Chepstow Races
Chepstow
13:55
Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
Chepstow
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91
Place: £1.10 £1.40
Exacta: £3
Trifecta: £10.40
Non-Runners: Liari (unsuitable ground), Whispering Royal (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Balboa (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Milton Harris | 154 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Pressed leader - not fluent 1st - jumped slightly left from 3rd - led before 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on well(op 6/5 tchd 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Castelfort (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Jane Williams | 154 lbs | 2/1 | 4 | Prominent - not fluent 1st - pressed winner 3 out - soon 2 lengths down and ridden - kept on(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Ceejaybe (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Jo Davis | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 17 | Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - weakened approaching last(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Parish Star (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 147 lbs | 40/1 | 3.5 | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - jinked left 1st - weakened 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | City Cyclone (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 2nd - lost position 5th - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | What An Icon (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Chris Down | 147 lbs | 125/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - led - jumped right 2nd - headed before 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Stray Bullet (FR) | 4 G | Poor | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 7/1 | - | Prominent - dropped to last when almost fell 1st - jumped left 3rd - soon detached - pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the first hurdle and jumped poorly losing confidence thereafter)(op 4/1) |