Stratford Races
Stratford
14:52
Allan Atkinson Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Stratford
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023
Distance: 3m2½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.80
Place: £2.30 £1.40 £4.80
Exacta: £27.30
Tricast: £280.12
Trifecta: £484.80
Non-Runners: Classic Concorde (unsuitable ground), Ernesto (unsuitable ground), Prison Break (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Bright Sunbird (IRE) | 10 M | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Gary Hanmer | 160 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Prominent - led 2 out - pushed along when clear approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 9/1) | |
| 2nd | 11 | Saxon Queen (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Peter Bowen | 142 lbs | 15/8F | 1.25 | Prominent - went second before last - soon pushed along and raced awkwardly - ridden and keeping on when flashed tail run-in - hung badly right inside final 110yds(tchd 9/5) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Corrany (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Lilly Pinchin
(3)lbs
|
Richard Phillips | 152 lbs | 22/1 | 4 | Midfield - headway before 10th - not fluent 3 out - outpaced and ridden after 2 out - rallied on outer approaching last - kept on well run-in - soon edged left but went third(op 16/1) | |
| 4th | 13 | Testflight (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Sue Gardner | 142 lbs | 100/30 | 4 | Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway after 10th - prominent on outer 2 out - lost ground approaching last - weakened run-in(op 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Saved By The River (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Daniel Sansom
(3)lbs
|
Seamus Mullins | 145 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway before 9th - briefly went second home turn - lost ground approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 17/2) | |
| 6th | 12 | Dakota Beat (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Peter Kavanagh
(5)lbs
|
John Norton | 137 lbs | 10/1 | 13 | Prominent - led after 5th - not fluent 10th - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1) | |
| 7th | 9 | Racing Spirit (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Dave Roberts | 144 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear of midfield - some headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened on turn before last(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Top Man (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Chris Gordon | 157 lbs | 11/1 | 6 | Always behind(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Orchestrated (IRE) | 12 G | Poor | Max Young | 144 lbs | 33/1 | - | Led - headed and prominent after 5th - lost ground after 9th - struggling before 3 out - soon pulled up - bled from the nose (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Daybreak Boy (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Chris Ward
(3)lbs
|
Michael Gates | 165 lbs | 125/1 | - | Midfield - not fluent 2nd - lost ground after 9th - soon struggling and pulled up(op 66/1) |