mallardjewellers.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
Class 3, Cheltenham 13:45
£25,000 guaranteed,
4yo plus,
2m 4f 44y 
Sunday 17th November 2024

FormRatings

1 Peaky Boy 9/5F
2 Westerninthepark 11/2
3 Guard Your Dreams 9/1
7 ran NR: Walking On Air Distances: 2½l, 2¼l, 14l
Time: 5m 7.91s (slow by 7.91s)

Peaky Boy showed immense potential as he stayed on strongly to win for Nicky Henderson. Under the guidance of Nico de Boinville, Peaky Boy was off the bridle some way from home but gradually warmed to the task, improving as the race progressed.

The six-year-old, who was undefeated over hurdles at Prestbury Park last season, powered home to finish two and a half lengths ahead of Westerninthepark as the 9-5 favourite.

De Boinville remarked, "I’d say we’ll probably be looking to step him up in trip now. That was sharp enough for him there. He’s very slick and has been impressive at home from day one, so I’m delighted with that performance because he had to knuckle down and try hard today.”

Henderson added, “I never thought he was travelling as well as I expected, but don’t forget, he’s only had two runs over hurdles. On the trickiest course in the country, asking him to jump these fences, there’s a lot of inexperience there. There’s a lot more to come. His jumping was good and tidy, but he has very little experience. We thought he was good, but would he know enough? He will be nice.”

Henderson continued, “I’ve always had a rule that this is a brave place to come first time out over fences. It was quite a brave shout. We’re very lucky at the moment, I think we have a very strong team of novice chasers, but we don’t have a very good programme for novice chasers, so I had to get on. His jumping was perfect. I think there’s more to come in racing knowledge. I don’t think it will be long before he goes three miles, although we’re not in a desperate rush to get there.”

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Cheltenham Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
£52,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 44y, Class 3
7 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places

POS. DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1    Peaky Boy 6 11-6 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville 9/5F
2 2½ Westerninthepark 6 11-2 Olly Murphy Sean Bowen 11/2
3 2¼ Guard Your Dreams 8 11-10 Nigel Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
4 14 Primoz 6 11-6 Lucinda Russell Derek Fox 5/1
5 2¼ Leader In The Park 6 10-9 Ben Pauling Ben Jones 100/30
6 4¼ The Other Mozzie 5 11-4 Gavin Cromwell Jonathan Burke 18/1
PU Bob Bob Ricard 6 10-11 Jonjo & A J O'Neill Jonjo O'Neill Jr 14/1
NR 2 9/2P-P Walking On Air 7 11-8 Gary Brown NON RUNNER

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