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3:00 Cheltenham: Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race)

  • Distance 2m 87y
  • Class Class 1
  • Age 4yo+
  • Going Good
  • Prize £47,552
  • Runners 10
  • Surface Turf

Cheltenham stages the Class 1 Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race) on Friday 23 October 2026 at 3:00. Run over 2m 87y, on turf, with the going good. 10 runners are declared for a prize fund of £47,552. Cooltobecareless heads the market at 9/4, from Planters Punch at 9/4 and Scott's Legacy at 15/2. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Take it with
Bells Grove Kieren Buckley 10/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 William Hill
Cooltobecareless Harry Skelton 9/4 2/1 2/1 9/4 Ladbrokes
Eternal Angel Stan Sheppard 16/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 bet365
Governors Rock James Bowen 20/1 20/1 20/1 20/1 bet365
Kingofthefrontier Conor O'Farrell 28/1 25/1 25/1 20/1 William Hill
Sixpack Jonathan Burke 18/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 William Hill
Spanish Darling Kielan Woods 18/1 18/1 16/1 16/1 bet365
Matiwo Ciaran Gethings 10/1 10/1 10/1 10/1 bet365
Planters Punch Nico de Boinville 9/4 9/4 9/4 9/4 bet365
Scott's Legacy Sam Twiston-Davies 15/2 7/1 7/1 13/2 William Hill

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Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Cheltenham
Cooltobecareless Dan Skelton 22 from 89 · 2500% — Harry Skelton 0 from 508 · 0%
Planters Punch Nicky Henderson 0 from 2 · 0% — Nico de Boinville 0 from 355 · 0%
Scott's Legacy Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 8 from 27 · 3000% — Sam Twiston-Davies 0 from 777 · 0%
Bells Grove Edward Buckley 0 from 5 · 0% — Kieren Buckley 0 from 14 · 0%
Matiwo Mrs Jane Williams 1 from 12 · 800% — Ciaran Gethings 0 from 87 · 0%
Eternal Angel Tom Lacey 0 from 12 · 0% — Stan Sheppard —
Sixpack James Owen 4 from 44 · 900% — Jonathan Burke —
Spanish Darling Alex Hales 3 from 8 · 3800% — Kielan Woods —
Governors Rock Warren Greatrex 3 from 9 · 3300% — James Bowen —
Kingofthefrontier John Dawson 2 from 4 · 5000% — Conor O'Farrell —

Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.

The breeding angle

How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 16.5f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
Maxios Cooltobecareless 2m 0.5f 161 0 0%
Authorized Eternal Angel 2m 0.5f 407 0 0%
Joshua Tree Governors Rock 2m 0.5f 31 0 0%
Frontiersman Kingofthefrontier 2m 0.5f 41 0 0%
Sea The Moon Sixpack 2m 0.5f 139 0 0%
Spanish Moon Spanish Darling 2m 0.5f 102 0 0%
Bathyrhon Matiwo 2m 0.5f 55 0 0%
Planteur Planters Punch 2m 0.5f 36 0 0%
Vadamos Scott's Legacy 2m 0.5f 150 0 0%

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