 Tom Bellamy 2nd of 4 runners, 4L behind Sixmilebridge

4th Dec 24 Ludlow(1m 7f 169yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 123 10/11Fav 12-0 J J Burke 1st of 7 runners, by 4L and 5L from Global Esteem and Laser Focus

16th Nov 24 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 11/2 11-4 Tom Bellamy 2nd of 6 runners, 3.25L behind Kingston Pride

214-

6,b g 11-0

Choeur Du Nord (FR)-Tigresse Rose(Sevres Rose)

(42) d¹ (Olbg Racing Club)
Rated 122

Harry Derham

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	3	3	3.10

30th Nov 24 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Good to Soft-Good in places; Chase: Good) Rated 122 6/1 11-6 Alice Stevens (5) 4th of 8 runners, 10.75L behind Rightsotom

23rd Apr 24 Southwell(2m 4f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 114 7/2 11-3 Alice Stevens (5) 1st of 10 runners, by nose and 3.25L from Kaleb and Pozo Emery

11th Mar 24 Plumpton(2m 4f 114yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 114 9/4 11-5 Alice Stevens (5) 2nd of 5 runners, 14L behind Colours On Canvas

p30-

7,b g 10-13

Walk In The Park (IRE)-Bowenscourt(Westerner)

(49) (Hemmings Racing)
Rated 121

H D Daly

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	3	2	6.44

23rd Nov 24 Haydock(2m 2f 191yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 122 11/2 10-13 Sam Twiston-Davies 10th of 14 runners, 21.81L behind Steel Ally

27th Oct 24 Aintree(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 121 5/2 11-1 Harry Cobden 3rd of 9 runners, 1.25L and 2L behind Kamsinas and Long Draw

17th Feb 24 Haydock(3m 58yds Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 122 5/1 11-2 Brendan Powell pulled up of 10 runners, in race won by Now Is The Hour

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Previous Years
2024 Santos Blue 7 10-12 Mr B Sutton 15/8Fav (Dan Skelton)
2023 Iroko 5 11-2 K Brogan 13/8Fav (Oliver Greenall)
2022 Haafapiece 9 11-2 Jack Andrews 6/1 (Mrs P Sly)
2021 Shannon Bridge 8 11-4 Harry Skelton 4/1 (Dan Skelton)
2020 West To The Bridge 7 10-7 William Marshall 11/1 (Dan Skelton)
2019 Thosedaysaregone 6 11-1 Adam Wedge 11/10Fav (C Byrnes)
2018 Westend Story 7 11-1 R Johnson 2/1Fav (Philip Hobbs)
2017 One For Harry 9 11-6 Ryan Day 9/1 (N Richards)
2016 One For Harry 8 11-4 A Nicol 15/2 (N Richards)
2015 Smooth Stepper 6 10-9 Callum Bewley 9/2 (Sue Smith)
2014 Embsay Crag 8 10-3 R McGrath 7/1 (P A Kirby)
2013 Herdsman 8 10-3 Brian Harding 5/1 (Sue Smith)

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