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16:55 Cheltenham

Cheltenham Business Club Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 4.60s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE sash, armlets and cap
66/1
  • Form 30/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

held up, well behind and no chance when mistake 2 out

2
Silk - Pink, White striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 30-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

always rear, struggling from 4th, tailed off

3
Silk - Black, Red cross belts and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 6522
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, driven and stayed on well, run in

4
Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap
5/2
  • Form 540-32
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

held up in mid-division, smooth headway from 3 out, tracked leaders on bit between last 2, mistake and led last, driven and kept on, run in

5
Silk - Dark Green and White (quartered), Red sleeves, Black cap
  • Form PPP-PPP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

not always fluent, chased leader 2nd to 4th, weakened approaching 3 out

6
Silk - Purple, Dark Green and Purple striped sleeves, quartered cap
100/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

pulled hard and always behind

7
Silk - WHITE, light blue sash, brown cap
  • Form P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

always rear

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

always in rear, tailed off when blundered 3 out

9
Silk - DARK BLUE, MAROON star, MAROON cap
  • Form 14-33
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

chased leaders to 4th, weakened and behind from next

10
Silk - Pink, Grey sleeves, Pink armlets
25/1
  • Form 25F/224-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

led and soon clear, headed after 2 out, chased leaders under pressure, weakened, run in

11
Silk - White, Pink spots, Light Blue sleeves, Pink cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

took keen hold, close up until weakened quickly 3 out

12
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow triple diamond and star on cap
  • Form 6-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

behind, stayed on under pressure approaching last, kept on run in but not reach leaders

13
Silk - Maroon, White seams, Black sleeves, White cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leader until blundered badly 2nd, went 2nd again 4th, led after 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner run in

14
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange disc, striped sleeves and striped cap
  • Form 2-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up, just in touch when mistake and pulled up 3 out

15
Silk - Dark Blue, Black cap
16/1
  • Form 1106-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

took keen hold, held up, close up 3 out, weakened from 2 out

In depth

Verdict

Chockdee, Kimono Royal and Lirta are three against the field in this maiden hurdle and the vote goes to Chockdee. The selection was a fair second behind Golano last time out and needs only to run up to that form to score. Kimono Royal rates the main danger on his latest third behind Honest Endeavour. He could easily beat the favourite if it came up testing as the selection barley sees out the trip so he is worth noting in the market. Lirta is from a top yard and is another with place claims but his over all profile leaves him with a little to find. Savannah Bay and Talldark'n'andsome have shown enough ability to suggest they can win a race of this nature and are others that have place claims but in a race where the market should be watched closely for the winner we return to Chockdee.