Gunsight Ridge Horse Racing Form | Aintree 16:40 03rd April 2025

Gunsight Ridge' Form | 03rd April 2025

03rd April 2025 Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Age
10
Weight
11-7
Trainer
O Murphy
(Last 14 Days: 8-22, 36.36%)
Owner
Mrs Diana L Whateley
Sex
gelding
Breeder
M. and Mrs Watson
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2015-05-01
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Handicap
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
1m 7f 176y
Runners
14
Prize Money
£100,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Gunsight Ridge Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-02-01 14:00 Sandown / 2 / 1m 7f 99y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Heavy 1 /6 - win 0.5 Dr T J Eckleburg 10-2 4m 7.23s

chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, reminder after 7th, pushed along and led after 2 out, ridden run-in, stayed on, all out to hold on

O Murphy
G Sheehan
12 14.5
5.8
142
1 2024-12-08 14:40 Kelso / 2 / 2m 1f 14y / Chase Turf / 75K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Tongue Strap
Soft P /7 - btn Nells Son 11-2 -

held up in rear, struggling 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

O Murphy
S Bowen
5 6
3.05
142
2 2024-11-17 14:20 Cheltenham / 2 / 1m 7f 199y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
11-2
Tongue Strap
Good F /4 - btn Matata 11-13 -

prominent, mistake 3rd, lost place before 6th, rallied after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, 2 lengths down and staying on when fell last

O Murphy
S Bowen
6 6.89
2.45
139
3 2024-04-24 15:55 Perth / 3 / 2m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 16.5K
Chase, Handicap
11-13
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /5 - win 5 Mint Gold 11-0 4m 12.05s

tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden next, ran on

O Murphy
S Bowen
2.5 2.73
1.57
134
4 2024-03-23 14:40 Newbury / 2 / 2m 3f 187y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 3 /6 - btn 13.3 Heltenham 11-1 5m 1.568s

tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until before 7th, went 2nd again next until 5 out, led narrowly 3 out until before the last, weakened badly run-in

O Murphy
S Bowen
7 6.77
3.26
135
5 2024-02-15 13:55 Sandown / 3 / 1m 7f 99y / Chase Turf / 17.5K
Chase, Handicap
12-0
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /10 - btn 9 Etalon 11-10 4m 5.3s

tracking leaders when mistake 1st and steadied mid-division, headway tracking leaders 6th, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner

O Murphy
S Bowen
10 12.44
2.77
135
6 2024-01-13 14:15 Wetherby / 2 / 1m 7f 36y / Chase Turf / 25K
Chase, Handicap
11-12
Tongue Strap
Soft F /5 - btn Mount Tempest 10-12 -

chased winner until after 9th, still close up when fell 4 out

O Murphy
G Sheehan
3.5 3.85
2.08
135
7 2022-12-03 14:40 Aintree / 2 / 2m 3f 200y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 5 /13 - btn 10.25 Brave Seasca 12-1 5m 6.154s

disputed lead, slight mistake and lost ground next, remained prominent to 4 out, pushed along 3 out, lost fourth run in

O Murphy
S Bowen
4 4.03
1.92
137
8 2022-11-05 15:18 Aintree / 3 / 1m 7f 176y / Chase Turf / 28K
Chase, Handicap
11-12
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /6 - win 2.25 Galop De Chasse 11-3 4m 3.62s

pressed leader, bad mistake 4 out, led next, clear when pecked last, driven out

O Murphy
S Bowen
3.25 3.52
2
133
9 2022-04-07 16:40 Aintree / 1 / 1m 7f 176y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
10-7
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft P /16 - btn The Last Day 10-6 -

prominent early, chased leaders, struggling and losing place before 5th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
5 5.9
2.03
134
10 2022-02-05 13:15 Sandown / 2 / 1m 7f 119y / Chase Turf / 30K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 3 /8 - btn 13.5 Dolos 11-8 4m 3.105s

slight lead but pressed, joined 2 out, headed between last two, lost 2nd at the last, weakened in 3rd run-in

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
3.12 3.17
1.46
135
11 2022-01-08 13:50 Sandown / 2 / 1m 7f 119y / Chase Turf / 30K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /7 - win 1.75 Bun Doran 11-4 4m 18.3s

raced on inside chased leaders, 2nd before 3 out, challenged next, ridden to lead between last two, ridden and hung both ways run-in, stayed on strongly

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
3.75 4.1
2.27
130
12 2021-12-03 14:40 Exeter / 3 / 2m 3f 48y / Chase Turf / 17.2K
Chase, Handicap
11-1
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 2 /8 - btn 6 L'Homme Presse 11-2 4m 53.191s

pressed leader, led 9th, shaken up 2 out, headed last, no extra flat

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
2.88 3.07
1.47
127
13 2021-11-06 14:50 Aintree / 3 / 1m 7f 176y / Chase Turf / 27.4K
Chase, Handicap
10-13
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 3 /8 - btn 4.5 Darling Du Large 10-2 4m 1.168s

chased leaders, lost place 8th, rallied after 3 out, no impression before last, kept on flat, went 3rd towards finish

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
3 3.25
1.59
127
14 2021-03-24 15:30 Market Rasen / 3 / 2m 4f 139y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-5 Good To Soft 2 /8 - btn 3 Prince Escalus 11-5 5m 2.295s

tracked leaders, headway to chase leader on the run to 2 out, disputing lead when not fluent 2 out, gathered up and every chance last, kept on but not pace to trouble winner

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
2 2.2
1.27
122
15 2021-02-27 13:15 Kempton / 3 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-9 Good 3 /10 - btn 6.5 Hometown Boy 11-3 5m 3.282s

held up in last trio, steady headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders after next, ridden after 2 out, went 3rd soon after, no impression

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
3.75 3.9
1.96
122
16 2021-01-20 14:30 Newbury / 4 / 2m 0f 69y / Hurdle Turf / 7.27K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-12 Heavy 2 /15 - btn 5 Gowel Road 12-0 4m 11.4s

keen in mid-division on inside, steady headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders before next, ridden between last 2, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner

O Murphy
Aidan Coleman
4 4.15
1.72
120
17 2020-11-28 12:35 Doncaster / 4 / 2m 0f 128y / Hurdle Turf / 5.8K
Hurdle, Novice
10-12 Good To Soft 1 /6 - win 1.5 Away At Dawn 11-0 4m 1.31s

held up and keen, not fluent 3rd, travelled strongly to press leader 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly approaching last, stayed on strongly flat

O Murphy
David England
2.1 2.24
1.44
18 2020-11-05 12:00 Market Rasen / 4 / 2m 0f 125y / Hurdle Turf / 5.8K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-12 Good 2 /13 - btn 2.25 Qualismart 10-12 4m 9.009s

held up in rear, headway after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd flat, not trouble winner

O Murphy
David England
6.5 8.8
2.72
19 2019-10-24 16:55 Southwell / 5 / 1m 7f 153y / NH Flat / 2.27K
Hunt, Maiden, National, National Hunt
10-11 Soft 4 /8 - btn 12.55 Brief Ambition 11-0 4m 26.858s

held up in touch, ridden, hung left and weakened over 1f out

O Murphy
Mr F Gregory
2.75 3.05
1.52