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15:05 Chepstow
Betfair Sharp Minds Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good
- Form 06100P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
tracked leader, ridden to lead after 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly
- Form 0-P4P43
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
in touch, took close order after 4th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next
- Form 204660
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
prominent until driven approaching 3rd, ridden and weakened 4 out
- Form 161513
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey A Thornton
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon one pace
- Form 0P4011
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, led briefly 3 out, soon one pace
Silk Trader
16- Form 12F312
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out
River City (IRE)
388- Form 2511P4-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey T Doyle
held up, rapid headway after 4th, led on bit 2 out, easily
- Form 2-10B0B
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out
Agitando (IRE)
131- Form 33F-6F5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B De Haan
- Jockey D Cosgrave
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, one pace from 2 out
Marrel
10- Form 332DP0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey S Durack
in rear, driven along 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened next
- Form 616500
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
led until headed and weakened rapidly after 4th, tailed off
Just Superb
23- Form 120512
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer P Pritchard
- Jockey C Llewellyn
prominent to 3rd, weakened next
Inviramental
12- Form 60U24/P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Williams
- Jockey Mr L Newnes
prominent to 2nd, soon lost placed, pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Wakeup Smiling is taken to land a hat-trick, with Silk Trader and Bernadon likely to give him most to do. Wakeup Smiling has hit form lately, with back-to-back successes at Newbury coming his way in March. Emma Lavelle's gelding receives no penalty for his latest victory that came in claiming company, and although dropped back in trip, should still take the beating. Silk Trader has also been in consistent form and only found the progressive Paddy The Piper too good at Kelso last time. He should be bang in there at the finish and makes slightly more appeal than Bernadon, despite the fact that the latter is eight pound better off for three lengths on Kelso running. Ragdale Hall will line up fresh after a break but has his fair share of weight, while Claude Greengrass has been unlucky on the odd occasion but is best watched with a view to going back over fences. Of those even further down the weights, Lord Lington and Just Superb make some appeal, but Wakeup Smiling has done nothing wrong and can go in again.