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16:40 Stratford

Your Ultimate Festival Guide attheraces.com/cheltenham Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,599
  • 2nd: £763
  • 3rd: £382
  • 4th: £191
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 57.30s
  • Off Time: 16:40:43
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - PURPLE and YELLOW stripes, BLACK sleeves and cap
18/1
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

always prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied closing stages, kept on

2
Silk - Yellow, light green stripe, halved sleeves, light green and yellow quartered cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

in touch, lost place over 3f out

3
Silk - PURPLE, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow cap
  • Form 49
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge

4
Silk - White, black stars, royal blue sleeves, black cap
  • Form 3FF-23
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hung left when challenging over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on well

5
Silk - Light Green and Red stripes, Black cap
9/2
  • Form 4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

midfield, headway over 4f out, soon prominent, weakened 2f out

6
Silk - Cerise, Royal Blue quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 57
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11

led until well over 3f out, weakened quickly

7
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink disc, Maroon sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Dark Blue cap, Pink spots
9/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

mid-division, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

8
Silk - Maroon and Yellow diamonds, halved sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

held up in rear, headway 3f out, driven to challenge over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, no extra

9
Silk - Emerald Green, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
200/1
  • Form 7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out

10
Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue epaulets, Yellow and Dark Blue hooped sleeves and cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

pulled hard tracking leaders, effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Mister Miyagi returned a losing favourite at Uttoxeter last time having shown promise at Punchestown before that while Mighty Concorde went close at the latter track on his debut but ran a shocker at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. It remains to be seen if MOVIE LEGEND has improved from a debut fourth at Kempton but he should go close if doing so. Bourdello showed some improvement at Fakenham recently while Aka Doun should be capable of better and Bells Of Ailsworth and William H Bonney are newcomers to note.

Formwatch

Ballybane (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Cl up, 6th gng well 5out, swift prog 3out, ld 2out, hdd bef last, fought back flat & ld up nr fin, won at Ballindenisk 3m ire ptp in Nov beating Fromdusktilldawn (11-9) by hd, 14 ran.

Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE) Kayf Tara gelding out of Volverta.

Mighty Concorde (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) In rear, pushed along 5f out, soon no extra, completely tailed off, last of 9, well behind Space Cadet (11-9) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Dec.

Mister Miyagi (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, went 3rd 3f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 27l behind Onefitzall (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Dec.

Movie Legend 33-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 11l behind Ok Corral (11-4) at Kempton 2m NH flat (5) sft in Feb.

Bourdello 100-1 (11-0) With leader until ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, faded final furlong, last of 7, 8l behind Unbuckled (11-3) at Fakenham 2m mrs N H flat (5) gs in Feb.

Aka Doun (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, closed 8f out, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 15, 13l behind Wishfull Dreaming (10-12) at Cheltenham 1m 6f 4yo NH flat (Listed) (1) gs in Jan.

Barranco Valley Midnight Legend gelding out of Shali San.

Scartare (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Mid-division, weakened over 5f out, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind What A Moment (10-13) at Towcester 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.

William H Bonney Midnight Legend gelding out of Calamintha.