Stratford
15:20
Bet With William Hill On Course Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Stratford Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.40 £2.40 Exacta: £12.10 Trifecta: £39.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Baskerville (IRE) 5 G AVG Alan King 156 lbs 13/8F Won Prominent - not fluent 1st - awkward jump 2 out - led before last - soon clear - comfortably(op 7/4)
2nd 3 Nickelforce (IRE) 6 G AVG Ben Case 158 lbs 11/2 12 Travelled strongly - prominent - led after 2 out - headed before last - no match for winner(op 9/2 tchd 6/1)
3rd 1 Almazhar Garde (FR) 10 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 163 lbs 15/2 8.5 Raced in second - led 3 out - headed after 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
4th 5 Climbing (GB) 6 G Poor Jamie Snowden 156 lbs 3/1 31 Prominent early - dropped to last but in touch with leaders 4th - hit 6th - struggling 11th - lost touch after 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding was outpaced in early stages; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(tchd 11/4)
5th 2 Ballybegg (IRE) 10 G AVG Kerry Lee 161 lbs 4/1 9 Jumped left on occasions - led - pressed leader when headed 3 out - weakened after 2 out - tailed off(op 9/2)