Stratford Races
Stratford
14:30
Barbara Shepherd 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Stratford
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024
Distance: 2m6½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.20
Place: £2.50 £5.40 £1.60
Exacta: £118.40
Tricast: £496.87
Trifecta: £747.60
Non-Runners: We Got Your Back (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Aviewtosea (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | David Killahena & Graeme McPherson | 163 lbs | 15/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - soon lost ground - rallied and headway before 2 out - pushed along when joined leader last - soon led - ridden and kept on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated today's quicker ground of good - good to firm in places on this occasion)(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Ingennio (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Micky Hammond | 163 lbs | 18/1 | 1.75 | Travelled strongly - towards rear - headway before 4 out - raced in fourth when not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced and lost position - rallied approaching last - kept on well run-in - went second towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Unwanted Attention (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ryan Potter | 150 lbs | 3/1 | 1.5 | Didn't jump well - led - bad mistake 3 out - joined when hit last - soon headed - lost second towards finish (jockey said gelding made several jumping errors)(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Gentle Connections (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 168 lbs | 11/2 | 2.25 | Towards rear - struggling before 4 out - rallied before 2 out - soon some headway - briefly went third last - no extra run-in(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Play By The Rules (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 146 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Midfield - headway before 4 out - went third before last - lost position last - weakened gradually run-in(op 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Coconut Twist (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Daisy Hitchins | 158 lbs | 11/4F | 11 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway after 4 out - weakened on turn before last(op 5/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Hobie (FR) | 8 G | AVG | David Dennis | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 9 | Travelled strongly - prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Buto (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Joe Williamson
(3)lbs
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Micky Hammond | 139 lbs | 80/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 7th - not fluent 12th - soon struggling and pulled up | |
| 99th | 13 | Stunsail (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Joe Tickle | 142 lbs | 100/1 | - | Always behind - pulled up after 11th(op 80/1 tchd 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Hollington (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 149 lbs | 8/1 | - | Midfield - mistake 7th - not fluent 4 out - soon lost ground - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Dusky Days (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 163 lbs | 16/1 | - | Towards rear - headway after 13th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last | ||
| 99th | 7 | Chabadatika (FR) | 6 M | Poor | Syd Hosie | 153 lbs | 66/1 | - | In touch with leaders - reminder after 11th - prominent when not fluent 13th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last(tchd 80/1) |