2025-06-04 Warwick 19:10
Warwick

Rainier Developments & Strategic Land Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f

Going: Good

Prize: £3,301

Runners: 9

Winning time: 4m 25.67s (slow by 6.67s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

2 Byzantium

J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls

Age:5 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:102 SP:4/1

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

J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:98 SP:5/1

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

J:David Bass T:Charlie Longsdon

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:93 SP:17/2

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

J:Jonathan Burke T:Denis Coakley

Age:7 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:100 SP:4/1

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

J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alexander Gibbons

Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:86 SP:25/1

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

J:Jamie Gambin(10) T:Sarah Humphrey

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:105 SP:8/1

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

J:Sean Bowen T:Sophie Leech

Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:87 SP:11/4F

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)

8 Ballymena Boy

J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn

Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:86 SP:18/1

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(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)

9 Rockbeare

J:Tom Bellamy T:Gordon Treacy

Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:86 SP:40/1

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)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.30

Tote place: £1.70 £1.60 £2.40

Exacta: £28.70

Trifecta: £156.10

Tricast: £161.70

CSF: £24.95