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Tuesday 27 December 2022

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

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   2m 11y  |   Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:41  |   Winning time: 3m 58.92s
1st
Horse silk
3
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
2nd
Horse silk
nk
10
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
3rd
Horse silk
2
7
9/2
T: G L 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
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
9
66/1
T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop
Handy, pushed along 3 out, kept on, ridden and no extra before last op 50/1
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
8
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
6th
Horse silk
7 ½
6
20/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Mid-division, pushed along home turn, no response op 22/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
1
311-5
50/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
8th
Horse silk
18
5
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

F
Horse silk
4
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

2
Horse silk
Scriptwriter45
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 3
T: M F Harris  J: S Bowen
NR

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), Scriptwriter (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)

Verdict

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.

  1. COMFORT ZONE (IRE)
  2. PERSEUS WAY (IRE)
  3. SCRIPTWRITER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Porticello
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 3
J: J E Moore  |  T: G L Moore
10/3

Prize Money

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

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