Stratford Races
Stratford
19:35
Pertemps Network Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' Chase (65th Running For Horse & Hound Cup)
Stratford
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025
Distance: 3m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88
Place: £1.20 £4.10 £1.50
Exacta: £32.70
Trifecta: £137.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Gracchus De Balme (FR) | 9 G | AVG | J J O'Shea | 168 lbs | 15/8F | Won | Made all - clear from 2nd - much reduced lead 11th - went clear again approaching last - kept on well(op 6/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Learntalot (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Alan Hill | 168 lbs | 22/1 | - | Prominent - went second 10th - prominent from 13th - outpaced home turn - went second again run-in - no match for winner(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Jeffery's Cross (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 168 lbs | 100/30 | - | Held up in rear - headway 13th - in touch with leaders 4 out - went third run-in - stayed on (vet reported gelding was treated for post-race ataxia) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Empire De Maulde (FR) | 11 G | Poor | R W Varnham | 168 lbs | 7/2 | - | Held up in rear - headway 11th - soon in touch with leaders - hit 16th - outpaced 3 out - rallied home turn - went fourth run-in(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Latenightfumble (GB) | 10 M | Elite | T Ellis | 161 lbs | 13/2 | - | Disputing fourth - went second after 13th - weakened approaching last(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| PU | 7 | Pink Eyed Pedro (GB) | 14 G | AVG | David Brace | 168 lbs | 12/1 | - | Disputing fourth - disputing third 10th - weakened home turn - pulled up before last(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1) | ||
| PU | 4 | Law Of Gold (IRE) | 12 G | Poor | David Kemp | 168 lbs | 10/1 | - | Raced in second - prominent when lost second 10th - not fluent 11th - pulled up after 12th(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| PU | 6 | Montanna (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Edward William Walker | 168 lbs | 80/1 | - | Prominent - slow jump 1st - not fluent 2nd - dropped to last after 3rd - headway 13th - weakened 4 out - soon pulled up(op 66/1 tchd 50/1) |