Stratford Races
Stratford
15:50
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Non-Runners: Borderline (unsuitable ground), Shabano (withdrawn; refused to line up)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Carrigeen Kampala (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 8/15F | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | VE Day (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 156 lbs | 100/30 | 8.5 | Raced in third - hampered 1st - went second before last where 5 lengths down and mistake - no match for winner(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Hidol Du Livet | 8 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 4.75 | Led - not fluent 4th - headed home turn - soon lost second and no extra(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Alpha King (GB) | N/A | Poor | P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 14 | Sweating - pulled hard - jumped left on occasions - raced in second - briefly disputed lead after 2nd - lost position 2 out - soon weakened | ||
| 99th | 6 | Jumhoor (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 149 lbs | 125/1 | - | 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) |