19:00 Chepstow

Friday 28 April 2017

All16:4517:2017:5518:3019:0019:3520:10

Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 5m 57.10s

1^st

Repeat Business

911-12

4/1j

T: J W TudorJ: R Patrick (5)

Patiently ridden and waited with towards rear, steady headway on inside approaching 5 out, still plenty to do before 3 out, went 3rd soon after, 2nd soon after last, led run-in, driven clear op 7/2

2^nd

Tinkers Hill Tommy

611-12

16/1

T: Mrs Bridget LewisJ: Mr Peter Bryan (7)

Chased leaders, led 4 out, ridden before the last, headed and not pace of winner run-in op 22/1

3^rd

1 ½

Spencer Moon

911-12

7/1

T: Kieran PriceJ: Mr Byron Moorcroft

Always prominent, went 2nd bumped 9th, led 12th until 4 out,chased leader, held when pecked badly on landing last, soon lost 2nd, kept on same pace in 3rd op 15/2 tchd 13/2

4^th

Manhattan Mead

711-12

40/1

T: Paul HamerJ: Ben Jones (7)

Towards rear, plugged on under pressure from 3 out, went modest 4th close home op 33/1

5^th

Moreece

811-12

20/1

T: J LeanJ: Mr William Biddick

Chased leaders, pushed along and plugged on from 4 out, lost modest 4th near finish op 18/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

Doctor Braveheart

811-12

33/1

T: D BraceJ: Bryony Frost (3)

Keen, chased leader, led 2nd until 8th, jumped right next, chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out op 20/1

7^th

Captain Camelot

811-12

28/1

T: Miss C PackwoodJ: Mr Tom David

Held up in last pair, blundered 4th, never on terms op 25/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

1 ¼

Pink Eyed Pedro

611-12

20/1

T: D BraceJ: Mr E David (5)

Towards rear, headway into mid-division after 7th, mistake 10th, headway on outside chasing leaders before 5 out, close 3rd when blundered next, weakened after next op 12/1

9^th

1 ½

Romeo Is Bleeding

1111-12

25/1

T: Carl PriceJ: Conor Orr (7)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, went 2nd next until mistake 9th, chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, blundered 3 out, weakened soon after op 20/1

Also Ran

Indian Leader

811-12

9/2

T: M BowenJ: James Bowen (7)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, pushed along and outpaced after 13th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before the last op 6/1

Moral Hazard

811-12

4/1j

T: Miss Beverley ThomasJ: Mr Bradley Gibbs (3)

Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 8th, mistake and weakened 5 out, pulled up before next op 11/2

Ramble On

711-12

9/1

T: Kieran PriceJ: Miss Jodie Hughes (3)

Led until 2nd, chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, led again 8th until 12th, chased leaders, losing place when mistake next, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out op 10/1 tchd 8/1

War Path

811-12

33/1

T: Mrs J PriceJ: Miss L Brooke (3)

Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out op 25/1

Watch The Birdie

911-5

10/1

T: Miss C PackwoodJ: Miss Hannah Lewis (5)

Never travelled in rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 17/2

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Non-Runners

Frelia³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: D Gibbs J: Mr Bradley Gibbs

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.70, £4.60, £2.90EX:£91.30Trifecta:£825.10SF:£59.76Swingers:£13.30, £6.60, £15.00

Forecasts

Repeat Business (4/1), Moral Hazard (4/1), Indian Leader (9/2), Spencer Moon (7/1), Ramble On (9/1), Watch The Birdie (10/1), Tinkers Hill Tommy (16/1), Frelia (16/1), Moreece (20/1), Pink Eyed Pedro (20/1), Romeo Is Bleeding (25/1), Captain Camelot (28/1), Doctor Braveheart (33/1), War Path (33/1), Manhattan Mead (40/1)

An open-looking contest where there is perhaps more guesswork than usual due to the lack of previous hunter chase form involved. Repeat Business looks likely to get competitive again after being runner-up in this last year, while Indian Leader and Moral Hazard should also get competitive. Ramble On and Tinkers Hill Tommy should not be far apart in the shake-up, though the suggestion is to go with the prolific point-to-point winner WATCH THE BIRDIE, who handles the forecast ground well, is in good form and also has the mares' allowance on her side.