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14:37 Chepstow

Arabesque Table BookOfTheMonth April oliversbookshop.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 131y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,130 added
  • Winner: £2,989
  • 2nd: £878
  • 3rd: £439
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 11.30s
  • Off Time: 14:45:01
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars
22/1
  • Form 4PP1P3
  • Age 13
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 102

chased leaders, lost place 3rd, reminder after 10th, behind 13th, pulled up before 5 out

3
Silk - Yellow, light green stripe, halved sleeves, light green and yellow quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 2022/6P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 95

towards rear, closed from 4th, lost place 8th, blundered and unseated rider next

4
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets
  • Form 1/P-552U
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 92

held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, led 5 out, mistake last, soon headed, switched right flat, held but kept on

5
Silk - Yellow, Brown spots on sleeves

Hepburn

28 pt
10/1
  • Form 4P-PU34
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 92

prominent, led before 8th, headed 10th, beaten 4 out, modest 4th when blundered 3 out

7
Silk - Yellow, dark blue stars, hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 6665/0P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 91

raced keenly, soon led, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3rd, headed before 8th, mistake 13th, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out

8
Silk - Royal Blue, Red stars, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Red cap
  • Form 2/P84P8
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 88

mid-division, headway 13th, no impression from 5 out

9
Silk - Emerald Green, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
15/8
  • Form 7F-9321
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 87

prominent, led 10th, headed 5 out, no extra last

10
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 42P556
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 87

held up towards rear, headway after 7th, weakened before 5 out

12
Silk - Yellow, Mauve epaulets
40/1
  • Form 0517-PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 79

held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway before 5 out, went modest 4th from 2 out

13
Silk - Orange and Dark Green (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap

Arthur's Reuben

32 pt D
7/1
  • Form 34U6-4P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 76

mid-division, closed 3rd, went 2nd 3 out, mistake 2 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on

14
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue sash and armlets
33/1
  • Form 37/167-6
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 75

not jump well, soon rear of mid-division, some headway 13th, no extra 5 out, fell 2 out

15
Silk - Orange, yellow star, orange sleeves, yellow stars
  • Form 4308P5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 70

in rear, hampered 9th, no impression from 5 out, badly hampered and unseated rider 2 out

2
NR
10/1
  • Form P144P3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

NonRunner

6
NR
16/1
  • Form 2/4-PP47
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 92

NonRunner

11
NR
  • Form 043/084
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 83

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Veteran mare Still Believing seems to save her best for Hereford nowadays but isn’t badly treated at present. Celma Des Bois finished second over a shorter trip here before being hampered and unseating his rider at the first at Leicester. Hepburn wasn’t beaten far over 3m2f here on his latest outing but is now 0-24. Last month’s Fontwell third Danseur Du Large is back on a winning mark but BIGNORM is heading in the right direction and is fancied to follow up a recent victory at Leicester, despite an 8lb rise.

Formwatch

Still Believing (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, reminders before 10th, jumped slowly 11th, soon lost touch, no impression thereafter, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Tinkers Hill Tommy (11-7) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb.

Triangle Rock (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, mistake 7th, soon dropped to rear and pulled up before 11th, at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Celma Des Bois (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Hampered, stumbled and unseated rider 1st, at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.

Hepburn 20-1 (11-6) Handy on inside, led after 4 out, mistake and headed next, 4th and beaten last, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Newlands Cross (11-3) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Cheer's Delboy (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, hit 7th, ridden and lost touch 9th, well adrift when pulled up before 11th, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Abbey Street (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) In rear, blundered 12, soon driven, never on terms, 8th of 12, dist behind Tractor Fred (11-10) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.

Bignorm (IRE) 85-40fav (10-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 4 out, clear last, easily, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Mar beating Mount Oliver (10-3) by 14l, 5 ran.

Write It Down (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up in last pair, good headway tracking leaders before 11th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Bonanza Sam (11-5) at Exeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Mar.

Chain Smoker 13-2 (10-7) Behind, mistakes 9th and 12th, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.

Arthur's Reuben 12-1 (10-8) Mid-division, pushed along 12th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

Touch Screen (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) In rear, baulked 1st, not fluent 8th, some headway before 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, dist behind Midnight Mustang (10-0) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.

Dorado Dollar (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) In rear, effort from 17th, outpaced approaching 5 out, switched right 4 out, closed 3 out, no impression from 2 out, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Newlands Cross (11-3) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Danseur Du Large (FR) 9-1 (11-3) Held up in midfield, jumped left 8th, towards rear 9th, some headway under pressure before 3 out, ran on to take modest 3rd before last, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 20 1/4l behind Cheque En Blanc (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.

Hedgeinator (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Chased winner, went left 4th, lost 2nd before 4 out, weakening when mistake 4 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Bonanza Sam (11-5) at Exeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Mar.

Beyond Supremacy (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Held up in mid-division, in touch 11th, mistake 4 out, mistake and struggling 3 out, well held after, stayed on flat, 4th of 15, 29l behind One More Fleurie (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.