12:30 Chepstow

Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 11y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:30  |   Winning time: 4m 9.37s
1st
Horse silk
2
4/1
T: Nicky MartinJ: James Bowen
Made all, pushed along before last, kept on strongly, readily op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
11/4
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Front mid-division, went 3rd approaching 3 out, chased leader before next, ridden before last and no impression, kept on and hung left run-in, always held by winner op 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
16
12
5/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)
Front mid-division, steady headway after 3 out, kept on into 3rd before last, not trouble leaders op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ¾
3
1/1f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Handy, pushed along home turn, gradually weakened after 3 out op 10/11 tchd 5/6
5th
Horse silk
4 ¾
13
20/1
T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)
Prominent, pressed leader 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened before next op 18/1 tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¾
9
150/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Caoilin Quinn (3)
In rear, plugged on past beaten rivals before 3 out, never a danger op 200/1 tchd 250/1
7th
Horse silk
13
8
40/1
T: Jonjo & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and behind 3 out op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
11
5
66/1
T: S ThomasJ: Charlie Deutsch
Towards rear, tailed off 4 out op 50/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
150/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: R P McLernon
Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon dropped away tamely op 125/1
10th
Horse silk
1
11
200/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Rear mid-division, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next op 100/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
200/1
T: T LaceyJ: R Patrick
In rear, never in contention op 150/1 tchd 125/1
12th
Horse silk
36
4
200/1
T: T LaceyJ: David Noonan
Towards rear, slow jump 2nd and ridden, never showed op 80/1
13th
Horse silk
54
10
250/1
T: R StephensJ: James Davies
Mid-division, slow jump 2nd, tailed off 4 out op 200/1 tchd 300/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£1.50, £1.40, £1.30EX:£18.00Trifecta:£65.80SF:£16.69Swingers:£2.60, £3.80, £2.60

Forecasts

Jackpot D'athou (1/1), Imperial Saint (11/4), Ito Ditto (4/1), Followango (5/1), Inion Tiogair (20/1), Ruler Legend (40/1), Captain Wallace (66/1), Shillanavogy (150/1), Jasmin De Grugy (150/1), Solstice Saint (200/1), My Friend Sean (200/1), Absolute Steel (200/1), Sky Power (250/1)

Verdict

Plenty of depth to this with IMPERIAL SAINT awarded the vote to complete the hat-trick following a smooth success at Ludlow a month ago. Jackpot d'Athou swerved a Grade 1 to come here so has to command respect, with Ito Ditto also arriving on the up.

  1. IMPERIAL SAINT (FR)
  2. JACKPOT D'ATHOU (FR)
  3. ITO DITTO (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Out Of Office
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 4
7/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,520.002nd: £2,082.003rd: £1,041.004th: £521.00

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