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13:30 Chepstow

European Breeders Fund Mares' Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class E)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 13.30s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Black sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 533131
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10

led, headed 3rd, led again and ran green approaching 5th, reminders, headed approaching 3 out, soon one pace

2
Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE star and sleeves
33/1
  • Form 05
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, driven along 5th to chase leader, soon held

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stars, striped sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW striped cap
  • Form 20P-264
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

held up, ridden 5th and headway, weakened 3 out

4
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue disc, Light Blue and Yellow striped sleeves, Light Blue cap

Love Mail

679
28/1
  • Form 105/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

in touch weakened 6th, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out

5
Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue cap
13/2
  • Form 03455
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, led 3rd, soon headed, ridden 6th, one pace from 3 out

6
Silk - White, Red star, Red and White chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 5-322
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up, headway after 6th, led on bit 3 out, very easily

7
Silk - Pink and Royal Blue (halved), sleeves reversed, check cap

Karibee

26
100/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-3

in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, soon tailed off

In depth

Verdict

A small but competitive field goes to post for the first on the card and the principals look to be Kindle Ball, Our Dream and Dd's Glenalla and we will side with Our Dream. The five-year-old from the Mary Reveley yard has been in fair form of late without wining but a reproduction of her latest second behind Countess Camila would make her hard to beat. Kindle Ball rates the main danger she won well last time out when defeating It's Sunny, however she has never won over a trip this far before and her best form has come on faster ground so for that reason she is opposed. Dd's Glenalla is also worthy of respect but she was behind the selection last time and will need to improve again to win even on these revised terms. Of the remainder Barton May is one of the least exposed in the field and is from a shrewd yard so is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to Our Dream.