Chepstow 25/04/2008 Good (Good to Soft in places) 7.55 Braceys 'Friendly Builders Merchant' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5) No 11 Flexible Friend (10-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 applies to all bets. Deduct 5p in the #. Quadpot: #3.60 £3000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 110yds, penalty £1952, 13 ran. 1st   Royal Rationale (IRE)   T Scudamore evens 10 9 D Pipe Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, led 2 out, kept on well Opened 11/8 £550-£400(x2) 2nd 6l Raise The Heights (IRE) 5 T J Murphy 13-2 11 0 B J Llewellyn Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, not quicken Opened 6/1, touched 7/1 3rd 11l Travelling Fox   D Jacob 12-1 11 0 B De Haan Mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden next, kept on same pace from 2 out Opened 14/1 4th hd Smart Tom (IRE)   S Quinlan(5) 9-1 11 0 R T Phillips Held up towards rear, ridden and steady progress from 4 out, went 4th towards finish Opened 8/1, touched 9/1 4th dht Smokincanon 6 L Heard(3) 66-1 11 0 Mrs Caroline Keevil Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from 2 out Opened 50/1, touched 66/1 6th 2¼  l Jamesdoubleyou   L Stephens(3) 66-1 11 0 K M Prendergast With leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened approaching last 7th 2½  l Immense (IRE) 18 D R Dennis 14-1 10 9 Jonjo O'Neill Always towards rear Opened 16/1 8th 1½  l Keyneema 2 E Dehdashti(5) 80-1 11 0 Karen George Mid-division, effort 4 out, soon beaten Opened 66/1, touched 80/1 9th 15l Midnight Spirit 8 Jamie Jenkinson(7) 28-1 11 0 F E Sutherland Always towards rear Opened 25/1, touched 28/1 10th 2½  l Seahorse Point (IRE) 7 D Crosse 125-1 11 0 Mrs A E Brooks Mid-division until weakened 4 out Opened 100/1, touched 125/1 11th 3¼  l Danger Zone 6 R Johnson 7-1 11 0 P J Hobbs Mid-division, headway after 4th, led 3 out, headed and mistake 2 out, weakened Opened 7/1 12th dist Lethal Gun (IRE)   R P McLernon(7) 100-1 11 0 N R Mitchell Raced freely, led until mistake 3rd, with leader, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened 13th 9l Miss Librate 10 C J Davies(7) 100-1 10 7 J M Bradley Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden after 4th, weakened next, tailed off Non Runner Flexible Friend(IRE) Winning time: 04:02.900 Chepstow results 5.20   5.50   6.20   6.55   7.25   7.55