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13:55 Chepstow
Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 11y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
Balboa
14- Form 32
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Harry Reed
prominent, led before 3 out, ridden and forged on 2 out, good jump last and asserted run-in, readily
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey David Noonan
prominent when awkward 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on but no telling impression on winner, well clear of rest
- Form P
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey G Sheehan
chased leaders, jumped left 2nd, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
City Cyclone
22- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out and lost position, well behind 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Jack Tudor
raced keenly, blundered badly 1st, in rear, jumped left 3rd, lost touch 4 out and pulled up
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
towards rear, not fluent 3 out and soon beaten
What An Icon
127- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
led, raced keenly, headed before 3 out, pushed along and dropped away before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
City Cyclone was 0-10 on the Flat but Whispering Royal won a Dundalk maiden as a two-year-old and has placed in two of his three outings this year for Alan King, who sent out last year’s winner. Balboa has experience on his side but Paul Nicholls saddled the short-priced winner of this in 2020 and 2021 and LIARI, a winner on the Flat in France, is sure to know his job. Stray Bullet, another French import, may prove the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Balboa 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, jumped left and not fluent 1st, headway after 3 out, not much room when trying to challenge before last, every chance flat, held inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Max Of Stars (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (2) gd in Sep.
Castelfort (FR) Castle Du Berlais gelding out of Stellarmor.
Ceejaybe 28-1 (8-9) Went left start, tracked leader for 6f, handy 3rd, ridden out wide 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Berkshire Sundance (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
City Cyclone 20-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, pushed along near side of group and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 8 1/2l behind Concorde (9-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Stray Bullet (FR) (8-12) 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Kynada (8-9) at Marseille-Borely 1m 1f stks in Jun.
Parish Star (IRE) 11-2 (9-13) Rear of mid division, 8th halfway, pushed along in 7th over 2f out, soon no extra, kept on one pace, 8th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Youcrackmeup (10-0) at Roscommon 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
What An Icon 11-1 (9-0) Off the pace and always rear-division, tailed off, 6th of 7, 23 3/4l behind Galactic Glow (9-13) at Bath 1m 2f stks (6) fm in Jun.
Liari (FR) Evensfav (8-13) last of 5, 2 1/2l behind Back To Black (8-13) at Lyon-Parilly 1m 3f stks sft in Apr.
Whispering Royal (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, dropped to rear halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 7 3/4l behind Dasho Lennie (9-10) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Aug.