Racecards
15:15 Chepstow
Letheby & Christopher Novices' Chase (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Form 4433-21
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer A Lidderdale
- Jockey T Doyle
mid-division, weakening when blundered 16th
- Form 1F/25-22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, headway approaching 18th, left in lead 2 out, stayed on well under pressure flat
- Form P3310-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey S Stronge
held up, headway 16th, led 3 out, slight lead when unseated rider 2 out
- Form 32227-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N Gaselee
- Jockey A Thornton
led 6th to 15th, weakened and blundered 18th, left 3rd 3 out
- Form 311-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
in touch to 11th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 16th
Hijacked
43- Form 17PP/2-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer A Hollingsworth
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
led to 5th, weakened rapidly from 12th, pulled up before next
- Form PP111-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
in rear, some late headway, never dangerous
- Form 05P-444
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey P Hide
chased leader to 10th, weakening when blundered 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 20th
- Form 1U1675
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
held up, mistake 14th, headway next,led 16th, headed 18th, not fluent last, kept on flat
- Form 2114-52
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey J Culloty
in rear most of wy, mistake 17th, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
The step up in trip could be the making of Ask Henry, who shaped up nicely in his two previous outings under rules. Today's track should help combat his tendency to jump out to the left, but his speed at his fences could leave the rest playing for places today. Its Only Polite is going the right way and should go well despite his penalty for winning at Hereford last month. His experience should count for plenty today and he is taken to give Paul Nicholls' charge the most to do as Lord Maizey and Better Thyne are yet to jump a fence in public and are hard to assess for the moment. West Hill Rose appeals as the best of the rest.