Masterson Holdings Hurdle |
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| Cheltenham 14:35 £35,000 added, 4yo only, 2m 87y, Class 2  |
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| Saturday 28th October 2017 | |
1 Twobeelucky 9/4
2 Arthington 25/1
3 Bedrock 8/15F
4 ran Distances: 5l, nk, 2l
Time: 4m 1.70s (slow by 10.70s)
Twobeelucky wins in style - Bedrock disappointing
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Twobeelucky (Andrew Lynch) provided County Waterford handler Henry de Bromhead with a perfect 45th birthday present as the four-year-old gained an easy victory over Arthington (Seamus Mullins/Kevin Jones) in the Masterson Holdings Hurdle.
A bold round of jumping saw the four-year-old score by five lengths, with favourite Bedrock (Dan Skelton/Harry Skelton) disappointing in third, a neck further back.
Henry de Bromhead said: "Twobeelucky has always looked a nice horse. He won his first two races and then ran into a very good horse of Joseph O'Brien's at Galway. It's great to see him back winning again.
"We came in here hoping that we had a good chance and we liked our horse a lot. He wasn't far off Bedrock on ratings, so I didn't think that we were mad out of it. He was rated 80-odd on the Flat and Andrew gave him a super ride.
"Before this race, he was going to go back to owner Roger Brookhouse's for his holidays and I would imagine that is what he is still going to do. He has been busy all summer, so we might back off him for a few weeks and then bring him back for the spring. We will speak to Roger and see what he would like to do.
Andrew Lynch added: "Twobeelucky travelled well, jumped super and picked up in the straight. He is a fine, big horse who loves jumping. His wins have been around flatter tracks, so it was just a question of whether he would get up the hill or not.
"He is three from four over hurdles now, so he is not doing too badly!"
Masterson Holdings Hurdle
£35,000 added, 4yo only, 2m 87y, Class 2
4 ran
Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | Twobeelucky 9/4 | A E Lynch 10-12 |
H de Bromhead | 4 | |
| 2nd | 5 | Arthington 25/1 | Kevin Jones 10-12 |
J W Mullins | 4 |
| 3rd | nk | Bedrock 8/15f | Harry Skelton 10-12 |
D Skelton | 4 |
| 4th | 2 | Golden Jeffrey (SWI) 14/1 | T Scudamore 10-12 |
I Jardine | 4 |
