Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) – Chepstow

Chepstow

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Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-10-14

Distance 2m11y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,901

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Balboa b Harry Reed · Milton Harris	Harry Reed · Milton Harris	154	—	32	110	118	109	14d	—	—	-7	36.3	11/10 48%
Good second in Class 2 juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen two weeks ago; respected
NR	Liari b NON-RUNNER · Paul Nicholls	NON-RUNNER · Paul Nicholls	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-50	20	13/8 38%
Won on the Flat in France; stable has very good record in this race
NR	Whispering Royal b TBC · Alan King	· Alan King	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-32	16.7	9/4 31%
RPR of 75 when placed in 1m2f Flat handicap this summer; good candidate for hurdling
2	Castelfort b David Noonan · Jane Williams	David Noonan · Jane Williams	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	10/3 23%
Out of a half-sister to a useful French jumper; well worth a glance in the betting
6	Stray Bullet gr Jack Tudor · David Pipe	Jack Tudor · David Pipe	154	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.4	9/2 18%
2-7 on the Flat in France and an interesting recruit to the British hurdling scene
4	City Cyclone ch Lorcan Williams · Tony Carroll	Lorcan Williams · Tony Carroll	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	11 9%
Fair on the Flat and should be okay stamina-wise over hurdles; each-way claims
3	Ceejaybe ch Gavin Sheehan · Jo Davis	Gavin Sheehan · Jo Davis	154	t	P	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	14 7%
Pulled up when 100-1 for hurdling debut in the summer
8	Parish Star b Lorcan Murtagh · Nigel Hawke	Lorcan Murtagh · Nigel Hawke	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	22/1 4%
Safely held on all four Flat starts for Jim Bolger in Ireland this year; hurdle debut
9	What An Icon b James Davies · Chris Down	James Davies · Chris Down	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	80 1%
Struggled in basement-grade Flat race on stable debut in June; hurdle debut today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Balboa	11/10	1	11/10	1/1	1
Liari	SP	13/8	SP	6/4	SP
Whispering Royal	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Castelfort	10/3	3	3	3/1	3
Stray Bullet	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5
City Cyclone	17/2	10	11	10	10
Ceejaybe	14	12	11	12	12
Parish Star	18	22/1	20	22	22
What An Icon	80	66	50	66	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Balboa

36.3

OR: 15 Form: 7.1 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Liari

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

13/8

3rd

Whispering Royal

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 16.7

9/4

Castelfort

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Stray Bullet

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

City Cyclone

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Ceejaybe

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Parish Star

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

What An Icon

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Balboa Top Rated	110	118	109
Liari	—	—	—
Whispering Royal	—	—	—
Castelfort	—	—	—
Stray Bullet	—	—	—
City Cyclone	—	—	—
Ceejaybe	—	—	—
Parish Star	—	—	—
What An Icon	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Balboa	14d ago	Fit
Liari	—	—
Whispering Royal	—	—
Castelfort	—	—
Stray Bullet	—	—
City Cyclone	—	—
Ceejaybe	—	—
Parish Star	—	—
What An Icon	—	—

Going: Heavy

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