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Cheltenham Festival Trials Day

Races 5, 6 & 7

Saturday 24 January 2015            

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

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In the Parade Ring;

the Alan King-trained Ordo Ab Chao

 

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Ordo Ab Chao and Wayne Hutchinson

head to the start of the 2 miles 4½ furlongs race

 

24 January 2015

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

One circuit to go; Stilletto (Tom O’Brien)

leads from Value At Risk (Dan Skelton)

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Ordo Ab Chao (farside), Vago Collonges (centre)

and Value At Risk fight out the finish

 

24 January 2015

 

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Vago Collonges (3rd) and Robinsfirth (4th)

return to the Winners’ Enclosure

 

24 January 2015

 

Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

The winner returns – Ordo Ab Chao

 

24 January 2015

 

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Ordo Ab Chao is reluctant to

stand still whilst he is unsaddled

 

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Wayne Hutchinson pats the winner

 

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Smile please

 

24 January 2015

 

The action from this afternoon’s fixture

at Doncaster is being shown on the big screen

to the rear of the Parade Ring

 

It’s the listed SkyBet Chase ...

Godsmejudge is two from the left, and

Medermit five from the left.

The latter would be retired following the race

having sustained a suspensory injury.

 

24 January 2015

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Race 5: Neptune Investment Management

Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

The prizes are presented;

Alan King’s teenage daughter, Georgia,

represents the yard

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

The Paul Nicholls-trained Saphir Du Rheu

returns to hurdling following two mishaps

from three novice runs over fences.

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

One circuit to go;

Reve De Sivola (Daryl Jacob) leads the way,

from Cole Harden (Gavin Sheehan)

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

It’s an exciting end to the race,

with Reve De Sivola (nearside),

Saphir Du Rheu (centre) and

Un Temps Pour Tout

fighting out the finish

 

24 January 2015

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

The gallant runner-up, Reve De Sivola,

returns to the Winners’ Enclosure

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

The winner returns,

Saphir Du Rheu

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Ditto

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies debriefs connections

 

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Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

Smile please

 

24 January 2015

 

Race 6: Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)

 

The prizes are presented to connections

 

24 January 2015

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Race 7: Handicap Hurdle

 

One circuit to go;

Landscape (nearside) and Kiama Bay lead the way

 

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Race 7: Handicap Hurdle

 

It’s a close finish, made more so by the

omission of the final flight due to low sun

(and also the first two flights!)

 

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Race 7: Handicap Hurdle

 

The placed horses return to the Winners’ Enclosure;

Desert Recluse (4th), Minstrels Gallery (3rd)

and Dell’Arca (2nd)

 

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Race 7: Handicap Hurdle

 

And the winner is Lightentertainment,

trained by Chris Gordon and

ridden by Tom Cannon

 

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Race 7: Handicap Hurdle

 

The winning connections pose for a photograph

 

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