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13:50 Chepstow
totejackpot Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
Ask The Boss
1049- Form 3/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T Dennis
- Jockey C O'Farrell
always in rear, lost touch after 7th, tailed off
Blazing Bouncer
924- Form 92F/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Woollacott
- Jockey T J O'Brien
took keen hold, held up in last trio, headway to chase leaders 5th, outpaced after 8th, moderate progress flat
- Form 1-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey T Scudamore
chase dleaders, slow jump and lost place 5th, headway to chase leaders agin 8th, led before 4 out, headed 3 out, 3rd one pace and no chance with leading duo before next, blundered last
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Miss A Stirling
chased leaders, led 3rd, hit 5th and headed soon after, chased leader, weakened approaching 4 out
- Form 1/5-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey Felix de Giles
in touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, every chance when hit 4 out, went 2nd and upsides next, hit 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well flat
- Form 607-452
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey J Martin
took keen hold tracking leader, led after 5th, headed before 4 out, chased leader until weakened soon after 4 out
- Form 351-330
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
led until 3rd, chased leaders, weakened approaching 4 out
- Form 3-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey D A Jacob
took keen hold, held up in last trio, hit 1st, headway after 8th, challenged 4 out, led 3 out, joined and hit next, soon ridden, headed before last, no extra flat
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Doing Fine won a point-to-point in March and only found one too good on his debut under Rules in a Fontwell bumper. This is going to be his trip over hurdles and he should be winning soon but the form of KAKI DE LA PREE's run behind King's Palace at Fontwell was advertised when the winner when on to score by 18 lengths at Cheltenham. Tom Symonds's charge has to be the selection. Closing Ceremony is a full brother to very useful hurdler/chaser Highland Lodge and he likes soft ground so there should be plenty more to come from Emma Lavelle's four-year-old following a third in a Wincanton bumper.
Formwatch
Ask The Boss 10-1 (12-0) 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Rockon Xmoor (12-0) at Wadebridge 3m ptp gf in Dec '10.
Blazing Bouncer 5-1 (12-0) in a race won by The Accordionist (12-0) at Upcott Cross 3m ptp gd in Apr '11, 9 ran.
Doing Fine (IRE) 7-4fav (11-0) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Seedling (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) gd.
Hurricane Ivan (IRE) Golden Tornado gelding out of Woodram Delight.
Kaki De La Pree (FR) 10-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, riddeen before last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Kings Palace (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Midnight Mustang 9-1 (10-6) Keen tracked leader until 3rd, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2 out, challenged flat, held near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Southway Queen (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
You Too Pet (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Always behind, 13th of 15, 38l behind Oscarteea (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (5) gd.
Closing Ceremony (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 4f out, headway from 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finsish, closing well near finish, 3rd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Call Carlo (11-4) at Wincanton 2m mdn NH flat (6) gs in Mar.