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Stratford

14:40

Date 2025-06-17

Distance 2m2f148y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,357

Winning Time 4m 26.50s (slow by 10.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sergeant Fury (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	6/5F	Won
2nd	Duel Au Soleil (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/8	4
3rd	Whatyouwaitingfor (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	25/1	1.75
4th	Cinderello (GB) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	200/1	43

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Hazy Winter (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	20/1
P.U.	Sun Dancer Girl (FR) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	6/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Duel Au Soleil Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	157	t	346-52	-	107	109	17d	—	—	-23	10.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Stayed on from poor position to finish second over C&D last month; one to consider
1	Sergeant Fury Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	164	—	8U37-1	105	107	94	22d	—	—	-2	36.3	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Won run-of-the-mill Huntingdon maiden last month; should go well again under penalty here
6	Sun Dancer Girl Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	144	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fairly useful on Flat; bought for 25,000gns last month; looks interesting on hurdle debut
5	Hazy Winter Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	150	ht	U22-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	10.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second in two four-runner points in April; with good stable for rules career
3	Whatyouwaitingfor Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	151	—	6-4	-	-	-	38d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Made quite promising bumper debut but second bumper run was disappointing
4	Cinderello Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	150	—	5990-	-	63	21	153d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Well-beaten 200-1 shot in two 2m Hereford novice hurdles during the winter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Duel Au Soleil	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4	7/4
Sergeant Fury	6/4	6/4	6/4	13/8	11/8
Sun Dancer Girl	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Hazy Winter	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Whatyouwaitingfor	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Cinderello	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sergeant Fury

36.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 12.5

13/8

2nd

Duel Au Soleil

10.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.8

7/4

3rd

Hazy Winter

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 7.8 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Sun Dancer Girl

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Whatyouwaitingfor

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Cinderello

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sergeant Fury	105	107	94
Duel Au Soleil	—	107	109
Sun Dancer Girl	—	—	—
Hazy Winter	—	—	—
Whatyouwaitingfor	—	—	—
Cinderello	—	63	21

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Duel Au Soleil	17d ago	Fit
Sergeant Fury	22d ago	Fit
Whatyouwaitingfor	38d ago	Fit
Cinderello	153d ago	Long break
Sun Dancer Girl	—	—
Hazy Winter	—	—