Hunt Ball defied a 71lbs rise in just twelve months to claim the Pulteney Land Investments Novice Handicap Chase on the opening day of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival (credit: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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Hunt Ball defied a 71lbs rise in just twelve months to claim the Pulteney Land Investments Novice Handicap Chase on the opening day of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival
Hunt Ball arrived at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival as a horse in form, having won three races this season, but he had also been slammed by the handicapper, who had doubled the horse's rating from 71 to 142 in just 12 months.
That did not stop punters piling in on Hunt Ball to win the closing race at Cheltenham on Tuesday and the money was not mis-placed with Nick Schofield piloting the horse to an eight length win. He beat 14/1 shot White Star Line into second place with 33/1 shots Owen Glendower and Battle Group filling the places.
1 - Hunt Ball 13/2
2 - White Star Line 14/1
3 - Owen Glendower 33/1
4 - Battle Group 33/1
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