24 Mar 2025 14:30 Wincanton
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £10,562); Distance: 3m 150y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Happy Birthday Sheila James Mares' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Bethpage (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 4) |
1-11320 / 7 |
Jump (135) | Ben Jones | Miss E C Lavelle Bonita Racing Club |
11/4 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway to chase leader before 2 out, kept on well to lead approaching last, pushed out run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 3 L |
Larchmont Lass (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 8) |
145-137 / 7 |
Jump (87) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr Michael Geoghegan |
5/4 | |
| prominent, disputed lead 2nd, led outright 5th, awkward 8th, ridden before 2 out where 3 lengths clear, diminishing advantage approaching last where not fluent and headed, outpaced by winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 29 L |
Briefly (GB) (filly, bay, 11 2) |
3-32132 / 5 |
Jump (37) | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball Anthony Honeyball… |
7/4 | |
| not always fluent, led, joined 2nd, not fluent 4th, headed 5th, driven and dropped to last before 2 out, soon faded, bad mistake last | ||||||||||