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14:30 Chepstow

New Premier Restaurant Opens 23rd April Maiden Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 0.70s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, Pink spots, Pink sleeves, Purple spots
33/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out

2
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue cross belts and armlets
16/1
  • Form 30
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, chased clear leaders from 3 out, always held

3
Silk - Purple, Silver Grey star and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 0-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

always towards rear

4
Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

always towards rear

5
Silk - Black, Red inverted triangle, sleeves and cap
  • Form 31F05-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

in touch until ridden and weakened 3 out

6
Silk - White, Dark Blue stripe, striped sleeves and cap
1/3
  • Form 532-200
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

kean, led 2nd, soon clear, slight mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, very easily

7
Silk - Purple, Grey epaulets
33/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, headway to track winner 3 out, mistake 2 out, always held

8
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), Orange sleeves and cap
80/1
  • Form 0P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up rear, ridden after 4th, never dangerous

9
Silk - Black and Light Blue (quartered), halved sleeves, Black cap
40/1
  • Form P1PPP-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

keen and led 1st, headed before next, in touch until weakened after 3 out

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sash, Dark Blue and White hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap, White star
  • Form 6-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, weakened approaching 5th, pulled up before 2 out

11
Silk - Black, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green and White quartered cap
  • Form 004-3F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

held up rear and very keen, ridden approaching 4th, outpaced but stayed on from 4 out

12
Silk - N/A
33/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

towards rear, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

13
Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 06P-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11

led approaching 2nd, soon headed, tracked winner until weakened after 3 out

14
Silk - Red, Royal blue armlets, quartered cap
100/1
  • Form 0/P0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11

saddle slipped, pulled up before 3rd

15
NR
  • Form 6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

Nonrunner

16
NR
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

Ilabon is the selection over the so far disappointing Still Speedy, and Coolbythepool in a moderate looking affair. There is nothing to get excited about here, with nothing making too much appeal, apart from Martin Pipe's Ilabon. The ex-French gelding has yet to open his account on these shores, but has gone close on a couple of occasions and will benefit from the drop in grade here. Second at Leicester in January on what was his first run since March 2003, he was not surprisingly down the field in Sandown's Imperial Cup, and then finished eighth in Listed company at Aintree. The longer trip seemed to suit him that day and it is a bit worrying that he is back over two miles, but the opposition are not up to much so he still looks the one to beat. Still Speedy has been costly to follow since his bumper days and was a faller on his hurdles debut at Fakenham. The ability is there somewhere, but until he shows some of it, cannot be backed with confidence. Ian Williams has his team in reasonable shape so Coolbythepool may run well for a place. Six times a winner on the Flat, he was an encouraging sixth at Stratford on his hurdles bow recently, so should improve again. However, Ilabon is more experienced and should have this lot's measure.