16:05 Chepstow

Saturday 8 April 2017

All13:4014:1514:5015:3016:0516:4017:3518:05

toteWIN Beat SP 2016 National Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 53.45s

1^st

Zulu Oscar

812-5

11/2

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside before 4 out, chased leaders next, 2nd before the last, led last 100 yards, quickened clear op 12/1

2^nd

2 ½

Muffins For Tea

711-7

15/2

T: C L TizzardJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Chased leaders, pushed along when slightly hampered on bend before 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied and not fluent 2 out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner op 7/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Grams And Ounces

1010-13

16/1

T: G HarrisJ: James Banks

Chased leaders, badly hampered 1st, 2nd 4 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, lost 2nd before the last, modest 3rd towards finish

4^th

Zenafire

811-9

17/2

T: Sarah HollinsheadJ: N P Madden

Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, led approaching 2 out, went left and hit last, weakened and lost 2 places final 100 yards op 8/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

1 ½

My Boy James

511-12

7/1

T: Mrs L J MonganJ: Harry Teal (7)

Chased leaders, hit 4 out, ridden and weakened last

6^th

Get Rhythm

711-12

5/1f

T: T R GeorgeJ: James Best

Chased leaders, led 3rd, misake 4 out, headed approaching 2 out and dropped to 3rd, weakened last op 8/1

7^th

Bad Boy Du Pouldu

611-9

16/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, lost place before 3rd, tailed off op 12/1

8^th

Star Trouper

711-3

25/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Patrick Cowley (7)

Held up and behind, badly hampered 1st, never involved

9^th

2 ½

Money Talks

711-4

40/1

T: M MadgwickJ: M Goldstein

Mid-division on inside, mistake 2nd, pushed along and lost place after 4th, soon behind op 50/1

10^th

Billy My Boy

811-5

16/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 1st, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, weakened soon after 4 out, tailed off tchd 14/1

11^th

Thundering Home

1011-1

12/1

T: N R MitchellJ: Alice Mills (5)

Towards rear, hampered 1st, tailed off and struggling before 4 out

12^th

Vocaliser

510-11

10/1

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Left in lead 1st, headed 3rd, chased leader until pushed along before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off op 11/1 tchd 12/1

13^th

Hill Fort

711-4

8/1

T: M SheppardJ: C Poste

Towards rear, badly hampered 1st, tailed off

Also Ran

Beallandendall

911-9

12/1

T: D FaulknerJ: Mr James King (5)

Slight lead when fell 1st

Jolly Roger

1010-12

12/1

T: D BurchellJ: Jordan Williams (7)

In mid-division when badly hampered and unseated rider 1st

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Non-Runners

Weld Arab²¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: M Blake J: S Corby

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.30Pl:£3.40, £3.00, £4.50EX:£58.10Trifecta:£422.40Tricast:£660.85SF:£52.32Swingers:£23.20, £32.70, £26.90

Forecasts

Get Rhythm (5/1), Zulu Oscar (11/2), My Boy James (7/1), Muffins For Tea (15/2), Hill Fort (8/1), Zenafire (17/2), Vocaliser (10/1), Thundering Home (12/1), Beallandendall (12/1), Jolly Roger (12/1), Grams And Ounces (16/1), Bad Boy Du Pouldu (16/1), Billy My Boy (16/1), Star Trouper (25/1), Weld Arab (25/1), Money Talks (40/1)

WELD ARAB was pulled up at Uttoxeter last time but the underfoot conditions there wouldn't have suited him at all, and on his form of last summer he looked certain to win a handicap or two when the ground quickened up. He'll strip fitter for that run and in an wide open race, is the suggestion. Money Talks, My Boy James, Grams And Ounces, Get Rhythm and Zenafire all hold chances on bits of form and the advice is to keep stakes small with so many contenders for top honours.