Hillcrest will not run again this season after the 9-4 favourite failed to fire in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The towering seven-year-old was unbeaten in each of his completed starts over hurdles for Henry Daly and had won at Prestbury Park previously courtesy of his New Year's Day success earlier in the season.
Hillcrest is set to be an exciting novice chase prospect for next season (Photo: focusonracing)
Yet one of the leading British hopes at the Festival in a week ultimately dominated by Irish-trained horses could not muster a blow in the three-mile Grade One event, won by Willie Mullins-trained The Nice Guy.
Having made a slow start under Richard Patrick, Hillcrest was never happy on the tacky ground and was pulled up on the second circuit.
Daly is still searching for answers and is now looking ahead to next season when he will go novice chasing.
“I’d stop worrying,” said Daly. “He is fine. We are going to take some bloods on Monday and run some tests on him.
“But the plan is to school him over fences while the ground is nice at home and them turn him away for the summer.
“I’m afraid we have found nothing as yet.
“I don’t know what happened. He was never travelling, he never entered the contest and I can’t explain it.
“It was one of those days, maybe he woke up with a headache!
“There is nothing apparent. He just didn’t seem to travel, but he will school over fences and go that route now. That is the plan at the moment.”
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Freddie Steady Go wins at 150/1 at Carlisle for Cam Hardie and Susan Corbett.
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On this week's The Verdict, Angus McNae analyses the standout performances from the Dante Festival at York — including Dante Stakes winner Item, Musidora Stakes winner Legacy Link, and Yorkshire Cup winner Rahiebb.
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8:06
150/1 shock winner Freddie Steady Go caused a huge upset at Carlisle, leaving punters stunned in one of the most unlikely results of the season.
Trained by Susan Corbett and ridden by Cam Hardie, this incredible long-shot defied the odds to take the win the racingtv.com Novice Stakes.
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43:11
The On The Wire season finale is here - your full jumps season recap and ultimate guide to next year’s ante post bets, including runners to add to your notebooks!
Andrew Blair-White is joined by Mark Boylan and Donn McClean as the team look back at the jumps season and pick out their best and worst moments, and everything in between. They’ll be focusing in on their performance of the season, underachiever of the season, moment of the year and we’ve even thrown in some runners to add to your trackers that could be worth keeping onside, both ante post and throughout next year’s season in full.
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0:11
This horse wanted to get rid of his jockey before the start.
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5:34
Wild Blossom was cut to 5-1 for the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot after running out an impressive ten-length winner of a 5f fillies’ novice stakes for trainer Karl Burke at Carlisle.
The Wathnan Racing-owned two-year-old, a 300,000gns breeze-up purchase in April, scored in style on her debut under James Doyle.
The trainer used the same race as a springboard to Royal Ascot success last season with Venetian Sun, who went on to land the Albany Stakes on her next start.
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3:04
Havana Anna demonstrated her love of Naas with a third course victory in the Group Three Goffs Lacken Stakes.
Runner-up to subsequent 1000 Guineas winner True Love in the Cheveley Park Stakes, she was last seen in action at the Breeders’ Cup.
Favourite Charles Darwin was the first to show but Aidan O’Brien’s colt was the first beaten two furlongs out.
Havana Anna (9-4), Royal Bay Cen and Tahcawin took it up down the centre of the course with 50-1 outsider Oh Cecelia keeping pace on the rail but Donnacha O’Brien’s Havana Anna was the last to come off the bridle and dug deep to hold off Oh Cecelia by a head.
The winning trainer said: “I’m delighted with her. I thought there was plenty to work on today. It was kind of a starting point.
“I think she’ll improve a lot for that so we’ll head for the Commonwealth now all being well. She deserves a crack at a big one so I’m really delighted.
“For a filly that wasn’t over big last year she has grown and strengthened. You never know going two to three whether they’ll train on but she seems to have anyway. She tries very hard and she’s always well able to jump.”
Havana Anna was cut into 10-1 from 25s for the Commonwealth Cup by Paddy Power.
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1:29
Victorious is set for the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot after maintaining her unbeaten run as Ryan Moore timed his challenge to perfection in the Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint Stakes at Naas.
Maria Quiteria pulled them along before the field laid down their challenge approaching the final furlong.
The duelling Vollering, from Archie Watson’s yard, and Victorious, who won on her debut over course and distance last month, took it up as Maria Quiteria faded.
Victorious surged clear and the big danger was coming from the rear of the field as Controlla was catching but Aidan O’Brien’s 10-11 favourite held off the newcomer by a neck.
The winner is bred to be good, being by the late Wootton Bassett out of Heaven On Earth, a sister to Minding and Tuesday.
O’Brien said: “She’s still green but she’s lovely. She’s coming lovely. I’m delighted with that.
“Ryan just said he followed two and they died in front of him at halfway and he got left there. She was a bit green when she was in front but it was good for her. The Albany is the plan for her.”
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29:49
Racing TV's Fran Berry sits down with master trainer Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle - with contributions from rider Wayne Lordan - to look ahead to the 2026 Betfred Derby Festival, with extended focus on the leading stable's three-year-old fillies, three-year-old colts as well as the older brigade, plus some brief words on a couple of juveniles so far.
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