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Stratford
14:30
Barbara Shepherd 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Stratford Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.20 Place: £2.50 £5.40 £1.60 Exacta: £118.40 Tricast: £496.87 Trifecta: £747.60
Non-Runners: We Got Your Back (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 3m 2m4f 3m 3m
1st
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - soon lost ground - rallied and headway before 2 out - pushed along when joined leader last - soon led - ridden and kept on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated today's quicker ground of good - good to firm in places on this occasion)(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
8 G AVG
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 163 lbs 15/2 Won
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2m½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m5f 2m5f
2nd
Travelled strongly - towards rear - headway before 4 out - raced in fourth when not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced and lost position - rallied approaching last - kept on well run-in - went second towards finish(op 12/1)
7 G Poor
Micky Hammond 163 lbs 18/1 1.75
2m1f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5f
3m 2m5f 3m 2m5½f 2m5f
3rd
Didn't jump well - led - bad mistake 3 out - joined when hit last - soon headed - lost second towards finish (jockey said gelding made several jumping errors)(op 10/3)
6 G Poor
Ryan Potter 150 lbs 3/1 1.5
2m5½f 3m 2m7½f 2m5½f 2m5f
2m4½f 2m5½f 2m3½f 2m½f 2m4½f
4th
Towards rear - struggling before 4 out - rallied before 2 out - soon some headway - briefly went third last - no extra run-in(op 9/2)
6 M AVG
Dan Skelton 168 lbs 11/2 2.25
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2m3½f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m7f 2m4f
5th
Midfield - headway before 4 out - went third before last - lost position last - weakened gradually run-in(op 25/1)
5 G Poor
Nigel Hawke 146 lbs 14/1 .75
3m 2m7½f
3m½f 2m5½f 3m½f 2m4½f 2m5f
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway after 4 out - weakened on turn before last(op 5/2)
6 G AVG
Daisy Hitchins 158 lbs 11/4F 11
2m4f 2m5f 3m2f 2m7f 2m7½f
2m6½f 2m 2m5½f 3m 2m4f
7th
Travelled strongly - prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
8 G AVG
David Dennis 154 lbs 14/1 9
2m4f 2m½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m
3m 2m4f 2m7½f 2m1f 3m
99th
Towards rear - not fluent 7th - not fluent 12th - soon struggling and pulled up
6 G Poor
Micky Hammond 139 lbs 80/1 -
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2m 2m 2m3½f
99th
Always behind - pulled up after 11th(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
5 G Poor
Joe Tickle 142 lbs 100/1 -
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2m3f 2m1f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m3f
99th
Midfield - mistake 7th - not fluent 4 out - soon lost ground - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
7 G Poor
Tim Easterby 149 lbs 8/1 -
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2m2½f 2m 2m2f 2m1f 2m1f
99th
Towards rear - headway after 13th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last
8 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 163 lbs 16/1 -
2m2½f 2m1½f 2m6f 2m1f 2m6f
2m5½f 2m3f 2m2½f 3m2f 2m5f
99th
In touch with leaders - reminder after 11th - prominent when not fluent 13th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last(tchd 80/1)
6 M Poor
Syd Hosie 153 lbs 66/1 -
2m5f 2m3f 3m 2m5½f 3m2½f