Perth
14:33
Harvest Of Hope PK Foodbank Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Perth Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2.20 £5.10 £1.10 Exacta: £221.90 Trifecta: £627.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 The Hatchet (IRE) 5 G AVG Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 149 lbs 15/2 Won Made all - ridden before last - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
2nd 7 Tree Top Tyson (IRE) 5 G AVG Patrick Neville 154 lbs 28/1 3.25 Prominent - pressed leader before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 50/1 tchd 22/1)
3rd 4 Spectacularsunrise (GB) 5 G Good Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 85/40 0.1 In touch with leaders - went third after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - switched right before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 2/1)
4th 1 Eternal Echo (IRE) 4 G Good Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 100/30 3.75 In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 15/8)
5th 11 Tigress Lilly (GB) 4 F Poor Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 140 lbs 125/1 6 Towards rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last (jockey was asked to explain his riding in home straight; he was interviewed and shown recordings of race; jockey said that - as this was filly's first run over hurdles - his instructions were to get her to relax - get her jumping fluently and to finish as well as he could; he said filly was gassy early due to slow pace of the race but had settled better before making a mistake at 3rd flight from home thus disrupting her rhythm; he added that - having got her re-balanced in home straight - he felt that she was responding well to a hands and heels ride and maintained that filly finished one-paced and had - in his opinion - obtained best possible placing; his explanation was noted)(op 100/1)
6th 9 Wandering Ego (IRE) 5 G Good Olly Murphy 154 lbs 5/4F 2.25 In rear - headway after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 6/4)
7th 8 Walk On Son (IRE) 5 G Poor Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 144 lbs 250/1 1 Towards rear - headway before last - no extra run-in(op 125/1 tchd 300/1)
8th 10 Fran The Man (GB) 3 G Poor Hannah McMahon 145 lbs 500/1 5.5 Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 250/1)
9th 2 Ballynoe Boy (IRE) 5 G Poor Nicky Richards 154 lbs 33/1 10 Took keen hold - always behind(tchd 20/1)
10th 5 Struth (IRE) 5 G Poor Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 154 lbs 33/1 8 In touch with leaders - lost position before 4th - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
11th 3 Diamond Trilogy (IRE) 5 G Poor Dianne Sayer 154 lbs 250/1 3.5 Took keen hold - in rear - not fluent 2nd - weakened before 4 out(op 150/1)