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16:40 Stratford
Your Ultimate Festival Guide attheraces.com/cheltenham Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey C Brassil
always prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied closing stages, kept on
- Form 49
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J H Culloty
- Jockey R P McNamara
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge
- Form 3FF-23
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hung left when challenging over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on well
Movie Legend
31- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
midfield, headway over 4f out, soon prominent, weakened 2f out
Bourdello
24- Form 57
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs E Bishop
- Jockey James Banks
led until well over 3f out, weakened quickly
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, headway 3f out, driven to challenge over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, no extra
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
pulled hard tracking leaders, effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mister Miyagi returned a losing favourite at Uttoxeter last time having shown promise at Punchestown before that while Mighty Concorde went close at the latter track on his debut but ran a shocker at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. It remains to be seen if MOVIE LEGEND has improved from a debut fourth at Kempton but he should go close if doing so. Bourdello showed some improvement at Fakenham recently while Aka Doun should be capable of better and Bells Of Ailsworth and William H Bonney are newcomers to note.
Formwatch
Ballybane (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Cl up, 6th gng well 5out, swift prog 3out, ld 2out, hdd bef last, fought back flat & ld up nr fin, won at Ballindenisk 3m ire ptp in Nov beating Fromdusktilldawn (11-9) by hd, 14 ran.
Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE) Kayf Tara gelding out of Volverta.
Mighty Concorde (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) In rear, pushed along 5f out, soon no extra, completely tailed off, last of 9, well behind Space Cadet (11-9) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Dec.
Mister Miyagi (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, went 3rd 3f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 27l behind Onefitzall (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Dec.
Movie Legend 33-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 11l behind Ok Corral (11-4) at Kempton 2m NH flat (5) sft in Feb.
Bourdello 100-1 (11-0) With leader until ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, faded final furlong, last of 7, 8l behind Unbuckled (11-3) at Fakenham 2m mrs N H flat (5) gs in Feb.
Aka Doun (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, closed 8f out, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 15, 13l behind Wishfull Dreaming (10-12) at Cheltenham 1m 6f 4yo NH flat (Listed) (1) gs in Jan.
Barranco Valley Midnight Legend gelding out of Shali San.
Scartare (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Mid-division, weakened over 5f out, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind What A Moment (10-13) at Towcester 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
William H Bonney Midnight Legend gelding out of Calamintha.