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15:00 Chepstow
TESM 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 131y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 3P4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey David Prichard
took keen hold, held up in touch, not much room and lost place after 4th, closed 6th, outpaced 3 out, no impression after, plugged on before last
- Form 83
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
in rear, closed before 5th, lost place after 7th, behind 3 out
- Form 428-686
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P C Dando
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
held up in touch, headway after 4th, went 2nd 3 out, mistake last, stayed on, unable to trouble winner
- Form 1-537
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey S Bowen
held up, no impression 7th, stayed on after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, unable to get on terms
- Form 1-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey T E Whelan
prominent, led before 3 out, clear when not fluent 2 out, mistake last, ridden out
- Form 3321-37
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
prominent, lost place after 7th, weakened before 3 out
- Form U/0-4UF4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Dave Crosse
took keen hold, led, jumped right at times, not fluent 6th, mistake nest, headed before 3 out, weakened before last
- Form 2-46
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up, not much room 5th, headway before 7th, pushed along 3 out, soon beaten, not fluent and weakened next, pulled up before last
- Form 87
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling after 4th, tailed off 7th, pulled up after
- Form U04P/P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer A Wintle
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
prominent, lost place after 4th, behind 7th, pulled up after
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Rebecca Curtis' pair Highway Storm and Kit Casey need to do better but Cucklington appears to be improving with experience and Red Red Rover led for a long way at Exeter last month. SEMPER INVICTA is likely to be a short price but his debut sixth behind Western Cape at Ascot looks form that is head and shoulders above that of today's opposition and he should open his account.
Formwatch
Ambion Lane (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Close up, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 13, 31l behind Overtown Express (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.
Cucklington 7-1 (11-4) Pressed leader, ridden and lost place 3f out, outpaced in 5th 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Captain Buck's (10-9) at Taunton 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Driftwood Haze 28-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened from 3 out, 6th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Captain Chaos (11-10) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Highway Storm (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Churchtown Champ (10-12) at Taunton 3m mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Kit Casey (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, hampered 2nd, pushed along after 5th, lost place next, well behind before 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Mount Haven (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Oneida Tribe (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Led until after 6th, well beaten before 2 out, 7th of 15, 32 1/4l behind Will O'the West (11-2) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Red Red Rover (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Led and son clear, headed 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Captain Chaos (11-10) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Semper Invicta (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway before 7th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, brief rally on outside before next, 6th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Western Cape (11-0) at Ascot 2m 6f mdn (3) sft in Dec.
Yenston (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, struggling halfway, soon ridden, no danger after, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Captain Buck's (10-9) at Taunton 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Days Like These 125-1 (10-10) Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out), at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) hvy in Feb.