Perth Races
Perth
14:48
British EBF Gold Castle "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle () (GBB Race)
Perth
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.60 £5.20 £2.20
Exacta: £105.80
Trifecta: £629.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Kiss Will (FR) | 5 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Midfield on outer - steady headway 9th - good headway and led going easily before 2 out - mistake 2 out - shaken up and went clear approaching last - ridden run-in - ran on - readily(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Royal Infantry (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 4.25 | Towards rear - good headway 3 out - went second 2 out - kept on well but no match for winner(op 28/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Horaces Pearl (FR) | 7 G | Elite | Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | 7/2F | 1.25 | Towards rear - not fluent 8th - switched left and steady headway after 3 out - went third before last - kept on(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 13 | You Oughta Know (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - lost position home turn - rallied and went fourth before last - stayed on(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Dedicated Hero (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Sandy Thomson | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 4 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression and outpaced final 110yds(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Jupiter Des Mottes (FR) | 6 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 156 lbs | 50/1 | 1.75 | Held up in last - not fluent and reminder 7th - steady headway from 2 out - kept on but never dangerous(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Jig's Forge (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Prominent early - in touch with leaders - outpaced approaching last - weakened run-in(op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Intense Approach (GB) | 5 G | Good | John C McConnell | 159 lbs | 9/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - soon prominent - not fluent 4th - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Roaring Conquest (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 1 | Towards rear throughout - never on terms(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Ballygunner Castle (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 156 lbs | 17/2 | 5 | Prominent early - in touch with leaders - mistake 8th - weakened 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Minella Rescue (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Hanmer | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - hit 3 out - no impression(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 12th | 14 | Gale Mahler (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Adrian Paul Keatley | 154 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Never better than midfield - weakened 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Go West (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 10/1 | - | Led - headed and weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Mister Meggit (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 156 lbs | 9/2 | - | Towards rear - brief headway on outer after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up after 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2) |