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18:35 Chepstow
Friday 25 April 2025
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Braceys Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 11y | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 3m 56.72s
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Made all, bit awkward 3 out, clear travelling strongly from 2 out, steadied into last, shaken up and came easily clear again run-in op 4/9 and tchd 1/2
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings
Raced keenly, prominent on inside, tracked winner 2nd, pushed along when mistake and lost ground 2 out, tried to rally and switched left approaching last, ridden and readily outpaced run-in op 12/1
T: P C DandoJ: Conor Ring
Tracked winner until after 1st, chased leaders, 3rd and no chance before 3 out tchd 33/1
T: R T PhillipsJ: Finn Lambert (3)
Off the pace in last pair, plugged on in remote 5th from 2 out, went 4th before the last, never any chance op 5/1
T: Ben ClarkeJ: Rex Dingle
Off the pace in last quartet, plugged on remote 4th before 3 out, weakened into 5th before the last, never any chance op 22/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Off the pace in last pair, never involved op 33/1
T: M KeighleyJ: James Best
Off the pace in last quartet, never involved, tailed off op 100/1 and tchd 125/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Tracked leaders out wide, outpaced and struggling before 3 out, soon beaten op 7/1 tchd 13/2
T: R L LlewellynJ: Liam Harrison
Went 2nd after 1st until next, chased leaders, lost place 4 out, never on terms after, tailed off op 80/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.37Pl:£1.02, £3.30, £5.60EX:£12.20Trifecta:£91.20SF:£8.81Swingers:£3.50, £6.50, £30.40
Forecasts
Courageous Strike (4/11), Smile Back (9/2), Almeirinda (11/1), Wild Goose (18/1), Chanelle Noir (25/1), Dessie Haze (28/1), House Of Habsburg (28/1), Ballymena Boy (50/1), Harksman (80/1)
COURAGEOUS STRIKE stuck on pretty well considering how freely he raced on his recent Ffos Las hurdling debut and is a confident selection to make it second time lucky with improvement on the cards. Smile Back and Wild Goose can battle it out for minor honours.
- COURAGEOUS STRIKE
- SMILE BACK (IRE)
- WILD GOOSE (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,193.002nd: £1,932.003rd: £966.004th: £484.005th: £355.00
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