Stratford
16:20
DragonBet Supporting UK Racecourses Handicap Hurdle
Stratford Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.40 £3.90 £2.10 Exacta: £62.20 Tricast: £548.46 Trifecta: £598.80
Non-Runners: Benvoy (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway after 2 out - soon bit short of room on turn - went third when in the clear approaching last - not fluent last - soon ridden - kept on well and led towards finish(op 4/1)
5 G Poor Daisy Hitchins 159 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Disputed lead - led but pestered from before 5th - ridden run-in - no extra and headed towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
6 M Poor Danni O'Neill 154 lbs 20/1 .75
3rd
Pressed leaders - reminder after 3 out - challenging after 2 out - weakened gradually run-in - lost position final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
6 G Poor Nicky Martin 148 lbs 9/2F 2.75
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4th
In rear - headway before 2 out - short of room on turn before last - soon waiting for room - went fourth when in the clear approaching last - hit last - kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
9 G AVG Olly Murphy 168 lbs 14/1 2
5th
Towards rear - midfield after 3rd - going okay when short of room against rail on turn after 2 out - soon waiting for room - some headway approaching last - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 12/1)
7 G Poor Neil Mulholland 156 lbs 16/1 2.5
6th
Prominent - mistake 4 out - weakened approaching last
9 G AVG Oliver Signy 160 lbs 8/1 4
7th
Disputed lead - pressed leaders before 4th - lost ground before 3 out - hung left and weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
4 G Poor Clive Boultbee-Brooks 167 lbs 10/1 4.25
8th
In touch with leaders - midfield after 3rd - not fluent 5th - headway before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/2 and tchd 8/1)
5 G Poor Henry Daly 159 lbs 6/1 3.5
9th
Pressed leaders - mistake 2 out - weakened on turn before last (inquiry held to consider why gelding was running here at Stratford on going described as good to soft - good in places - having been declared a non-runner at Fontwell on 6th March on ground with same official description; trainer's rep stated they were happy for gelding to take his chance today as in their opinion the ground today would be fresher as it was Stratford's first meeting of the season compared to the ground at Fontwell which was feeling the effects of the current season with more wear and tear)
5 G Poor Sue Gardner 153 lbs 12/1 2
10th
Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1 and tchd 15/2)
9 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 11/2 7.5
11th
In touch with leaders - midfield before 3 out - weakened on turn before last(tchd 33/1)
7 G Poor D Summersby 156 lbs 28/1 .5
99th
Disputed lead - lost position before 5th - not fluent 5th - dropped to rear after 4 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 22/1 and tchd 28/1)
6 G AVG Rob Summers 162 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - some headway before 2 out - weakened after 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 3rd last hurdle and lost his action and he therefore felt it prudent to pull up)(op 12/1)
7 G AVG John O'Shea 150 lbs 14/1 -