Stratford Races
Stratford
17:20
Grundon Waste Management Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Stratford
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £3
Exacta: £4.10
Trifecta: £15
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 160 lbs | 2/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along briefly when hit 11th - led 4 out - ridden after last - kept on well(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Cremant (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 154 lbs | 7/4F | 1.25 | Held up in behind leaders - went third after 4 out - tracked winner after 2 out - ridden after last - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 2/1 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | London Eye (USA) | 6 G | Poor | Chris Dwyer | 161 lbs | 7/1 | 41 | Prominent - jumped left and hampered 1st - not fluent 4th - led after 11th - pressed leader 4 out - ridden when hit 2 out - weakened home turn(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Salley Gardens (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 168 lbs | 3/1 | - | Led - jumped right and hampered 1st - pressed leader when headed after 11th - soon pushed along - ridden after 4 out - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation or the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination revealed the gelding had an irregular heart beat)(op 2/1) |