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CHELTENHAM 17:00

Name: CHELTENHAM PONY RACING AUTHORITY GRADUATES HANDICAP HURDLE (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (3)
Start: 2025-04-16T13:30:00
End: 2025-04-16T17:00:00
Location: Cheltenham

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17:00 Wednesday 16 April 2025	Unlock this Race
CHELTENHAM PONY RACING AUTHORITY GRADUATES HANDICAP HURDLE (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (3)	Distance : 2m 179y (New)
Prize : £10,406 Rated : (0-135) Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Hurdle	Going : Good
Race Type : Hurdle

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		8. KING WILLIAM RUFUS (FR)	8. KING WILLIAM RUFUS (FR)	<		>		Charlie Maggs (5)	8	10-13	7/24.5f	7/24.5f
1			bg DIAMOND BOY (FR) - CLOCHETTE DE SOU (FR) AJDAYT (USA)	J: Charlie Maggs (5) T: Chris Gordon Age: 8 Wgt: 10-13 OR: 119	<		>		Chris Gordon		(119)		7/24.5f
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close up, loomed up 2 out, went on straight, threatened run-in, driven out
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2	2	½	12. GAME COLOURS (IRE)	12. GAME COLOURS (IRE)	<		>		Freddie Gingell	7	10-10	11/26.5	11/26.5
2		½	bm SHANTOU (USA) - ISLANDBANE (IRE) ORPEN (USA)	J: Freddie Gingell T: Ben Clarke Age: 7 Wgt: 10-10 Eq: (t) OR: 116	<		>		Ben Clarke	(t)	(116)		11/26.5
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settled mid-field wide, not fluent 5th, rallied home turn, closing when forced to switch approaching last, not clear run again late on, closed to line
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3	3	ns	10. BIG BOY BOBBY (IRE)	10. BIG BOY BOBBY (IRE)	<		>		Philip Armson (3)	7	10-13	7/18	7/18
3		ns	bg VADAMOS (FR) - DUCHESS OF FOXLAND (IRE) MEDECIS	J: Philip Armson (3) T: Alan King Age: 7 Wgt: 10-13 OR: 119	<		>		Alan King		(119)		7/18
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held up, headway when shaken up before straight, forced to switch approaching last, edged right run-in, stayed on, lost 2nd line
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4	4	3¼	14. LUNAR SOVEREIGN (IRE)	14. LUNAR SOVEREIGN (IRE)	<		>		Bruce Lynn	9	10-8	22/123	22/123
4		3¼	bg DUBAWI (IRE) - SURPRISE MOMENT (IRE) AUTHORIZED (IRE)	J: Bruce Lynn T: Sophie Leech Age: 9 Wgt: 10-8 Eq: (t) OR: 114	<		>		Sophie Leech	(t)	(114)		22/123
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in touch, effort entering straight, kept on
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5	5	1	6. LIVERPOOL KNIGHT	6. LIVERPOOL KNIGHT	<		>		Ben Sutton (5)	7	11-0	14/115	14/115
5		1	bg GOLDEN HORN - NOURIYA DANEHILL DANCER (IRE)	J: Ben Sutton (5) T: Fergal O'Brien Age: 7 Wgt: 11-0 OR: 120	<		>		Fergal O'Brien		(120)		14/115
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rear, outpaced, struggling still 2 out, best work finish
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6	6	1¼	3. NORMAN FLETCHER	3. NORMAN FLETCHER	<		>		James Turner (5)	6	11-5	15/28.5	15/28.5
6		1¼	chg NO RISK AT ALL (FR) - HIHO SILVER LINING SILVER PATRIARCH (IRE)	J: James Turner (5) T: Nigel Twiston-Davies Age: 6 Wgt: 11-5 OR: 125	<		>		Nigel Twiston-Davies		(125)		15/28.5
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led briefly before 1st, stayed prominent, edged ahead 2 out, ridden when headed straight, awkward last, not quicken
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7	7	hd	4. ARCLIGHT	4. ARCLIGHT	<		>		Freddie Gordon (3)	6	11-4	22/123	22/123
7		hd	bm CHAMPS ELYSEES - FLORENTIA MEDICEAN	J: Freddie Gordon (3) T: Nicky Henderson Age: 6 Wgt: 11-4 OR: 124	<		>		Nicky Henderson		(124)		22/123
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waited with, shuffled back 2 out, short of room entering straight, stayed on again run-in
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8	8	2	2. WILLIETHEBUILDER (IRE)	2. WILLIETHEBUILDER (IRE)	<		>		Jack Andrews (3)	6	11-6	9/110	9/110
8		2	bg ARCADIO (GER) - CRIPPLED COUGAR (IRE) ROBIN DES CHAMPS (FR)	J: Jack Andrews (3) T: Dan Skelton Age: 6 Wgt: 11-6 OR: 126	<		>		Dan Skelton		(126)		9/110
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in touch, lost ground 2 out, in contention again straight, not quicken
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9	9	nk	7. CASTEL GANDOLFO (IRE)	7. CASTEL GANDOLFO (IRE)	<		>		Fern O'Brien (7)	8	11-0	25/126	25/126
9		nk	grg DARK ANGEL (IRE) - CAPULET MONTEQUE (IRE) CAMACHO	J: Fern O'Brien (7) T: Fergal O'Brien Age: 8 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (t) OR: 120	<		>		Fergal O'Brien	(t)	(120)		25/126
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held up, off pace still home turn, had to wait for gap briefly, little impression
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10	10	¾	5. BALLYWILLIAM BOY (IRE)	5. BALLYWILLIAM BOY (IRE)	<		>		Miss Gina Andrews	10	11-3	33/134	33/134
10		¾	bg VITA VENTURI (IRE) - SAFETY RECUE (IRE) SAFETY CATCH (USA)	J: Miss Gina Andrews T: Gary & Josh Moore Age: 10 Wgt: 11-3 Eq: (b+t) OR: 123	<		>		Gary & Josh Moore	(b+t)	(123)		33/134
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off pace, progress wide entering straight, threatened briefly, not sustain effort
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11	11	¾	9. WAY OUT (IRE)	9. WAY OUT (IRE)	<				Luke Scott (3)	8	10-13	50/151	50/151
11		¾	bg GETAWAY (GER) - SEND TO WAR SENDAWAR (IRE)	J: Luke Scott (3) T: Anthony Charlton Age: 8 Wgt: 10-13 OR: 119	<				Anthony Charlton		(119)		50/151
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settled mid-field wide, prominent 5th, ridden after 2 out, outpaced gradually straight
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12	12	nk	11. ASHINGTON	11. ASHINGTON	<		>		Tom Midgley (3)	10	10-13	25/126	25/126
12		nk	bg CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) - KADOMA DANEHILL DANCER (IRE)	J: Tom Midgley (3) T: Mark Walford Age: 10 Wgt: 10-13 Eq: (v) OR: 119	<		>		Mark Walford	(v)	(119)		25/126
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in touch until 2 out, outpaced
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13	13	1¾	15. LIVELY CITIZEN (IRE)	15. LIVELY CITIZEN (IRE)	<		>		Mrs Izzie Hill (7)	10	10-7	16/117	16/117
13		1¾	bg FRAMMASSONE (IRE) - ACINOREV (IRE) CAPE CROSS (IRE)	J: Mrs Izzie Hill (7) T: D. J. Jeffreys Age: 10 Wgt: 10-7 OR: 113	<		>		D. J. Jeffreys		(113)		16/117
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close up, lost ground soon after 3 out, rallied next, dropped away before last
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14	14	8½	16. MARY (IRE)	16. MARY (IRE)	<		>		Toby Wynne	6	10-2	16/117	16/117
14		8½	bm YEATS (IRE) - MARYANN (IRE) BOB'S RETURN (IRE)	J: Toby Wynne T: Ian Williams Age: 6 Wgt: 10-2 OR: 108	<		>		Ian Williams		(108)		16/117
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steadied start, still off pace before 2 out, ridden soon after, no response
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15	15	48	13. CONTINUANCE	13. CONTINUANCE	<		>		Freddie Keighley (10)	4	10-8	8/19	8/19
15		48	bg POSTPONED (IRE) - CARAVELA (IRE) HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (USA)	J: Freddie Keighley (10) T: Martin Keighley Age: 4 Wgt: 10-8 Eq: (h) OR: 122	<		>		Martin Keighley	(h)	(122)		8/19
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soon led, quickened 3 out, headed approaching next, dropped away quickly
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ur	ur		1. CASA NO MENTO	1. CASA NO MENTO	<				Finn Lambert (3)	7	12-0	9/110	9/110
ur			bm CASAMENTO (IRE) - RED HIBISCUS MANDURO (GER)	J: Finn Lambert (3) T: Nigel Twiston-Davies Age: 7 Wgt: 12-0 OR: 134	<				Nigel Twiston-Davies		(134)		9/110
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broke down before 3rd
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All 16 ran. Hurdles: 8. Race Distance Adjustment: +38 yds	Winning Owner: Mrs B. Ansell
Time: 4m 6.7s
Overrounds: Industry SP 133%, Betfair SP 102.7%
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17:00 Cheltenham Result on Wednesday 16 April 2025

The 2M 179Y 17:00 CHELTENHAM PONY RACING AUTHORITY GRADUATES HANDICAP HURDLE (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (3) at Cheltenham was run on Good. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of £10,406. There were 16 runners. The winning horse was KING WILLIAM RUFUS (FR) who won by ½. KING WILLIAM RUFUS (FR) was ridden by Charlie Maggs. KING WILLIAM RUFUS (FR) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 7/2f.

How the rest of the runners fared:

GAME COLOURS (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.50 - they had an ISP of 11/2
BIG BOY BOBBY (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 0.52 - they had an ISP of 7/1
LUNAR SOVEREIGN (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 3.77 - they had an ISP of 22/1
LIVERPOOL KNIGHT finished 5th and was beaten by 4.77 - they had an ISP of 14/1
NORMAN FLETCHER finished 6th and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 15/2
ARCLIGHT finished 7th and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 22/1
WILLIETHEBUILDER (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 9/1
CASTEL GANDOLFO (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 8.5 - they had an ISP of 25/1
BALLYWILLIAM BOY (IRE) finished 10th and was beaten by 9 - they had an ISP of 33/1
WAY OUT (IRE) finished 11th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 50/1
ASHINGTON finished 12th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 25/1
LIVELY CITIZEN (IRE) finished 13th and was beaten by 12 - they had an ISP of 16/1
MARY (IRE) finished 14th and was beaten by 20.5 - they had an ISP of 16/1
CONTINUANCE finished 15th and was beaten by 68.5 - they had an ISP of 8/1

CHELTENHAM 17:00

17:00 Wednesday 16 April 2025

CHELTENHAM PONY RACING AUTHORITY GRADUATES HANDICAP HURDLE (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders) (3)

17:00 Cheltenham Result on Wednesday 16 April 2025