Racecards
12:15 Chepstow
Pontin's Holidays Novices' Hurdle (Class E )
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Heavy
- Form 202-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway after 7th, ridden to lead appraching 2 out, hard ridden and headed on line
- Form 6-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
always prominet, ridden and weakened 2 out, left 3rd last
- Form 1-PF
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
not fluent 6th, always behind
- Form 24530/3-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
led to 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 4545
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
held up mid-division, headway 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 042-501
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Roberts
- Jockey L Stephens
chased leader, led 4 out until ridden and headed appraoching 2 out, ran on to lead on line
Mr Crawford
70- Form PPP
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey P J Brennan
always behind
- Form 364
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey A Honeyball
in touch, headway 7th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
Star Prize (IRE)
313- Form 24-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
keen, mid-division until behind from 4 out
- Form 504
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
held up mid-division, headway after 7th, disputed 2nd and ridden when fell last
- Form 6-40
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
prominent, ridden and weakening when stumbled and unseated rider 4 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey N Carter
held up rear, headway after 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 0000
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer D P Keane
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mistake at 3rd, never in contention
In depth
Verdict
Blushing Bull can keep this season's unbeaten record intact at the expense of Always In Debt, Star Prize and Headliner. Although set to carry a penalty, Blushing Bull has shown enough to suggest that he can add to his two course victories already this year. The son of Makbul looked one to follow when landing a bumper at the Welsh track in May, and that was confirmed when he made a winning start to his hurdling career here just over a month ago, handling the soft ground and step up in trip in style. The stable won that race 12 months ago with Cornish Rebel who went on to win the Challow Hurdle at Newbury, and Blushing Bull now has the same agenda. With that in mind, connections will be disappointed if he does not collect today. In truth it is hard to see what is going to stop him, with none of the others able to boast winning form. Always In Debt does at least hail from a top yard as does Headliner, but both will have to improve a good deal to trouble the selection who gets a confident vote.