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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
5 G Good W P Mullins 156 lbs 5/1 Won
2nd
Towards rear - good headway 3 out - went second 2 out - kept on well but no match for winner(op 28/1 tchd 12/1)
5 G Good Dan Skelton 159 lbs 16/1 4.25
3rd
Towards rear - not fluent 8th - switched left and steady headway after 3 out - went third before last - kept on(op 9/2)
7 G Elite Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs 7/2F 1.25
4th
Midfield - lost position home turn - rallied and went fourth before last - stayed on(tchd 16/1)
6 G AVG W P Mullins 156 lbs 14/1 2.5
5th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression and outpaced final 110yds(op 28/1)
6 G Good Sandy Thomson 161 lbs 40/1 4
6th
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)
6 G Good Lucinda Russell 156 lbs 50/1 1.75
7th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders - outpaced approaching last - weakened run-in(op 22/1)
6 G Good Ben Pauling 156 lbs 14/1 1.5
8th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - soon prominent - not fluent 4th - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
5 G Good John C McConnell 159 lbs 9/1 5.5
9th
Towards rear throughout - never on terms(tchd 12/1)
6 G Good Olly Murphy 156 lbs 14/1 1
10th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders - mistake 8th - weakened 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
5 G Good W P Mullins 156 lbs 17/2 5
11th
Towards rear - hit 3 out - no impression(tchd 28/1)
6 G AVG Gary Hanmer 156 lbs 33/1 1.75
12th
Never better than midfield - weakened 2 out(op 33/1)
6 M Good Adrian Paul Keatley 154 lbs 28/1 1.5
99th
Led - headed and weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2)
6 G Good Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 10/1 -
99th
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)
7 G Elite Jonjo & A J O'Neill 156 lbs 9/2 -
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