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14:20 Chepstow

Freebets.co.uk Champions League Final Free Bets Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,200 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.35s
  • Off Time: 14:20:48
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Avonvalley

4/7

    2
    Silk -

    Silver Grey (IRE)

    33/1

      2(2)
      Silk - Purple, Grey hooped sleeves

      Saxby (IRE)

      11/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-13

      chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out

      4(8)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diamonds, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, RED cap

      Safari Special

      26
      5/2
      • Form 3
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-10

      slowly into stride, in touch, headway to chase winner 3f out, faded final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Black, red stripe, sleeves and cap

      Cane Cat (IRE)

      20
      33/1
      • Form 56
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6

      chased leader, edged left under pressure over 1f out and one pace

      6(1)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoop and sleeves, quartered cap

      Avonvalley

      15
      4/7
      • Form 322
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 83

      made all, shaken up inside final furlong, driven out

      7(4)
      Silk - Red, dark blue chevrons, dark blue and red check sleeves, red cap

      Silver Grey (IRE)

      33/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-5

      slowly into stride, outpaced, stayed on well from over 1f out to take 2nd well inside final furlong

      8(6)
      Silk - MAUVE, PURPLE seams, striped sleeves and star on cap

      French Connexion (IRE)

      28
      40/1
      • Form 60
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4

      soon outpaced, stayed on well from over 1f out, took 3rd close home

      1(5)
      NR

      Admin (IRE)

      24
      • Form 3
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      Nonrunner

      3(7)
      NR

      Bond Together

      15 v
      • Form 023
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2008
      (7)
      Silk -

      Penny's Gift

      11/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      SAFARI SPECIAL may be able to improve sufficiently to get the better of Avonvalley with Admin and Saxby the other candidates for top honours. The form of the Folkestone maiden in which Safari Special made his debut has worked out well with the winner going on to land a conditions race at Goodwood and the runner-up his maiden at Yarmouth. Peter Winkworth's charge was well supported in the market and is taken to recoup losses. Avonvalley sets the standard and should go close to losing her maiden tag; she's done everything right on all three starts and is hard to knock. Admin showed promise on debut but Ralph Beckett has yet to saddle a juvenile winner and may have to wait for a little longer yet although the Namid colt is clearly open to plenty of improvement. Saxby is the most interesting of the newcomers and is related to a juvenile winner and it will be interesting to see what the market makes of his chances but Safari Special is taken to land the opener.

      Formwatch

      Saxby (IRE) Pastoral Pursuits colt out of Madam Waajib.

      Safari Special 10-3 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, ran green and outpaced over 1f out, kept on again inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Desert Auction (8-13) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Apr.

      Cane Cat (IRE) 6-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 11l behind Royal Desert (9-0) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.

      Avonvalley 11-2 (8-5) Mid-division, progress over 2f out, wide straight, edged right inside final furlong, ran on to close on winner near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Diamond Laura (8-6) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (4) pol.

      Silver Grey (IRE) Chineur filly out of Operissimo.

      French Connexion (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out, 12th of 15, 16l behind Raine's Cross (8-9) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd in Apr.

      Admin (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Broke well, settled behind leaders, switched right and headway over 2f out, challenged entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Kirsty's Boy (9-3) at Goodwood 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd.

      Bond Together 13-2 (8-9) Went left start and hampered soon afterwards, in rear, headway over 1f out, took 3rd when rider lost whip inside final furlong, not trouble 1st 2, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Six Wives (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo clm stks (5) pol.