2025-04-23 Perth 14:48
Perth

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

Distance: 2m7f207y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £22,780

Runners: 14

Winning time: 6m 2.57s (slow by 25.57s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

9 Kiss Will

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:5/1

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 4¼

3 Royal Infantry

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:134 SP:16/1

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 1¼ 5½

6 Horaces Pearl

J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:135 SP:7/2F

Towards rear - not fluent 8th - switched left and steady headway after 3 out - went third before last - kept on(op 9/2)

4 2½ 8

13 You Oughta Know

J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:131 SP:14/1

Midfield - lost position home turn - rallied and went fourth before last - stayed on(tchd 16/1)

5 4 12

1 Dedicated Hero

J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:128 SP:40/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression and outpaced final 110yds(op 28/1)

6 1¾ 13¾

8 Jupiter Des Mottes

J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:121 SP:50/1

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 1½ 15¼

7 Jig's Forge

J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:132 SP:14/1

Prominent early - in touch with leaders - outpaced approaching last - weakened run-in(op 22/1)

8 5½ 20¾

2 Intense Approach

J:James Bowen T:John C McConnell

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:137 SP:9/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - soon prominent - not fluent 4th - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)

9 1 21¾

12 Roaring Conquest

J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:126 SP:14/1

Towards rear throughout - never on terms(tchd 12/1)

10 5 26¾

4 Ballygunner Castle

J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:138 SP:17/2

Prominent early - in touch with leaders - mistake 8th - weakened 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

11 1¾ 28½

10 Minella Rescue

J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:134 SP:33/1

Towards rear - hit 3 out - no impression(tchd 28/1)

12 1½ 30

14 Gale Mahler

J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley

Age:6 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:128 SP:28/1

Never better than midfield - weakened 2 out(op 33/1)

5 Go West

J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:128 SP:10/1

Led - headed and weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 15/2)

11 Mister Meggit

J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:135 SP:9/2

Towards rear - brief headway on outer after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 7/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6

Tote place: £2.60 £5.20 £2.20

Exacta: £105.80

Trifecta: £629.90

CSF: £80.66