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13:40 Chepstow
Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 11y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,198
- 2nd: £1,526
- 3rd: £763
- 4th: £382
- Form 3-1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
not always fluent, made all, clear when hit 4 out, hit 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
Malaya (FR)
142- Form 12-1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased winner until after 1st, 2nd again 3rd, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, never any chance with winner
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
jumped slowly 4th, always behind
- Form R
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
last pair, plugged on into modest 4th between last 2, never involved
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey James Davies
mistake 1st, held up in 5th, pushed along in 4th before 4 out, no impression when mistake 3 out, weakened into 5th between last 2
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up in 4th place, pushed along in 3rd before 4 out where not fluent, no chance with leading duo
Zillion (IRE)
179- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
took keen hold, 2nd after 1st until 3rd, chased leading pair until weakened quickly before 4 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gumball made a positive start for a new yard at Stratford but didn't have much to beat. MALAYA can give Paul Nicholls a seventh win in this in the last 10 years having already won twice in France, including a Listed race at Auteuil in May - it would be no surprise to see him run up a sequence in this country. Kozier was favourite at Fontwell earlier this month but found one too good. He'll need to improve on that but Speedo Boy was a talented performer on the Flat, though his lack of experience could be a negative today.
Formwatch
Gumball (FR) 4-9fav (10-12) Made all, drew clear on bit after 2 out, unchallenged after, very easily, won at Stratford 2m (4) sft in Oct beating Il Sicario (10-12) by 31l, 6 ran.
Malaya (FR) (10-5) won at Auteuil 2m 1f lst hvy in May beating Santa Adelia (10-10) by 3l, 7 ran.
Crindle Carr (IRE) 9-4 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, always well held, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Metronomic (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (6) gf in May.
Harbour Force (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, hung right cocked jaw and ran out 2nd, at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Marettimo (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outside, weakened and hung badly left over 2f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Paradwys (9-0) at Ffos Las 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Speedo Boy (FR) 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Duke Of Bronte (8-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) sft in Sep.
Zillion (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on into mid-division when carried right inside final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 7l behind Ejaaby (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Kozier (GER) 11-8fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, challenged after 5th, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, edged left approaching last, no impression flat, 2nd of 9, 8l behind Sussex Ranger (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Oct.