Warwick Races
Warwick
14:57
Tony Darby Retirement Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Warwick
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Distance: 3m2f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £12.20
Place: £3.30 £2.20 £2.30
Exacta: £88.40
Tricast: £333.30
Trifecta: £323.10
Non-Runners: Victory Club (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | The Dark Edge (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 164 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Raced in second - led narrowly before 2 out - soon clear with one other - ridden before last - kept on well towards finish(op 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Just Four Fame (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David Dennis | 149 lbs | 6/1 | - | Led - rallied when headed before 2 out - soon went clear with winner - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Honey Jack (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 166 lbs | 11/2 | - | Outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went third final 110yds - stayed on(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Luna Run (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Isabel Williams
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 143 lbs | 9/2J | - | In touch with leaders - stumbled on turn before 5th - carried left 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 5/1) | |
| 5th | 12 | The Last Melon (GB) | 13 G | Poor |
Will Featherstone
(7)lbs
|
James Bennett | 138 lbs | 125/1 | - | Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - some headway before 2 out - no impression when mistake last(tchd 100/1) | |
| 6th | 9 | One Man Party (FR) | 8 G | Poor | David Bridgwater | 147 lbs | 14/1 | - | In rear - headway after 3 out - no extra from last(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Newtonian (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Cameron Iles
(5)lbs
|
Matt Sheppard | 144 lbs | 15/2 | - | Pushed along early - never better than midfield - weakened before 2 out(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) | |
| PU | 6 | De Vega's Warrior (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Henrietta C Knight | 152 lbs | 14/1 | - | In touch with leaders - jumped left 2 out - soon looked to go wrong and pulled up (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet said gelding finished lame right fore)(op 8/1) | ||
| PU | 3 | Seasmoke (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Billy Aprahamian | 162 lbs | 13/2 | - | In touch with leaders on inner - outpaced when mistake 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| PU | 10 | Lizzie Rey (GB) | 7 M | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(3)lbs
|
Richard Phillips | 144 lbs | 9/2J | - | Didn't jump well - towards rear throughout - pulled up after 3 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare jumped poorly in a strongly run affair on this occasion and was never able to get into the race - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1) | |
| PU | 5 | Lyness Dancer | 6 M | Poor |
Ben Ffrench Davis
(5)lbs
|
Dominic Ffrench Davis | 148 lbs | 16/1 | - | Midfield - weakened 9th - pulled up before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1) |