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15:00 Chepstow

Letheby & Christopher Beginners' Chase (Class D )

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 13.50s
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Pink and Dark Green diabolo, Dark Green sleeves and cap
11/4
  • Form 4332-42
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 104

behind from 5th and

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
3/5
  • Form 13411P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

made all, not fluent 12th, reminders next, not fluent 2 out, kept on well

3
Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, striped sleeves, check cap
16/1
  • Form F/130P-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 105

behind from 6th, mistake 7th, tailed off when pulled up

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 54-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

pulled very hard and not jump well, soon chasing leaders, mistake 8th and soon behind, trailing when pulled up

5
Silk - Light Blue, Mauve diamond, Black sleeves
  • Form 10F5/3-3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 120

always chasing winner, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace from last

In depth

Verdict

This will be just like old time when Tony McCoy gets the leg up aboard Control Man, who would have trounced these over hurdles and is readily preferred over Charlies Future, whose latest start was boosted by Backbeat at Exeter yesterday and is expected to put up the most resistance. Mixsterthetrixster can also play his part and he can be expected to be played late if he runs his usual race. However, he will do well to reel in a classy individual like Control Man if he allows him an easy lead and he may well have flown by the time the others are just getting going. It will be interesting to see Where Martin Pipe decides to go with the son of Glacial Storm if he impresses here. But the fact that he is starting off with what looks to be, for all intents and purposes, a confidence boosting round at this level, suggests that the champion trainer may have plenty more cards up his sleeve with his novice chasers this season. Even so, it is very difficult to look beyond Control Man in a race that appears to be his for the taking.