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18:30 Chepstow

E.B.F./jim Brown 70th Birthday Novice Stakes (Class D)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 16y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.43s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Firebelly

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Just One Look

    16/1

      1(2)
      Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

      Straw Poll (USA)

      81
      11/4
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, soon one paced

      2(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red sash, White sleeves, Red cap

      Mac The Knife (IRE)

      25
      7/2
      • Form 1243
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, quartered cap

      Nightspot

      11/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms

      4(5)
      Silk - Red, White hoops, check cap

      Firebelly

      13
      6/4
      • Form 13
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      broke well, settled to track leaders, not clear inside 2f out, led under 1f out, ran on

      5(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Red sash, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Just One Look

      11
      16/1
      • Form 4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-7

      held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quickened near finish

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mac The Knife sets a fair standard but is more exposed than most of these and, unless the newcomer Nightspot proves to be out of the ordinary, this is expected to go to Mick Channon's Straw Poll. The son of Dixieland Band had to be pushed out to beat Marcus Eile by a short head on rain-softened ground at Newcastle in March. However, that was a decent contest and, with the faster surface and longer trip to suit, Straw Poll is taken to follow up. Mac The Knife has run well, without winning, in all three starts since making a winning debut and provides the main danger to the selection. The market may provide the best guide to the claims of Roger Charlton's Night Spot, a half-brother to the useful Allergy. Firebelly and Just One Look make limited appeal.