What horse racing was at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?

Cheltenham staged 7 races on 17 October 2009, with the going Good To Firm. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.

Which horses won at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?

The 2:05 Sportingbet.com Hurdle: Starluck (IRE) (5/6F); the 2:40 Arbuthnot Paul Nicholls 'Lucky Break' Novices' Hurdle: Benbane Head (USA) (8/1); the 3:15 Zeturf.com Handicap Chase: Poquelin (FR) (9/2J); the 3:50 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase: Just Amazing (IRE) (2/1F); the 4:25 Showcase Handicap Hurdle: Right Option (IRE) (11/1); the 5:00 Christmas Party Nights At Cheltenham Novices' Chase: Kangaroo Court (IRE) (EvensF); the 5:35 Arthur Bellamy 80th Birthday Celebration Standard Open NH Flat Race: Start Me Up (IRE) (7/2).

What was the going at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?

The going at Cheltenham was Good To Firm on Turf.

What time was the first race at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?

The first race was the 2:05 Sportingbet.com Hurdle; the last was the 5:35 Arthur Bellamy 80th Birthday Celebration Standard Open NH Flat Race.

Cheltenham Results

Saturday 17 October 2009

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Cheltenham staged 7 races on 17 October 2009, with the going Good To Firm.

Cheltenham Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 3 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

The long run: outright favourites (the single shortest starting price) have won 34.2% in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026. One day is a small sample.

2:05 Sportingbet.com Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 110y · 5 ran
1. 15. Starluck (IRE)5/6 favWon by 2½ lengths · J: Timmy Murphy · T: Alan Fleming
2. 22. Classic Swain (USA)4/1
3. 31. Simarian (IRE)11/1
2:40 Arbuthnot Paul Nicholls 'Lucky Break' Novices' Hurdle Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m 1f 110y · 7 ran
1. 15. Benbane Head (USA)8/1Won by 7 lengths · J: Warren Marston · T: Martin Keighley
2. 21. Baddam (GB)9/4
3. 34. Risk (IRE)4/1
4. F2. Billie Magern (GB) · fell2/1 fav
3:15 Zeturf.com Handicap Chase Chase · Class 2 · 2m 4f 110y · 13 ran
1. 11. Poquelin (FR)9/2 jt-favWon by a length · J: R Walsh · T: Paul Nicholls
2. 210. Gaelic Flight (IRE)14/1
3. 34. Hold Em (IRE)12/1
3:50 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase Chase · Class 2 · 3m 110y · 6 ran
1. 11. Just Amazing (IRE)2/1 favWon by 11 lengths · J: R Walsh · T: Paul Nicholls
2. 27. Diablo (IRE)7/2
3. 34. Cruchain (IRE)8/1
4:25 Showcase Handicap Hurdle Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m 5f · 14 ran
1. 114. Right Option (IRE)11/1Won by 2 lengths · J: Rhys Flint · T: John Flint
2. 28. Factotum (GB)15/2
3. 311. Arctic Wings (IRE)12/1
4. UR9. Keki Buku (FR) · unseated rider9/2 fav
5:00 Christmas Party Nights At Cheltenham Novices' Chase Chase · Class 3 · 2m 4f 110y · 4 ran
1. 12. Kangaroo Court (IRE)Evens favWon by 4 lengths · J: Jack Doyle · T: Emma Lavelle
2. 21. Red Admiral (USA)10/3
3. 34. Presentandcorrect (IRE)7/1
5:35 Arthur Bellamy 80th Birthday Celebration Standard Open NH Flat Race NH Flat · Class 4 · 2m 110y · 10 ran
1. 12. Start Me Up (IRE)7/2Won by 7 lengths · J: Ms N Carberry · T: C F Swan
2. 21. Fiveways (IRE)7/1
3. 310. U B Carefull (GB)14/1
4. 47. Miss Overdrive (GB)11/4 fav

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Quick answers

What horse racing was at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?: Cheltenham staged 7 races on 17 October 2009, with the going Good To Firm. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.
Which horses won at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?: The 2:05 Sportingbet.com Hurdle: Starluck (IRE) (5/6F); the 2:40 Arbuthnot Paul Nicholls 'Lucky Break' Novices' Hurdle: Benbane Head (USA) (8/1); the 3:15 Zeturf.com Handicap Chase: Poquelin (FR) (9/2J); the 3:50 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase: Just Amazing (IRE) (2/1F); the 4:25 Showcase Handicap Hurdle: Right Option (IRE) (11/1); the 5:00 Christmas Party Nights At Cheltenham Novices' Chase: Kangaroo Court (IRE) (EvensF); the 5:35 Arthur Bellamy 80th Birthday Celebration Standard Open NH Flat Race: Start Me Up (IRE) (7/2).
What was the going at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?: The going at Cheltenham was Good To Firm on Turf.
What time was the first race at Cheltenham on 17 October 2009?: The first race was the 2:05 Sportingbet.com Hurdle; the last was the 5:35 Arthur Bellamy 80th Birthday Celebration Standard Open NH Flat Race.