26 Apr 2023 15:00 Perth
Winner: £23,000 (Penalty: £13,098); Distance: 2m 7f 207y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
British EBF BetVictor Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Giovinco (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
5F-111 / 7 |
Jump (31) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell Thunder Holdings… |
10/1 | |
| in touch in rear, wide and smooth headway 2 out, led on the bit approaching last, soon clear, eased towards finish, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 12 L |
Hurricane Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
21331P / 7 |
Jump (12) | Bryony Frost | L Wadham The Hanseatic League |
9/2 | |
| led, headed 9th, led again 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on, no chance with impressive winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 1 L |
Carnfunnock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
8-11241 / 7 |
Jump (45) | D A Jacob | S R B Crawford Simon Munir & Isaac… |
9/2 | |
| in touch, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 2½ L |
Makin'yourmindup (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
62-1121 / 7 |
Jump (67) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Owners Group 090 |
13/8 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd run in | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 9 L |
Hitching Jacking (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
23-2112 / 7 |
Jump (39) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Noel Fehily Racing… |
13/2 | |
| raced wide, close up, not fluent 8th, pushed along next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 4¾ L |
Regal Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
4-11 / 7 |
Jump (93) | Nick Scholfield | Jonjo & A O'Neill Martin Tedham &… |
11/2 | |
| prominent, led 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||