Racecards
18:00 Chepstow
Champion Hats Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f 16y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
difficult loading, restless in stalls, started very slowly and lost all chance, short-lived effort on outside and ridden inside final 2f, never able to recover
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Nicola Currie
outpaced towards rear, headway centre over 2f out, chased ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
off the pace towards rear, headway in centre halfway, chased leaders over 2f out led inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
with leader, led on rail 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 04
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T Ward
- Jockey Tom Marquand
chased leaders, pushed along and switched right inside final 3f, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, held when lost 2nd close home
Proclaimed
22- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
chased leaders on rail, hampered inside final 3f, never on terms after
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
outpaced towards rear, never on terms
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up and off the pace, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched left approaching final furlong, out, ran on into 2nd close home, not reach winner
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
off the pace towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders when badly hampered over 1f out, no chance after
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer James Grassick
- Jockey Gavin Ashton
slight lead until 2f out, lost 2nd and ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
In depth
Verdict
Merry Secret showed a big improvement when fourth at Windsor last time but BODAK YELLOW will likely prove popular in this. Inexperience got the better of him at Wolverhampton on his debut but he caught the eye finishing strongly for second once the penny had dropped - Dave Loughnane’s colt can go one better. Spanish Colt and Proclaimed can only improve but a newcomer may prove a bigger threat with Solent Gateway, Free Dancer and Rogue Nation all related to winners and the latter preferred as a half-brother to prolific sprinter Dark Emerald.
Formwatch
Bodak Yellow (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slow into stride towards rear, headway when ran green over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Snash (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Charlie's Jamboree (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Pushed along in rear, never on terms, last of 7, 15 3/4l behind Snash (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Et Tu Brute (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Not much room start, in rear, hampered over 4f out, soon eased 4, went left start, prominent, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, last of 13, dist behind Cairn Gorm (9-5) at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Free Dancer Iffraaj colt out of Opera Dancer.
Leto The First 28-1 (9-5) Chased leaders 5f, last of 7, 15 1/4l behind First Prophet (9-5) at Newbury 7f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Merry Secret (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on rail, ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Twaasol (9-5) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Proclaimed 5-1 (9-5) Slow into stride, headway and close up halfway, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 15 1/2l behind Lauded (9-5) at Haydock 6f stks (5) gs in Jun.
Right Proud (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt and slow into stride, outpaced, last of 8, 16 3/4l behind Talbot (9-5) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Rogue Nation (IRE) Acclamation colt out of Xema.
Solent Gateway (IRE) Awtaad colt out of Aoife Alainn.
Spanish Colt (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders in near side group, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Qaader (9-5) at Newbury 6f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Living On A Dream 50-1 (9-0) Slow into stride, outpaced, last of 6, 31 3/4l behind Jojo Rabbit (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Moringa (IRE) Golden Horn filly out of Morinqua.