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13:30 Stratford

Natural Flake Novices' Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 148y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,498
  • 2nd: £1,908
  • 3rd: £954
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 31.70s
  • Off Time: 13:30:34
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Hatcher (IRE)

1/14

    2
    Silk -

    Highway Star (FR)

    10/1

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

      Hatcher (IRE)

      18 p C
      1/14
      • Form 52-F211
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 129

      made all, soon well clear, canter

      2
      Silk - BLACK, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Baby Ted

      86
      6/1
      • Form 335-5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leaders, ridden 3 out, no chance with winner and struggling in dispute of 4th when mistake and unseated rider 2 out

      3
      Silk - Brown, pink triple diamond, sleeves and cap

      Highly Likely (IRE)

      24
      100/1
      • Form 78
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-12

      jumped right and not always fluent in rear, ridden 6th, well behind 3 out

      4
      Silk - Maroon, Dark Green chevrons, armlets and star on cap

      Highway Star (FR)

      164
      10/1
      • Form 53/76-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      chased clear leader (winner), never looked liked closing gap, lost 2nd close home

      5
      Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap

      Maraakib (IRE)

      27
      20/1
      • Form /-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in 4th, closed 6th, disputing 2nd 3 out until 2 out, no chance with winner, 4th when awkward last

      6
      Silk - Yellow, light blue braces, striped sleeves, quartered cap

      Musical Stardust

      11
      40/1
      • Form 67-8464
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-5

      held up in 5th, ridden after 6th, no chance with winner in 4th 2 out, 3rd when mistake last, went 2nd close home

      In depth

      Verdict

      HATCHER has a double penalty after a couple of facile victories on this track but can't be opposed. Baby Ted showed a bit of promise in bumpers but has been well beaten in two starts over timber though still looks second-best as Maraakib is making his hurdling debut after 49 starts on the Flat and hasn't won since 2015.

      Formwatch

      Hatcher (IRE) 1-7fav (11-4) Made all, soon clear, unchallenged, won at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Jul beating Cybalko (10-12) by 30l, 5 ran.

      Baby Ted 6-1 (10-12) Prominent, lost 2nd 5th, not fluent 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened 3 out, 5th of 8, 25l behind Diamond Guy (11-4) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in May.

      Highly Likely (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Always behind, tailed off 4 out, last of 8, dist behind Weightfordave (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gf in Jul.

      Highway Star (FR) 80-1 (11-2) Led briefly, chased leaders, 3rd over 1f out until ridden inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 6th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Normal Norman (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Feb.

      Maraakib (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Sanam (9-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.

      Musical Stardust 100-1 (10-5) Soon behind, tailed off 3 out, plugged on to take remote 4th flat, no chance with leaders, 4th of 7, dist behind Leapaway (11-8) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Jul.