Ballymore Novices' Hurdle |
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| Cheltenham 15:35 (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle), £30,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f 26y, Class 1  |
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| Friday 16th November 2018 | |
1 Coolanly 7/2
2 Pym 9/4F
3 Percy Veer 25/1
9 ran Distances: 3¼l, 2l, 2½l
Time: 5m 8.60s (slow by 20.10s)
Coolanly cruises to victory for Paddy Brennan
Fergal O'Brien recorded a 152/1 double on day one of the November Meeting at Cheltenham following 7/2 shot Coolanly's smart success in the concluding G2 Ballymore Novices' Hurdle.
Ridden by Paddy Brennan, registering a treble at Prestbury Park, Coolanly travelled smoothly throughout the two mile and five-furlong event and found plenty for pressure in the closing stages to score by three and a quarter-lengths from 9/4 favourite Pym in second.
Winning trainer O'Brien said: "I think Coolanly is probably a horse for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at The Festival. That was far enough for him today and he has had a hard race.
"He was a bit sore after he came back from the Persian War, so I have to give credit to everyone at home for getting him back here today.
"We will enjoy today and we might go for the Challow Hurdle because he won't have a penalty."
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Pym, a five-year-old by Stowaway, was stepping up in trip to two miles five furlongs for the first time. He was beaten three and a quarter lengths into second.
Trainer Nicky Henderson said: "He ran a good race. It's his first time up in trip and he got the trip. He got beaten, but he's done nothing wrong.
"He'll stay at two and a half miles, and as Noel [Fehily, who rode him] said, he's still quite naïve about racing, rather than anything else, so we'll go again."
Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
(Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2)
£30,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f 26y, Class 1
9 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | Coolanly (IRE) 7/2 | P J Brennan 11-0 |
F O'Brien | 6 | |
| 2nd | 3¼ | Pym (IRE) 9/4f | N D Fehily 11-0 |
N J Henderson | 5 |
| 3rd | 2 | Percy Veer 25/1 | Aidan Coleman 11-5 |
E McNamara | 6 |
| 4th | 2½ | Darlac (FR) 5/1 | R Johnson 11-0 |
C L Tizzard | 5 |
| 5th | 4½ | Kapgarry (FR) 16/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies 11-0 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 5 |
| 6th | 2 | Nestor Park (FR) 16/1 | David Bass 11-0 |
B Pauling | 5 |
| 7th | 2¼ | Captain Peacock 20/1 | L P Aspell 11-0 |
O Sherwood | 5 |
| 8th | 13 | Tricks And Trails (IRE) 100/1 | Brendan Powell 11-0 |
A E Jones | 5 |
| PU | Double Treasure | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden | 7 |
