16:25 Kempton

Sunday 20 October 2019

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Matchbook VIP Hurdle (Listed)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Good  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:25  |   Winning time: 3m 39.5s
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Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Grand Sancyh222
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-6| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  152| D
4/1
Winner of a Listed contest at Haydock before finishing a valiant second in the Grade 1 Tolworth at Sandown (2m, soft); also took the Kingwell at Wincanton (Gr 2) before rounding off with a more modest 11th of 16 in the Supreme Novices'.
2
Horse silk
Itchy Feet198
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: O Murphy| OR:  150| CD
13/8
Made all (sedate pace) when a game winner of the 2m Listed novices' hurdle on this card last year, beating Grand Sancy by 2¼L; his fine third (beaten 5L) in the Supreme Novices' (soft) at Cheltenham the highlight of a reasonably solid campaign.
3
Horse silk
Beat The Judge25
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR:  132| CD
33/1
Talented hurdler (shy of the top level during his juvenile season); Kempton evidently suits - form figures here of 1,2 - beaten 9L by Fusil Raffles in the Grade 2 Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (2m, good) in February; has had a recent run on the Flat.
4
Horse silk
Silver Streak199
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR:  154| D
9/4
Made rapid progress after winning the Swinton Hurdle from a mark of 132 in May 2018 - runner-up in the Greatwood and International Hurdles at Cheltenham; 80-1 when a distant third to the ill-fated Espoir D'Allen in the Champion Hurdle; reliable.
5
Horse silk
Sofia's Rockh,t162
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  142| D
5/1
Useful on the Flat for Mark Johnston (4-24; 96 rated); 2-4 over hurdles for Team Skelton during his novice season (wins at Worcester (maiden) & Ludlow (novices)); close fifth to Le Patriote in the Swinton Hurdle in May; a tough starting point?

Forecasts

Itchy Feet (13/8), Silver Streak (9/4), Grand Sancy (4/1), Sofia's Rock (5/1), Beat The Judge (33/1)

16:25 Kempton - 20 October 2019 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

Silver Streak progressed remarkably during the course of last season, culminating in a distant third to the ill-fated Espoir D'Allen in the Champion Hurdle, so it'll be fascinating to see if he can continue to operate at that kind of level during the season ahead. His four opponents in this 2m Listed contest all possess likeable attributes and will be winning plenty of races. However, the selection today is the Olly Murphy-trained C&D scorer ITCHY FEET. He enjoyed a reasonably productive (if light) novice season, in which the clear highlight was his fine 5L third to Klassical Dream in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham.
  1. Itchy Feet
  2. Silver Streak
  3. Grand Sancy

Previous Winners

2018
Verdana Blue
Weight: 10-7  |Age: 6
8/13

Prize Money

1st: £22,780.002nd: £8,548.003rd: £4,280.004th: £2,132.005th: £1,072.006th: £536.00

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