Cheltenham

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

Distance: 2m87y

Going: Good

Prize: £31,323

Runners: 6

Winning time: 3m 52.03s (slow by 3.03s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

3 Valgrand

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: 118

SP: 3/1

Made all - went well clear after 2 out - drifted right and ridden after last - impressive(op 4/1)

2 17

6 Gale Mahler

J: Henry Brooke

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 0lbs

OR: 135

SP: 4/5F

Raced in second - outpaced when lost second after 2 out - rallied and went second again run-in - no match for winner(op 5/6)

3 ¾ 17¾

5 Dancing In Paris

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: -

SP: 18/1

Jumped left on occasions - prominent - not fluent 3rd - went third run-in - kept on(op 22/1 and tchd 25/1)

4 5½ 23¼

4 Brave Knight

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: 127

SP: 11/2

Prominent - went second after 2 out - soon no chance with winner - weakened run-in(op 10/3 tchd 6/1)

5 5½ 28¾

1 Imaginarium

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: -

SP: 16/1

Jumped right throughout - held up in last throughout - outpaced from 2 out(tchd 12/1)

6 6½ 35¼

2 Strong Foundations

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: -

SP: 33/1

Held up in rear - headway 5th - outpaced from 2 out(op 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4

Tote place: £1.50 £1.20

Exacta: £5.40

Trifecta: £23.40

CSF: £5.77