Stratford Races
Stratford
20:10
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Stratford
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2023
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.60 £2.60
Exacta: £14.30
Trifecta: £27.30
Non-Runners: First Angel (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Opening Bid (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Down | 167 lbs | 9/4 | Won | Prominent - left in second 9th - led after 2 out - soon clear - comfortably(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Lakefield Flyer (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | John Joseph Hanlon | 168 lbs | 6/1 | 12 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 9th - ridden when headed after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Line Of Descent (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 170 lbs | 5/4F | 8.5 | Prominent - not fluent 6th - dropped to last and pushed along after 7th - left in fourth 9th - detached when ridden after 3 out - went modest third approaching last(op 11/8) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Holerday Ridge (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Claire Hitch | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 25 | Raced in last but in touch with leaders - left in third 9th - ridden after 2 out - lost third and weakening when mistake last - eased run-in(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Go Fox (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Neil King | 151 lbs | 6/1 | - | Led narrowly or disputed lead - fell 9th(op 11/2) |