13:40 Chepstow

Tuesday 27 December 2022

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Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 3m 58.92s

1^st

Comfort Zone

311-0

10/11f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Towards rear, headway into 3rd before 3 out, shaken up and led after 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on gamely when challenged run-in, did enough op 5/6

2^nd

Dixon Cove

310-12

7/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced home turn, ridden and stayed on from 2 out, pressed leader last, every chance run-in, held closing stages op 13/2

3^rd

Perseus Way

311-0

9/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Towards rear, not much room on bend after 4 out and shuffled back, headway into 4th before 3 out, ridden and chased leader on run to last, stayed on, not pace to challenge op 11/2 tchd 4/1

4^th

7 ½

The Churchill Lad

311-0

66/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Handy, pushed along 3 out, kept on, ridden and no extra before last op 50/1

5^th

6 ½

Spartan Army

311-0

8/1

T: A KingJ: Adrian Heskin

In rear, in touch, some headway 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, beaten when hampered by faller last op 7/1

6^th

7 ½

Jupiter Allen

311-0

20/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, pushed along home turn, no response op 22/1

7^th

Medyaf

311-5

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out

8^th

Havaila

311-0

66/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, hit 2nd, pushed along and beaten 3 out op 50/1

Also Ran

Fils De Roi

311-0

15/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Soon led, awkward 3rd, not fluent 5th or 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, gradually fading when fell last op 8/1

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Non-Runners

More Felons⁴⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 3

T: M F Harris J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £1.70, £1.80EX:£6.70Trifecta:£26.00Tricast:£19.62SF:£7.89Swingers:£1.50, £2.50, £4.10

Forecasts

Comfort Zone (10/11), More Felons (7/2), Perseus Way (9/2), Dixon Cove (7/1), Fils De Roi (15/2), Spartan Army (8/1), Jupiter Allen (20/1), Medyaf (50/1), The Churchill Lad (66/1), Havaila (66/1)

This race may have lost its Grade 1 status but it's arguably one of the stronger renewals of recent times. COMFORT ZONE gets the nod to make the trip from Ireland worthwhile but there are lots of potential dangers, headed by Perseus Way who is taken to turn around Cheltenham Grade 2 form with Scriptwriter on 5 lb better terms. Dixon Cove is 2-2 since joining Paul Nicholls and completes the shortlist.

COMFORT ZONE (IRE)
PERSEUS WAY (IRE)
SCRIPTWRITER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Porticello

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 3

J: J E Moore | T: G & J Moore

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £29,720.002nd: £11,130.003rd: £5,560.004th: £2,775.00