Stratford
16:20
DragonBet Supporting UK Racecourses Handicap Hurdle
Stratford Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.40 £3.90 £2.10 Exacta: £62.20 Tricast: £548.46 Trifecta: £598.80
Non-Runners: Benvoy (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Chicago Storm (GB) 5 G Poor Daisy Hitchins 159 lbs 11/2 Won Midfield - headway after 2 out - soon bit short of room on turn - went third when in the clear approaching last - not fluent last - soon ridden - kept on well and led towards finish(op 4/1)
2nd 10 Miss Kassiopi (GB) 6 M Poor Danni O'Neill 154 lbs 20/1 .75 Disputed lead - led but pestered from before 5th - ridden run-in - no extra and headed towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
3rd 14 Dish Of The Day (IRE) 6 G Poor Nicky Martin 148 lbs 9/2F 2.75 Pressed leaders - reminder after 3 out - challenging after 2 out - weakened gradually run-in - lost position final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
4th 1 Wolfspear (IRE) 9 G AVG Olly Murphy 168 lbs 14/1 2 In rear - headway before 2 out - short of room on turn before last - soon waiting for room - went fourth when in the clear approaching last - hit last - kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
5th 9 Monsant (IRE) 7 G Poor Neil Mulholland 156 lbs 16/1 2.5 Towards rear - midfield after 3rd - going okay when short of room against rail on turn after 2 out - soon waiting for room - some headway approaching last - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 12/1)
6th 6 Sambezi (FR) 9 G AVG Oliver Signy 160 lbs 8/1 4 Prominent - mistake 4 out - weakened approaching last
7th 2 Hors Jeu (FR) 4 G Poor Clive Boultbee-Brooks 167 lbs 10/1 4.25 Disputed lead - pressed leaders before 4th - lost ground before 3 out - hung left and weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
8th 7 Sandscape (GB) 5 G Poor Henry Daly 159 lbs 6/1 3.5 In touch with leaders - midfield after 3rd - not fluent 5th - headway before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/2 and tchd 8/1)
9th 11 Storming Nelson (IRE) 5 G Poor Sue Gardner 153 lbs 12/1 2 Pressed leaders - mistake 2 out - weakened on turn before last (inquiry held to consider why gelding was running here at Stratford on going described as good to soft - good in places - having been declared a non-runner at Fontwell on 6th March on ground with same official description; trainer's rep stated they were happy for gelding to take his chance today as in their opinion the ground today would be fresher as it was Stratford's first meeting of the season compared to the ground at Fontwell which was feeling the effects of the current season with more wear and tear)
10th 8 Ted's Friend (IRE) 9 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 11/2 7.5 Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1 and tchd 15/2)
11th 5 Lough Owel (IRE) 7 G Poor D Summersby 156 lbs 28/1 .5 In touch with leaders - midfield before 3 out - weakened on turn before last(tchd 33/1)
99th 4 Minella Double (IRE) 6 G AVG Rob Summers 162 lbs 20/1 - Disputed lead - lost position before 5th - not fluent 5th - dropped to rear after 4 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 22/1 and tchd 28/1)
99th 13 Get The Value (IRE) 7 G AVG John O'Shea 150 lbs 14/1 - Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - some headway before 2 out - weakened after 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 3rd last hurdle and lost his action and he therefore felt it prudent to pull up)(op 12/1)