Racecards
13:15 Chepstow
Casumo Bet 10 Get 10 Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,600 added
- Winner: £3,024
- 2nd: £1,420
- 3rd: £710
- 4th: £355
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
slowly away, raced in rear, headway to join main group 4f out, tracked leaders when ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 09
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey William Carver
held up in touch, shaken up but dropped to rear 4f out, tailed off
Ocean Reach
155- Form 854050-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey George Rooke
prominent, pressed leader 4f out, shaken up 3f out, lost position 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 96-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
led, headed 3f out, ridden 2f out, rallied once headed to regain third close home
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway from over 1f out but lost third close home
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, briefly led over 1f out but soon headed by winner, kept on inside final furlong
Talbeyah (IRE)
160- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Ray Dawson
held up in touch, smooth headway 3f out, led going best over 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, impressive
Verdict
Esprit De Somoza makes a belated debut on the Flat but he is a dual hurdles winner and has won a jumpers’ bumper this year. King Triton has been gelded last month’s first run at Kempton, where he met trouble in-running. He’s a likely improver but Auriferous was possibly flattered by his proximity to Otyraar at the same track. TALBEYAH, who cost $310,000 as a yearling, missed the break at Wolverhampton in November and wasn’t given a hard time. She will have learned plenty from that and is the type to make a decent three-year-old.
Formwatch
Esprit De Somoza (FR) 6-1 (10-3) Always last, jumped slowly 3rd, lost touch 6th, tailed off when went left 9th and next, went badly left again 2 out, pulled up soon after, at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Home Made Wine 250-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, last of 9, 33 3/4l behind Imperial Sands (8-11) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Ocean Reach 40-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 9f out, tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, last of 13, dist behind Grimsthorpe Castle (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Auriferous (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace in 5th, came very wide home turn, headway soon after, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Otyrar (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
King Triton (IRE) 16-5 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Laos (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Amy Beach (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Hampered start, raced wide held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Aristia (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Talbeyah (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, lost 2 places inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Pomelo (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.