Racecards
16:50 Chepstow
Reg Brookes 65th Birthday Celebration Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H) (Class H)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
led until headed over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened quickly
- Form 202-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
track leader, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden clear final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division, headway 5f out, track leaders over 3f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form P213-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
prominent, chased leader over 6f out, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out then weakened
- Form 262-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
Ppominent, track leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace over 2f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss J Wormall
- Jockey Mr R Armson
always towards rear, never in contention
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 3f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
in touch to halfway, weakened rapidly over 6f out, tailed off
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
in touch until ridden, and weakened over 3f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey Mr D R Cook
mid-division, to ridden and weakened over 4f out
- Form F1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Christian Williams
always behind, tailed off from 5f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss J Davis
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
always behind, tailed off from 4f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
always well behind, tailed off from 4f out
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in touch, headway over 5f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
For us, the ones to focus on are Callmecozmo, Blushing Bull, Here We Go, Hey Boy and Lord Olympia, with our vote going to Hey Boy. Looking at the principals. Callmecozmo beat Blushing Bull by two lengths over course and distance on March 24 but is now seven pounds worse off. That race seemed like a good bumper, as did the one in which Hey Boy finished second in at Ascot in March. He too should go well. Tony McCoy is riding Jonjo O'Neill's Here We Go, who is out of a dual hurdles winner, while Venetia Williams runs Lord Olympia, sixth in a Grade 2 bumper on his second start and placed second in his other two runs. There are some good stables represented in this bumper, including Jonjo O'Neill, who also runs Iris's Prince, Henrietta Knight's Valuso, who is out of a winning bumper and hurdles winner, Alan King's Mikado Melody, whose dam won 11 races, mainly at two miles, Paul Nicholls' second runner, the pointing winner, Spanish Dolphin, and Springfield Belle, whose trainer has been doing well in these races this season. Overall, though, in what looks like a very good bumper, we will side with Hey Boy, but as ever, keep a close eye on the betting.