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20 Jul 2025 RACE REPORTS

Four winning favourites and an excitable ladies day

Some heavy showers didn't dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of Warwickshire finest at Stratford's annual Ladies Day yesterday - a festival of glamour and turnout not just limited this time around to...

16 Jul 2025 RACE REPORTS

Therapist sizzles on scorching day at Stratford

Runners from Seven Barrows are few and far between in the Summer jumps calendar, so they are always a force to be reckoned with. Five year old mare Therapist has taken a liking to Stratford however,...

1 Jul 2025 RACE REPORTS

Long journey pays off in style for Shark Hanlon

It's slightly over 350 miles from Bagenalstown in Carlow to Stratford by vehicle, with a small matter of the Irish Sea in between. So it was something of a surprise to see Shark Hanlon's Roxboro...

17 Jun 2025 RACE REPORTS

Sergeant Fury due promotion after winning ways at Stratford

It was a day when eyes were more readily focused on the opening day of Royal Ascot, Britain's showcase racing event, but connections of the 40 runners at Stratford found their own little bit of royal...

2 Jun 2025 RACE REPORTS

Gracchus de Balme highlight of Huw Edwards treble

Huw Edwards enjoyed a memorable evening with a treble as Stratford staged its farewell to the Point-to-Point season with the annual Horse & Hound Cup meeting, now run under the auspices of long...

2 Jun 2025 RACE REPORTS

Stans The Man for Pickard team

In contrast to the previous evening's 38 runners, the seven race professional card on Saturday was graced by 64 runners and a division that made for an eight race treat for spectators.

18 May 2025 RACE REPORTS

Bowens lay down a marker for new Summer Jumps Championship

A new summer Jumps Championship worth £30,000 launches at Cartmel next weekend, concluding on September 19 at Newton Abbot, which will reward owners, riders, trainers, and smaller handlers through...

11 May 2025 RACE REPORTS

Small fields blight evening card

The dry Spring is playing merry hell with the early season Jump fixtures, producing a spate of small fields. Just 31 runners stood their ground for Stratford's Thursday evening fixture, that after...

13 Apr 2025 RACE REPORTS

Matt Sheppard reaches best ever season with Pottlerath

The prolonged dry spell is playing havoc with field sizes, albeit it hasn't prevented Champion Trainer contender Dan Skelton sending runners far and wide in defence of his challenge against Willie...