19:18 Stratford

Tuesday 1 July 2025

All18:1818:4819:1819:4820:1820:48

Davisons Law Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:18 | Winning time: 4m 33.57s

1^st

Realistic Optimism

811-12

15/8f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Took keen hold, in touch on inner, headway and disputed lead approaching last, soon ridden to lead, kept on well op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 5/2

2^nd

2 ½

Square Du Roule

510-5

7/1

T: N J HawkeJ: James Davies

Took keen hold, in touch, not fluent 2 out, disputed lead approaching last, soon ridden and headed, no extra towards finish op 15/2 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Star Legend

612-0

7/2

T: James OwenJ: Nathan Howie (3)

Towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway 2 out, went third final 110yds op 9/2 tchd 10/3

4^th

1 ¾

Charlie My Boy

811-9

10/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: R T Dunne

Towards rear, good headway 2 out, mistake last, soon no extra and lost third tchd 9/1

5^th

Timeforarum

711-11

11/1

T: B EckleyJ: Conor Ring

Tracked leader, led home turn, soon ridden and headed, weakened last op 17/2 tchd 12/1

6^th

8 ½

Hill Station

610-9

4/1

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Luke Scott (5)

Led, not fluent 4 out, ridden and headed home turn, soon weakened op 10/3 tchd 9/2

7^th

8 ½

Ray's The One

810-2

18/1

T: M PattinsonJ: C Brace

Always behind op 12/1

8^th

9 ½

Sailed Away

711-4

33/1

T: B R SummersJ: Harry Reed

Led into start, prominent, pressed leader after 3rd, mistake 5th, bad mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out op 18/1

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Non-Runners

Lady Henrietta²⁴³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: S Bowen

No Guarantee¹⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: M Comley J: Liam Harrison

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.30, £2.10, £1.40EX:£15.80Trifecta:£50.60Tricast:£42.56SF:£15.85Swingers:£3.60, £2.40, £5.30

Forecasts

Realistic Optimism (15/8), Star Legend (7/2), Hill Station (4/1), Square Du Roule (7/1), Charlie My Boy (10/1), Lady Henrietta (10/1), Timeforarum (11/1), Ray's The One (18/1), No Guarantee (20/1), Sailed Away (33/1)

Plenty with chances but HILL STATION comes here in excellent nick and can gain a deserved first hurdles victory at the chief expense of versatile top-weight Star Legend. Huntingdon scorer Charlie My Boy is also well in the mix, with Square du Roule worthy of respect too now dropped back in trip.

HILL STATION (FR)
STAR LEGEND (IRE)
CHARLIE MY BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Bob O Rhino

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: G Sheehan | T: Katy Price

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,040.002nd: £1,859.003rd: £929.004th: £465.005th: £232.00