Hexham
18:45
Sterling Clift 60th Birthday Celebrations Handicap Chase
Hexham Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £2.20 £1.80 Exacta: £11.50 Trifecta: £44.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Upfordebate (IRE) 5 G AVG Patrick Neville 154 lbs 7/2 Won In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leader with one circuit to go - pecked on landing 3 out - went second and bumped last - soon led - ridden out (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 9/2)
2nd 4 Killybegs Jet Lady (IRE) 8 M Poor Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 153 lbs 2/1F .5 Led - clear with one circuit to go - reduced lead 3 out - headed just after last - stayed on and just held(op 15/8 tchd 5/2)
3rd 2 Ribeye (GB) 10 G AVG Peter Atkinson 165 lbs 7/2 4.5 Slowly away - in rear - headway 7th - midfield behind clear leader with one circuit to go - went second 2 out - lost position when awkward jump last - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 3/1)
4th 7 Iturgeon Du Breuil (FR) 6 G Poor Barry Murtagh 142 lbs 14/1 2.25 Prominent - behind clear leader with one circuit to go - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 3 Sir Carnegie (IRE) 5 G AVG Mickey Bowen 158 lbs 11/2 14 Ran without declared tongue-tie - in rear - slow jump 4th - mistake 6th - lost touch 4 out(op 9/2)
6th 5 Zoffalee (FR) 10 G Poor Mike Sowersby 152 lbs 14/1 5 Towards rear - some headway 3rd - midfield behind clear leader with one circuit to go - dropped to rear 4 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
7th 1 Ali Star Bert (GB) 9 G AVG Shaun Harris 168 lbs 12/1 4.75 Prominent - lost position and raced in fourth behind clear leader with one circuit to go - weakened 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)