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19:20 Stratford

Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 55.70s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kombinacja (POL)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Court Shareef

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Montoya (IRE)

      7/2

        1
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green armlets

        Gebora (FR)

        4
        11/2
        • Form 162-1U2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-0

        led, not fluent 5th, headed and not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching next, 4th and no chance when mistake and nearly unseated rider last

        2
        Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap

        Broughton Knows

        25
        33/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, mistake 3rd, jumped slowly next, lost touch approaching 6th, well behind when mistake last

        3
        Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE diamonds, EMERALD GREEN and RED striped sleeves, RED cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

        Court Shareef

        17
        2/1
        • Form 20FP/22
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, headway 3rd, ridden to chase winner 2 out, stayed on flat, no chance with winner

        4
        Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

        Imperious Way (GR)

        50/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent until jumped slowly 2nd, reminders after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow star, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Lord Mistral

        21
        100/1
        • Form 04065-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        held up, headway 4th, weakened quickly after 6th, tailed off

        6
        Silk - Primrose, Black winning post, Primrose and Purple quartered cap

        Montoya (IRE)

        9
        7/2
        • Form 5043-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        always prominent, led briefly 3 out, soon ridden, weakened last

        7
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond

        Pudlicott Mill (IRE)

        12
        100/1
        • Form P-F0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        always behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next

        8
        Silk - BEIGE and EMERALD GREEN check, BEIGE sleeves

        Kombinacja (POL)

        97
        2/1
        • Form 04-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        tracked leader, led soon after 3 out, ridden and drew clear approaching 2 out, ran on well comfortably

        In depth

        Verdict

        An intriguing novices' hurdle with several likely types including Court Shareef, Gebora and Montoya but a chance is taken with the Polish classic winner Kombinacja, who may not have acclimatised properly when previously seen. Montoya finished clear of the remainder when second to easy winner Thesis at Worcester recently and should be found a suitable opportunity, as should Court Shareef, who has not yet translated flat form over hurdles. The French-bred Gebora warrants respect but Martin Pipe's Exeter bumper winner does not look to be anything out of the ordinary and is passed over. Kombinacja was highly touted before making her hurdling debut at Newcastle in January and was a disappointment there and again at Kempton the following month. The Polish Oaks and St Leger winner has been given plenty of time by trainer Tom George since then and, with the stable firing on all cylinders now, she is worth supporting to finally start to fulfil expectations. Broughton Knows looks the best of the remainder.