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2:48 Perth 23 Apr 2025

British EBF Gold Castle "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m7f207yds) 3m Good To Soft 12 hurdles
1st £22,780 2nd £8,548 3rd £4,280 4th £2,132 5th £1,072 6th £536

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
5 112 107 138
bz g Tunis (POL) - Vita Will (FR) (Dom Alco)
Midfield on outer, steady headway 9th, good headway and led going easily before 2 out, mistake 2 out, shaken up and went clear approaching last, ridden run-in, ran on, readily (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
2 
6 115 134 106 134
br g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Sovereign Lass (IRE) (Presenting)
Towards rear, good headway 3 out, went second 2 out, kept on well but no match for winner (op 28/1 tchd 12/1)
3  [5½]
7 112 135 102 132
b g Authorized (IRE) - Yellow Queen (FR) (Slickly)
Towards rear, not fluent 8th, switched left and steady headway after 3 out, went third before last, kept on (op 9/2)
4  [8]
7 112 t 131 100 127
b g Beat Hollow - Pont De Alma (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)
Midfield, lost position home turn, rallied and went fourth before last, stayed on (tchd 16/1)
5  4 [12]
6 117 128 102 129
b g Shirocco (GER) - True Dedication (IRE) (Revoque)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, no impression and outpaced final 110yds (op 28/1)
6  [13¾]
6 112 121 95 122
b g Castle Du Berlais (FR) - Pour Toi Georges (FR) (Michel Georges)
Held up in last, not fluent and reminder 7th, steady headway from 2 out, kept on but never dangerous (op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
7  [15¼]
6 112 132 94 121
b g Westerner - Tisonlyme (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Prominent early, in touch with leaders, outpaced approaching last, weakened run-in (op 22/1)
8  [20¾]
6 115 137 93 118
ch g Jack Hobbs - Intense Tango (Mastercraftsman)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, soon prominent, not fluent 4th, weakened after 2 out (op 12/1)
9  1 [21¾]
6 112 126 89 113
b g Doyen (IRE) - Bealath Champ (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
Towards rear throughout, never on terms (tchd 12/1)
10  5 [26¾]
6 112 138 84 112
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Hear The Thunder (IRE) (Presenting)
Prominent early, in touch with leaders, mistake 8th, weakened 2 out (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
11  [28½]
7 112 134 83 110
b g Beat Hollow - Some Catch (IRE) (Shantou)
Towards rear, hit 3 out, no impression (tchd 28/1)
12  [30]
6 110 tp 128 80 106
b m Mahler - Victrix Gale (IRE) (Presenting)
Never better than midfield, weakened 2 out (op 33/1)
PU   
7 112 128
b g Westerner - Topathistle (IRE) (Broadway Flyer)
Led, headed and weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 15/2)
PU   
7 112 t 135
b g Shantou (USA) - Miss Garbo (IRE) (Bob Back)
Towards rear, brief headway on outer after 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up after 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 7/2)
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