SIR GERHARD

Sir Gerhard was seen by many as a bit of an Irish banker and put to bed any doubts over his stamina when bolting up in our opener The seven-year-old fairly tanked his way through the race and cruised up alongside Journey With Me, who unfortunately fell when three lengths down Three Stripe Life had been held been up in rear and despite making up good ground, was never close enough to give Sir Gerhard anything serious to think about.

Grade 1

Run over two miles, five furlongs 10 hurdles to be jumped Total prize fund of £135,000 £75,964 to the winner

Winning Connections

Trainers and Jockeys with some of the strongest records in the race over the last 10 years.