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10 May 2024 RACE REPORTS

Golfe Claire gets rub of the green for Kirby

Fine weather graced Stratford's first evening fixture on Thursday but the advent of Spring sunshine had yet to make an impact on ground conditions, described as good to soft in places. Owners and...

21 Apr 2024 RACE REPORTS

Surprises all round as 150/1 winner provides first British winner for conditional rider

The history of the battle of the Trainers' Championship in Britain this season will not include a chapter on Stratford's April fixture after none of the three contenders sent runners for the 7 race...

14 Mar 2024 RACE REPORTS

Snowden double a primer for Festival week

The wettest winter in living memory has played havoc with the launch of a new season's racing at Stratford, and the drama wasn't finished when Clerk of Course Nessie Chanter was forced to call a 7am...

4 Nov 2023 RACE REPORTS

A damp end to a season of promise

And so the season was brought to a close in miserable November rain as Storm Cieran made its presence felt in the Midlands. Stratford ground staff, hoping for a good ground finale, were left ruing...

28 Oct 2023 RACE REPORTS

Mole Court produces emotional win for ailing owner

Stratford winner Mole Court stepped up on Friday to give part owner Ed Hoddell a magic moment as Cheltenham launched back into life after a five month break, with a 1/2l staying-on victory in an...

9 Oct 2023 RACE REPORTS

Skelton winds up to Saturday speed

A worms eye view of Jigginstown King leading the field before victory at Stratford. 9/10/2023 Pic Steve Davies

10 Sep 2023 RACE REPORTS

Steel Wave rolls back the years

The late summer heatwave made shirtsleeve order an easy decision for the acting stewards at Stratford's Saturday fixture, but many trainers had already made a decision to wait for another day as...

1 Sep 2023 RACE REPORTS

Pauling & Woods light up an apology for a summer evening

Ben Pauling and Kielan Woods stole the honours at Stratford's last evening fixture of the summer when teaming up for a double that included the feature handicap chase on a damp day which gave the lie...

26 Aug 2023 RACE REPORTS

Lavelle's little star lights up Stratford

Hang In There franked the form from last month's Summer Plate at Market Rasen when landing yesterday's feature, the 2m3f Brian and Sheila Vaughan Memorial Handicap Chase by 3/4l under Joe Anderson....