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14:15 Chepstow

Letheby & Christopher Juvenile Novices' Claiming Hurdle (Class G )

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 33.00s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Caspian Dusk

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Devito (FR)

    13/2

      1
      Silk - Scarlet, Emerald Green sleeves, Black and Emerald Green hooped cap

      Devito (FR)

      135
      13/2
      • Form 556
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-8

      held up, headway after 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, switched right approaching last, one pace flat

      2
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue braces, Light Blue and Dark Blue chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

      Caspian Dusk

      BF
      9/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-6

      held up, headway after 4th, led on bit approaching last, ridden and ran on

      3
      Silk - Brown, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap

      Bosco (IRE)

      30
      33/1
      • Form P
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      pulled hard, in touch until ridden approaching 4 out, weakened next

      4
      Silk - Dark Green, Light Blue triple diamond and diamonds on cap

      Holly Walk

      35
      4/1
      • Form 2F6623
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 88

      held up, lost position 3rd, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

      5
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW spots, sleeves and star on cap

      Chickapeakray

      13
      8/1
      • Form 00F
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-5

      keen, chased leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out

      6
      Silk - White, Emerald Green stripe, striped cap

      Soleil d'Hiver

      35 D
      9/4
      • Form 505315
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-1
      • Official Rating 75

      set slow pace, quickened 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, soon one pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      The weakness of this of this race is shown by the fact that Holly Walk is likely to be favourite and reluctantly she gets the vote ahead of Devito and Caspian Dusk. The last mentioned was probably the best of these on the flat but his stamina for hurdling is of concern, especially on this ground and Bill Turner's gelding is probably best left out of calculations. Devito has shown promise in three starts over hurdles but faces no easy task giving weight away all round, while the only winning hurdler in the field Soleil d'Hiver has been well beaten since scoring at Hexham and is unreliable. Bosco gave little sign of encouragement on his debut while Ginger McCain's Chickapeakray has been well held in all three starts so far. That leaves us with Holly Walk who has run with consistency in similar company of late and gets the vote to gain a deserved success in this grade.