Stratford

George & Dragon Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m6f7y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £3,169
Runners: 8
Winning time: 5m 19.87s (slow by 11.87s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 75
SP: 8/1
Made virtually all - prominent - left in lead 1st - went clear 3rd - not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out) - much reduced lead last (usual 2 out) - pushed along home turn - ridden and kept on well run-in - won going away(op 9/1 and tchd 10/1)
2 7
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 87
SP: 11/4J
Held up in rear - hampered by faller 1st - smooth headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - went second home turn - outpaced run-in - no match for winner(tchd 5/2)
3 11¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 87
SP: 16/5
Prominent - chased clear leader 3rd - headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - lost second home turn - outpaced run-in(op 7/2 and tchd 4/1)
4 13 24¼
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 79
SP: 11/4J
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out) - lost touch home turn(op 9/4 tchd 85/40)
5 55 79¼
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 11lbs
OR: 78
SP: 11/1
Held up in rear - mistake and outpaced 7th - lost touch 8th - tailed off(op 16/1)
6 86 165¼
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 82
SP: 11/1
Prominent - hampered by faller and lost position 1st - in rear 2nd - outpaced 7th - hit 8th - soon lost touch - tailed off (trainer said mare was unsuited by the ground - described as good to firm and would prefer a slower surface)(op 7/1 tchd 12/1)
UR
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 95
SP: 8/1
Led - tried to refuse and unseated 1st(op 12/1 tchd 7/1)
UR
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 11lbs
OR: 82
SP: 66/1
In touch with leaders - badly hampered by faller and unseated 1st(op 40/1)
NR
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 11lbs
OR: 78
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.70
Tote place: £2.60 £1.20 £1.60
Exacta: £39.80
Trifecta: £151.60
Tricast: £87.07
CSF: £31.94