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Stratford
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Andrew Gilbert Special 50th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Stratford Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.54 Place: £1.10 £1.60 Exacta: £2.20 Trifecta: £3.50
Non-Runners: Borderline (unsuitable ground), Shabano (withdrawn; refused to line up)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 2 out - led home turn - soon pushed along - 5 lengths ahead last - ran on well(tchd 1/2 and tchd 4/7)
6 M Good Fergal O'Brien 159 lbs 8/15F Won
2nd
Raced in third - hampered 1st - went second before last where 5 lengths down and mistake - no match for winner(op 7/2)
5 G Poor Donald McCain 156 lbs 100/30 8.5
3rd
Led - not fluent 4th - headed home turn - soon lost second and no extra(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
8 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 161 lbs 9/2 4.75
4th
Sweating - pulled hard - jumped left on occasions - raced in second - briefly disputed lead after 2nd - lost position 2 out - soon weakened
N/A Poor P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck 154 lbs 33/1 14
99th
Raced in last - awkward jump 2nd - weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 80/1)
4 G Poor Harriet Dickin 149 lbs 125/1 -