Uttoxeter
14:27
Chris Sue And Gail Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Uttoxeter Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.54 Place: £1.10 £2.30 £2 Exacta: £6.10 Trifecta: £17.60
Non-Runners: Brixson (unsuitable ground), Fast Work (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Jasmine d'Airy (FR) 6 M Good Harry Derham 149 lbs 8/15F Won Made all - shaken up after 2 out - kept on well(tchd 1/2 and tchd 8/13)
2nd 4 Choice Runner (IRE) 5 G Poor Dan Skelton 154 lbs 8/1 3.25 Midfield - headway after 3 out - went second approaching last - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 12 U S Marshall 5 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 154 lbs 7/1 4.25 Prominent - went second after 3 out - lost second approaching last - kept on(op 15/2)
4th 1 Berkenshtaaap (IRE) 4 G Poor Olly Murphy 149 lbs 6/1 2.25 Held up in rear - hung left but headway from 3 out - went fourth run-in - stayed on (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
5th 3 Cheesy Icon (GB) 4 G Poor Mel Rowley 151 lbs 11/1 3.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway after 4th - briefly went second 3 out - weakened run-in (an inquiry held into the running and riding; jockey stated his instructions were to drop the gelding in last to try to get him to settle having failed to do so in his other starts to date which had resulted in him failing to see out the trip; he added gelding had again raced freely in the back straight and had towed him to the front of the field so that he was upsides the leader turning into the home straight; he further added gelding continued to jump well - he was beginning to tire after his earlier exertions - so he felt the best policy was to hold the gelding together as he had no more to give - maintaining that he had achieved his best possible placing; trainer confirmed these instructions and that she was satisfied with the ride)(op 16/1)
6th 8 Kenzoko (FR) 5 G Poor Olly Murphy 154 lbs 33/1 0.3 Midfield - kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 40/1)
7th 6 In The Purple 4 G Poor Olly Murphy 151 lbs 80/1 3 Never better than midfield(op 50/1)
8th 9 Monsieur Jaco 5 G Poor Neil Mulholland 154 lbs 40/1 0.3 Prominent - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 50/1)
9th 13 Merry Shuil (IRE) 7 M Poor Jennie Candlish 147 lbs 66/1 0.3 Always behind(op 50/1)
10th 11 The Hustler (IRE) 4 G Poor Olly Murphy 154 lbs 28/1 1 Midfield - struggling after 5th - weakened after 3 out(op 18/1)
11th 10 Peace In The Park 5 G Poor D J Jeffreys 151 lbs 100/1 9 Raced in second - lost position before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 66/1)
12th 14 Miss Galiway (FR) 4 F Poor Matt Sheppard 147 lbs 300/1 7.5 Prominent - dropped to midfield after 5th - weakened before 3 out (jockey reported filly made a respiratory noise)(op 150/1)