Full Result 7.10 Warwick | 4 June 2025

Rainier Developments & Strategic Land Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-105, 4yo+) 2m3f Inner Good 10 hurdles

1st £3,300.62 2nd £1,518.74 3rd £759.38 4th £380 5th £189.38

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Byzantium (FR) 4/1 Jay Tidball ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Jay Tidball ⁵ Paul Nicholls	5	116 ht	102	98	114	–
gr g Magneticjim (IRE) - Ticket Holder (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway before 4 out, led just before 2 out, shaken up when not fluent last, pushed along and went clear run-in, comfortably (op 7/2 tchd 9/2)

2 7½	4. Realistic Optimism (IRE) 5/1 Isabelle Ryder ⁷ Jamie Snowden	Isabelle Ryder ⁷ Jamie Snowden	8	110 ht	98	87	100	–
br g Sageburg (IRE) - Innisfree Dawn (IRE) (Yeats)
Towards rear, hit 5th, headway after 3 out, went second approaching last, weakened run-in (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

3 5½ [13]	5. Red Panda 17/2 David Bass Charlie Longsdon	David Bass Charlie Longsdon	6	112 p¹	93	77	91	–
b m Sir Percy - Snow Leopardess (Martaline)
Led, headed before 2 out, hampered 2 out, lost ground when not fluent last, rallied and went third run-in (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

4 1 [14]	3. Definite Dream (IRE) 4/1 Jonathan Burke Denis Coakley	Jonathan Burke Denis Coakley	7	119 t	100	83	97	–
b m Mahler - Definite Asset (IRE) (Definite Article)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, prominent before 4 out, briefly led before 2 out, mistake 2 out, weakened run-in (op 3/1)

5 2½ [16½]	7. Hardy Buck (IRE) 25/1 Ciaran Gethings Alexander Gibbons	Ciaran Gethings Alexander Gibbons	7	109 v	86	66	80	–
b g Mount Nelson - Peratus (IRE) (Mujadil)
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last (tchd 22/1)

6 12 [28½]	1. Fourtowns (IRE) 8/1 Jamie Gambin ¹⁰ Sarah Humphrey	Jamie Gambin ¹⁰ Sarah Humphrey	6	114 t	105	73	87	–
b g Affinisea (IRE) - Blue Epona (IRE) (Stowaway)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway before 4 out, soon prominent on outer, weakened on turn before 2 out (op 6/1 tchd 17/2)

7 35 [63½]	6. Stiletto 11/4F Sean Bowen Sophie Leech	Sean Bowen Sophie Leech	7	1010	87	19	38	–
b g Frankel - High Heeled (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, slow jump 1st, dropped to last after 2nd, slow jump 6th, soon struggling (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 15/2)

PU	9. Rockbeare (IRE) 40/1 Tom Bellamy Gordon Treacy	Tom Bellamy Gordon Treacy	6	109	86	–	–	–
b g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Salsaparilla (FR) (Lost World)
Midfield, headway before 4 out, weakened quickly after 3 out, carried right by stricken horse and soon pulled up before 2 out (op 33/1 tchd 50/1)

UR	8. Ballymena Boy (IRE) 18/1 Charlie Price ³ Robbie Llewellyn	Charlie Price ³ Robbie Llewellyn	6	106	86	–	–	–
ch g Diamond Boy (FR) - Kells Hall (IRE) (Westerner)
Took keen hold, didn't always jump with fluency, raced in second, lost position 3 out, weakening and looked to go wrong when unseated before 2 out, fatally injured (op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)

9 ran Off time: 7:10:06 Winning time: 4m 25.67s (slow by 7.17s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Brendan McManus (Byzantium) 1st breeder: Ecurie Cap Orne & John Studd
2nd owner: John H W Finch (Realistic Optimism)
3rd owner: A Fox-Pitt (Red Panda)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £2.40 Ex: £28.70 CSF: £24.95 Tricast: £161.70 Trifecta: £156.10

7:10 Warwick 4 Jun 2025

Rainier Developments & Strategic Land Novices' Handicap Hurdle