19:05 Chepstow

Friday 25 April 2025

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Braceys Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 58.10s

Amazing Cleni^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

66/1

Looks one for low-grade handicaps over appreciably further.

Form: 4680

Glance Of Glory

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

8/1

Passing Glance gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Teeceethree. Dam (c107/h105), temperamental 19f-25f chase winner. Market for clues.

Form:

Golden Identity^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: Tim Vaughan

11/2

Better effort over hurdles (modest form) when 13¾ lengths fifth of 10 in maiden at Uttoxeter last May. Well beaten over C&D 5 months later, though.

Form: 7/4-56

King Of Records⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

85/40

Fairly useful 1m scorer on Flat in France in 2023. Changed hands for €62,000 and left hurdling debut form behind when third in 12-runner novice at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) 57 days ago, running on. Open to further improvement and holds leading claims.

Form: 43

Rockbeare³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: Gordon Treacy

150/1

Little show in bumper/Exeter maiden hurdle.

Form: 03

Gillys Lass

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: R L Llewellyn

40/1

Clovis Du Berlais mare. Dam (c89/h73) 2m-21f chase winner. Not bred to be much and looks best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form:

Sure To Please⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Ring| T: Evan Williams

25/1

Little to shout about in 3 bumpers and is probably one for low-grade handicaps later on over hurdles.

Form: 867

Amancio^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: H Cobden| T: Faye Bramley| OR: 100

2/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 10.5f) for Jack Channon and showed first form as a hurdler when second in 5-runner Newbury novice (16.3f, good) 34 days ago, albeit no match for winner. First run for yard after leaving Barry Brennan. Harry Cobden booked.

Form: P62

Roadshow^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Freddie Gingell| T: P F Nicholls| BF

5/1

A fairly useful winner on Flat for Andre Fabre last summer. Failed to meet expectations sent hurdling in a first-time tongue strap after 9 months off at Wincanton recently, though was in need of the experience and also said to have made a respiratory noise. Clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Amancio (2/1), King Of Records (85/40), Roadshow (5/1), Golden Identity (11/2), Glance Of Glory (8/1), Sure To Please (25/1), Gillys Lass (40/1), Amazing Cleni (66/1), Rockbeare (150/1)

The Venetia Williams stable is under a bit of a cloud at present, but KING OF RECORDS very much caught the eye when a promising second at Ludlow in February and gets the nod to go one better with further improvement forthcoming. Roadshow is clearly thought capable of appreciably better, while Amancio has good place claims if backing up his Newbury effort.