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17:45 Chepstow

Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (div 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £685 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 51.30s
  • Off Time: 17:46:25
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Oberon Moon (IRE)

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Brenin Cwmtudu

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Ripalong Lad (IRE)

      14/1

        2
        Silk - Black, Yellow disc, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, quartered cap

        Beau Regard (IRE)

        9/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        tracked leaders and keen, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out

        3
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, RED cross belts, striped sleeves, RED cap

        Botaldor (FR)

        6/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, headway over 5f out, chased leaders 4f out, one pace final furlong

        4
        Silk - Brown, Orange chevron, armlets and cap

        Francis Dunstan (IRE)

        33/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, headway 6f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

        5
        Silk - RED, WHITE star, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Oberon Moon (IRE)

        10/11
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        in touch, ridden to lead 3f out, clear over 1f out, ran green

        6
        Silk - Dark Green, Maroon sash and sleeves

        Ripalong Lad (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        towards rear, headway over 5f out, chased leaders 4f out, one pace

        7
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW epaulets and sleeves, RED cap

        Tintinhull (IRE)

        12/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent, ridden and weakened 6f out

        8
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red Cross of Lorraine, Light Green sleeves, Red cap

        Brenin Cwmtudu

        10/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-10

        led, went wide on bend after 2f and headed briefly, ridden 4f out, headed over 3f out, kept on

        9
        Silk - DARK BLUE, RED cap, GREEN spots

        Frisky John

        50/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-10

        always in rear

        10
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE Cross of Lorraine

        On The Ferry

        50/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-10

        mid-division, pulled hard, tailed off halfway

        1
        NR

        Alfie Atkins

        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Beau Regard sets the standard among those to have raced previously but the ground is better today than when Colin Tizzard's gelding made his debut at Exeter and it may pay to look among the newcomers with preference for Oberon Moon over Ripalong Lad. The selection represents the powerful yard of Paul Nicholls and, being related to a couple of winning hurdlers and chasers, he takes the eye on breeding so is marginally preferred. Alan King's Botaldor was well held on his Huntingdon debut and may be better than he showed that day but is hard to recommend with any confidence, while Francis Dunstan gave little cause for optimism on his first start at Newbury in an admittedly better race than this. Peter Bowen is capable of producing one to win first time out so Richard Johnson's mount Ripalong Lad has to be respected but it is Oberon Moon that gets the vote.