Racecards
12:40 Chepstow
Play Coral Racing Super Series For Free Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 11y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £10,700 added
- Winner: £5,827
- 2nd: £2,685
- 3rd: £1,342
- 4th: £672
- Form 2-97
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey K E Buckley
held up rear of mid-division, towards rear 4th, slow next, well beaten 3 out, never dangerous
Braganza Bay
26- Form 28-054
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 2 out, soon well held
- Form 37-52
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders, 3rd from 3 out, ridden before 2 out, unable to get on terms, kept on
Git Maker (FR)
237- Form 223-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
tracked leader, led after 5th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well
- Form P-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Conor Ring
pulled hard, slowly away, always behind, tailed off before 3 out
Keplerian
21- Form 09
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey Chester Williams
held up in rear, raced keenly, not much room 2nd, headway before 3 out, 4th 2 out, no impression
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, went 2nd before mistake 3 out, edged left and tended to run green when trying to close from before 2 out, wandered into last then veered left, no impression on winner flat
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
held up rear of mid-division, jumped right 2nd, well beaten from 3 out
- Form 6-224
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey James Bowen
not fluent towards rear, well beaten before 3 out
- Form FP-339
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey Mr James Jeavons
held up in rear, not much room 2nd, not fluent 4th, headway before 3 out, weakened next
- Form F58
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey R P McLernon
led, jumped left 4th, headed after next, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened
Verdict
Port Or Starboard keeps finding one too good but has to go on the shortlist for a maiden that won’t take much winning. Points winner Git Maker is also interesting but Extraordinary Man may have been flattered by his run behind the odds-on Balco Coastal at Huntingdon. Marco Island and PACHACUTI ran in different divisions of the same bumper here last month. The former won his race but it was run in a much slower time than the one in which the latter finished fourth and the Pipe inmate should enjoy the switch to hurdles.
Formwatch
Bert Wilson (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Prominent, led after 2nd, headed 3rd, weakened from 2 out, 7th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Sholokjack (11-4) at Leicester 2m mdn (3) sft in Dec.
Braganza Bay 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 19 3/4l behind Stag Horn (10-12) at Hereford 2m 4f (4) gd in Dec.
Extraordinary Man (FR) 150-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, lost place and chased leaders after 3rd, pushed along over 2 out, left in 2nd 2 out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Balco Coastal (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Dec.
Git Maker (FR) (12-2) Alw pr, cl 2nd 1/2way, wo 7th, extended 5l adv from 5out, gng well with only 1 dngr 2out, eased, won at Necarne 3m mdn sft in May beating Hymac (12-2) by 10l, 10 ran.
Hit The Silk (IRE) 66-1 (9-8) Steadied start, held up and keen, wide and away from others early, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 9, dist behind Sobriquet (8-6) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Keplerian 50-1 (10-12) Prominent, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 15, dist behind Lac De Constance (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Marco Island (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, niggled along over 5f out, switched wide and headway for pressure over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Chepstow 2m (5) gs in Dec beating Cruz Control (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Pachacuti (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Raced in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Libberty Hunter (11-7) at Chepstow 2m (5) gs in Dec.
Pilgrims King (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Awkward 1st, chased leaders in 4th, pushed along disputing 3rd 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 7, 27 1/4l behind Fine Casting (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Stumps Or Slips (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) In rear, never on terms, 9th of 15, 34 1/2l behind Balco Coastal (11-5) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Annie Nail (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Always behind, never a factor, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Game On For Glory (11-2) at Lingfield 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Port Or Starboard (IRE) 16-5 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Fine Casting (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) hvy in Dec.