Stratford Races
Stratford
16:23
Clive Bennett Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Stratford
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £15
Place: £4.30 £2.10
Exacta: £58.60
Trifecta: £199.50
Non-Runners: Catchim (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | The Dream Goes On (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 158 lbs | 14/1 | Won | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway 10th - led 2 out - ridden run-in - went clear towards finish - kept on well(op 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Limerick Leader (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Alison Thorpe | 156 lbs | 9/2 | - | Led - pressed winner when headed 2 out - no extra towards finish(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Obsessedwithyou (FR) | 6 M | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 170 lbs | 5/4F | - | Raced in second - lost second before 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened last(op 13/8 tchd 6/5) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Footloose Man (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Richard Hobson | 139 lbs | 13/2 | - | Raced in last - pecked on landing when mistake 6th - outpaced after 2 out - went modest fourth run-in - never dangerous(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 5th | 7 | My Virtue (GB) | 7 M | AVG |
Murray Dodd
(7)lbs
|
Mel Rowley | 135 lbs | 9/2 | - | Prominent - mistake 4th - outpaced after 2 out - weakened before last(op 4/1) | |
| PU | 2 | Soldat Forte (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 166 lbs | 10/1 | - | Prominent - weakened after 4 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) |