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Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Class 1

ITV

Good

2m½f

	SHARP WIN	BEST ODDS	GEOFF BANKS	UNIBET	SKYBET	PADDY POWER	LADBROKES	GROSVENOR	CORAL	BETUK	BETMGM	888SPORT	32RED
Gale Mahler	1.84	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.73	1.73	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Valgrand	4.45	4.5	4	4.5	4	4	4.5	4	4.5	4	4	4	4
Brave Knight	8.1	7	6	5	7	6	5	6	5	6	6	6	6
Imaginarium	20	15	15	15	15	15	13	15	13	15	15	15	15

Live odds all runners >>

No.

Sharp 10 Rating

Odds

VALGRAND

T: Dan Skelton

J: Harry Skelton

10.0

5.0

20.0%

MARKET No significant market moves.

FORM All Runs: 50%-75%-4; Hurdle: 100%-100%-2; Class 1: 0%-0%-1;

EARLY SPEED Won last start from the front. Led: 50% ; Prom: 0% ; Mid: 0% ; Back: 50% ; Runs: 4;

JOCKEY Last 365 days: 21%-48%-524;

TRAINER Last 365 days: 17%-40%-849;

GOING Good: 100%-100%-1;

DISTANCE 16f: 50%-100%-2;

COURSE Horse: 0%-100%-1; Jockey: 11%-28%-398; Trainer: 10%-28%-451;

PEDIGREE Bathyrhon (GER) - Valaway (FR) (Gold Away (IRE))

OWNER Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Grand Last 365 days: 50%-75%-4;

Runs: 2411 ▼

Sex: G

Age: 5

OR: 118

Weight: 156

Date

Course

Going

Dist

Pos

Beaten

Pace

Type

28May24

Ban

20f

1/7

Won

1.25

4NvHd

04May24

Ain

16f

1/10

Won

1.44

4MdHd

13Apr24

Ain

17f

4/18

3.8

8.5

1G2Nf

28Oct23

Che

16f

2/15

2.2

11.0

2Nf

GALE MAHLER

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

J: Henry Brooke

9.3

1.8

55.6%

MARKET No significant market moves.

FORM All Runs: 86%-86%-7; Hurdle: 100%-100%-4; Class 1 debut.

EARLY SPEED Led: 0% ; Prom: 71% ; Mid: 29% ; Back: 0% ; Runs: 7;

JOCKEY Last 365 days: 16%-33%-378;

TRAINER Last 365 days: 13%-32%-206;

GOING Good: 100%-100%-5;

DISTANCE 16f: 100%-100%-3;

COURSE Horse not ran on course. Jockey: 5%-20%-41; Trainer: 0%-0%-5;

PEDIGREE Mahler (GB) - Victrix Gale (IRE) (Presenting (GB))

OWNER J Fyffe Last 365 days: 22%-34%-100;

Runs: 4111111 ▼

Sex: M

Age: 5

OR: 135

Weight: 154

Date

Course

Going

Dist

Pos

Beaten

Pace

Type

30Jul24

Gal

16f

1/8

Won

5.5

123

LiHd

20Jul24

Mar

21f

1/6

Won

1.73

120

3NvHd

30Jun24

Utt

20f

1/8

Won

2.38

3NvHd

07Jun24

Mar

19f

1/12

Won

2.1

4MdHd

26May24

Kel

16f

1/11

Won

2.25

4Nf

07May24

Sou

16f

1/13

Won

11.0

5MdFt

12Mar24

Sed

17f

4/7

2.7

2.2

5Nf

BRAVE KNIGHT

T: Paul Nicholls

J: Harry Cobden

10.0

4.5

22.2%

MARKET No significant market moves.

FORM All Runs: 36%-43%-14; Hurdle: 100%-100%-3; Class 1 debut.

EARLY SPEED Led: 7% ; Prom: 29% ; Mid: 29% ; Back: 36% ; Runs: 14;

JOCKEY Last 365 days: 22%-44%-598;

TRAINER Last 365 days: 24%-47%-569;

GOING Good: 60%-60%-5;

DISTANCE 16f: 60%-60%-5;

COURSE Horse not ran on course. Jockey: 11%-33%-308; Trainer: 13%-33%-1842;

PEDIGREE Sir Percy (GB) - Belladonna (GB) (Medicean (GB))

OWNER Owners Group 128 Last 365 days: 100%-100%-3;

Runs: 4525173111 ▼

Sex: G

Age: 4

OR: 127

Weight: 155

Date

Course

Going

Dist

Pos

Beaten

Pace

Type

31Aug24

New

17f

1/10

Won

1.4

120

4NvHd

21Jul24

Str

16f

1/12

Won

1.53

3NvHd

26Jun24

Wor

16f

1/10

Won

1.83

4MdHd

06Oct23

Asc

16f

3/7

3.0

4.5

3HcFt

09Sep23

Kem

16f

7/8

15.1

4.33

4HcAw

02Sep23

Che

16f

1/7

Won

4.33

4HcFt

18Aug23

Wol

14f

5/6

1.8

2.2

4HcAw

27Jul23

San

14f

2/5

1.5

3.0

3HcFt

21Jul23

New

12f

5/12

3.8

5.5

4HcFt

06Jun23

Lei

12f

4/8

10.1

2.88

4HcFt

IMAGINARIUM

T: Olly Murphy

J: Sean Bowen

6.7

17.0

5.9%

MARKET No significant market moves.

FORM All Runs: 29%-57%-7; Hurdle: 100%-100%-1; Class 1 debut.

EARLY SPEED Led: 0% ; Prom: 14% ; Mid: 71% ; Back: 14% ; Runs: 7;

JOCKEY Last 365 days: 18%-39%-623;

TRAINER Last 365 days: 22%-43%-453;

GOING Not ran on Good.

DISTANCE 16f: 100%-100%-1;

COURSE Horse not ran on course. Jockey: 9%-22%-195; Trainer: 5%-20%-91;

PEDIGREE Make Believe (GB) - Xinji (IRE) (Xaar (GB))

OWNER John Nicholls Racing Last 365 days: 30%-45%-20;

Runs: 2186371 ▼

Sex: G

Age: 5

OR: -

Weight: 156

Date

Course

Going

Dist

Pos

Beaten

Pace

Type

16May24

Per

16f

1/7

Won

2.5

4MdHd

22Oct23

Leo

12f

7/18

11.8

8.5

HcFt

21Sep23

Lis

12f

3/12

6.5

4.0

HcFt

04Aug23

Gal

12f

6/17

6.2

21.0

HcFt

04Jul23

Ros

12f

8/9

7.9

23.0

LiFt

23Oct22

Cur

1/16

Won

2.88

MdFt

15Oct22

Leo

10f

2/9

0.5

13.0

MdFt

DANCING IN PARIS

T: Ian Williams

J: Charlie Todd

1.8

26.0

3.8%

MARKET No significant market moves.

FORM All Runs: 17%-50%-24; Hurdle debut. Class 1 debut.

EARLY SPEED Led: 12% ; Prom: 25% ; Mid: 29% ; Back: 33% ; Runs: 24;

JOCKEY Last 365 days: 7%-20%-142;

TRAINER Last 365 days: 11%-28%-689;

GOING Good: 33%-89%-9;

DISTANCE 16f: 0%-0%-1;

COURSE Horse not ran on course. Jockey: 6%-12%-17; Trainer: 8%-21%-289;

PEDIGREE Olympic Glory (IRE) - Ponte Sanangelo (FR) (Authorized (IRE))

OWNER Joseph Smith Last 365 days: 25%-58%-12;

Runs: 8212148313 ▼

Sex: G

Age: 4

OR: -

Weight: 155

Date

Course

Going

Dist

Pos

Beaten

Pace

Type

07Sep24

Hay

14f

3/15

5.0

4.5

2HcFt

29Aug24

Sou

12f

1/12

Won

5.0

4HcAw

10Aug24

Asc

12f

3/10

3.0

5.0

2HcFt

03Aug24

Goo

14f

8/13

2.5

8.0

2HcFt

20Jul24

New

16f

4/10

3.0

4.33

2HcFt

13Jul24

Asc

14f

1/11

Won

8.5

3HcFt

07Jun24

Goo

12f

2/7

1.0

2.25

4HcFt

15May24

Yor

12f

1/20

Won

5.5

4HcFt

11May24

Lin

10f

2/7

0.1

10.0

4HcFt

15Apr24

Win

8/12

9.8

6.0

4HcFt

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

T: Samuel Drinkwater

J: Robert Dunne

0.2

41.0

2.4%

MARKET No significant market moves.

FORM All Runs: 0%-0%-3; Hurdle debut. Class 1 debut.

EARLY SPEED Set the early pace last run. Led: 33% ; Prom: 33% ; Mid: 33% ; Back: 0% ; Runs: 3;

JOCKEY Last 365 days: 6%-25%-248;

TRAINER Last 365 days: 8%-22%-72;

GOING Not ran on Good.

DISTANCE 16f: 0%-0%-3;

COURSE Horse: 0%-0%-1; Jockey: 3%-14%-65; Trainer: 6%-18%-17;

PEDIGREE Malinas (GER) - Maggie Rose (GB) (King's Theatre (IRE))

OWNER Anthony R Hunt & Dan Leach Last 365 days: 0%-0%-1;

Runs: 454 ▼

Sex: G

Age: 5

OR: -

Weight: 156

Date

Course

Going

Dist

Pos

Beaten

Pace

Type

18Mar24

Sou

16f

4/6

4.2

2.2

5MdNf

19Dec23

Cat

16f

5/11

7.5

4.2

5Nf

28Oct23

Che

16f

4/15

10.8

51.0

2Nf

Market 110%

Verdict

If you like the chances of VALGRAND in the 15:00 at Cheltenham you can generally get odds of 5.0. It's the top selection, with a Sharp 10 Rating of 10.0 and Harry Skelton in the saddle. Trained by Dan Skelton.

Key

Won Last Race

Won at Course and Distance

Won at Course

Won at Distance

Won on Going

Lead Early Last Race

Won at Class

2.1

Price Firming

Price Drifting

2.1

Best Price

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