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13:30 Chepstow

digibet.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,274
  • 2nd: £668
  • 3rd: £334
  • 4th: £167
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 12.00s
  • Off Time: 13:32:49
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Green sleeves and cap
5/2
  • Form 411-221
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

made all, hard driven 3 out, drew clear last, stayed on well

2
Silk - Mauve, White sash, hooped sleeves, White cap
100/1
  • Form 3/C4-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

behind, some late headway, never on terms

4
Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, Black stars and stars on cap
  • Form 224/0-7
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden to challenge next, weakened approaching last

5
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 11-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-divisioin, headway 5 out, weakened 3 out

6
Silk - RED, WHITE star, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 25-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, under pressre 5 out, lost place next

7
Silk - Mauve and dark blue stripes, dark blue sleeves, mauve stars, dark blue cap, mauve star
  • Form F21-255
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, under pressure 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, kept on well closing stages

8
Silk - Red, Yellow spots, sleeves and cap
  • Form 23-8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out

9
Silk - Royal blue, white seams, red and white hooped sleeves, white and red striped cap
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, lost place before 5th

10
Silk - Red and White stripes, Black sleeves, White armlets, Red cap, Black star
100/1
  • Form F3/341-9
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, mistake 3rd, chased leaders 4 out, soon lost place

12
Silk - White, Dark Blue armlets and cap

Rojo Vivo

268
4/1
  • Form 7521-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, driven to challenge 4 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace approaching last

13
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 040
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard in rear, headway 4 out, never nearer

14
Silk - Emerald Green, Red Cross of Lorraine, Light Green sleeves, Red cap
  • Form F21-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway approaching 7th, weakened 4 out

15
Silk - Red, orange diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap
50/1
  • Form P4F-213
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard in mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3rd, weakened 6th, tailed off

16
Silk - Yellow, dark blue stripe
  • Form 060-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

always behind

3
NR
  • Form 244
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 109

Nonrunner

11
NR
  • Form 9P0-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Knock A Hand won a maiden hurdle over track and trip last month and is not easily overlooked, but a 7lb penalty is likely to take it's toll in heavy ground and CURTAIN RAZER is just preferred. Paul Nicholl's charge had the rest well beaten when second to the progressive Gullinbursti at Exeter on his racecourse debut and normal improvement should see him off the mark. Rojo Vivo and Diamond Sweeper have their first starts over hurdles on their return to action and make more appeal than point-to-point winners Malin Head and Wheres Wal, who never figured on their respective hurdling debuts.

Formwatch

Knock A Hand (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 5 out, challenged 3 out, shaken up after last, kept on strongly, won at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Nov beating Ohio Gold (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.

Caught Inthe Light 7-2 (11-7) 4th of 10, 32l behind Flying Award (12-0) at Stafford Cross 3m ptp gd in May '10.

Chesil Beach Boy 80-1 (10-12) Prominent, took keen hold, not fluent 6th or 7th, shaken up approaching 3 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Highland Lodge (10-12) at Exeter 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Curtain Razer (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) With leader, led 2nd, ridden when not fluent 2 out, soon headed, held flat, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Gullinbursti (10-12) at Exeter 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Diamond Sweeper (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Pulled hard tracking leaders, ridden to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 17, 24l behind Oscar Magic (10-4) at Kempton 2m NH flat (5) gs in Feb.

Finnegan Paddy (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Mid-division, dropped towards rear and reminder 5th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 5th of 10, well behind Lovcen (10-9) at Towcester 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gd in Nov.

Gores Island (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, chased leaders, led 12f out, headed over 7f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, well behind Financial Climate (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) hvy in Nov.

Le Chasse Spleen (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Held up and always towards rear on inside, tailed off 3 out, 15th of 18, well behind Same Difference (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Malin Head (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened after 8th, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Highland Lodge (10-12) at Exeter 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Rojo Vivo 13-2 (10-11) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden well over 2f out, clear entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Carlisle 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Mar beating Kings Canyon (10-11) by 16l, 11 ran.

The Bear Trap (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Keen, prominent until ridden and outpaced by leading pair 3 out, 10th of 12, well behind Top Of The Range (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Nov.

Wheres Wal (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Always in rear, under pressure 5 out, never a factor, 6th of 11, well behind Harry The Viking (11-0) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.

Young Jim (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 5th, chased leaders 7th, weakened 3 out, moderate 3rd, 3rd of 6, 36l behind Mush Mir (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Waywood Princess 100-1 (10-2) Mistake 2nd, soon behind, tailed off after 5th, 13th of 16, well behind Poole Master (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.

Caulfields Venture (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Led until approaching 3rd, with leader, led 3 out, headed approaching last, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 10l behind Ballyclough (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f NH Maiden Hurdle (4-6yo) (5) gd in Nov.

Radmores Sam Evans 200-1 (10-5) Prominent, hit 2nd, lost place 4th, behind 6th, hanging left when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Cotton Mill (10-7) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov, 12 ran.