Racing To School Reaches 25 Years Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race).
Chepstow · Thursday, 2 Apr · 16:00
· 2m 7f 131y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:00
Off time
7
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
TOBYSHILL (IRE
🥈 Second
COUNTRY PARK (IRE
🥉 Third
SEVEN KITES (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.88
15/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
23
22/1
07 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | — |
Country Park (G)
[P]
Still a maiden after 10 hurdle starts but is fairly useful. Looked to be going well in the lead when falling 3 out at Sedgefield (17f) on Boxing Day. Given a bit of time since. Leading form claims if stamina holds up in trip (unproven beyo…
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 7 | 73.5 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Fairye Forth (G)
£33,000 Irish point winner. Last seen in that sphere a year ago so it's taken a bit of time for new connections to get him to the track but Sean Bowen is a good booking.
|
S Bowen | Miss R Curtis | 7 | 73.5 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 7th | 3 | — |
Jonny Setaside (G)
Better effort in maiden hurdles when just under 15 lengths fourth of 7 over C&D (good to soft) 18 days ago. Will need to take another step forward if he's to go close here.
|
Finn Lambert | T Ellis | 5 | 73.5 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Royal Rocket (G)
12/1, weakened to finish sixth of 8 in a 2m course bumper on debut 18 days ago. Steps up significantly in trip quickly switched to hurdles.
|
Ben Jones | Miss E C Lavelle | 5 | 73.5 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Tobyshill (G)
[T]
£85,000 purchase from the Irish pointing field. Much better effort over hurdles (trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies on debut) when third of 8 in 20.5f Market Rasen maiden 18 days ago, no extra only close home despite not being fluent …
|
J M Quinlan | Nick Scholfield | 6 | 73.5 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 6th | 6 | — |
Equity Release (G)
No more than hinted at ability in a pair of Huntingdon bumpers for Shaun Lycett last autumn. Left that yard after finishing tailed off in an AW Flat maiden in December. New stable steps him up markedly in trip for hurdle debut.
|
Charlie Price | J L Flint | 4 | 67.6 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | — |
Seven Kites (G)
FAV
Landed odds of 4/5 in a 3m Larkhill maiden point at the beginning of March. Interesting hurdle newcomer, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.
|
Stan Sheppard | T Lacey | 4 | 67.6 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
Betting forecast: Seven Kites (15/8), Country Park (2/1), Fairye Forth (9/2), Tobyshill (7/1), Jonny Setaside (8/1), Royal Rocket (22/1), Equity Release (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |