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17:50 Chepstow

Friday 26 April 2019

All16:5017:2017:5018:2519:0019:3020:00

Braceys 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:53 | Winning time: 3m 58.1s

1^st

Grey Diamond

511-0

6/4f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Raced keenly, led after 1st, made rest, wandered approaching 2 out, drew clear before 2 out, in no danger after, easily tchd 5/4 and tchd 13/8

2^nd

Chapmanshype

511-0

11/4

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Soon mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 2nd before next, ridden between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner op 3/1 tchd 10/3

3^rd

Connect Four

511-0

20/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Soon mid-division, ridden after 3 out, headway under pressure before next, went modest 3rd before last, no chance with clear pair op 16/1

4^th

Jen's Boy

511-0

7/1

T: N J HendersonJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders to 3rd, mid-division, headway after 4 out, outpaced next, stayed on to take modest 4th flat, never a threat op 8/1

5^th

2 ½

Beau Haze

611-0

25/1

T: P C DandoJ: Ben Jones (7)

Mid-division, chased leaders 4th, driven and outpaced before 3 out, no impression in 3rd before next, weakened before last op 40/1 tchd 50/1

6^th

The Crooner

410-9

3/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led to after 1st, chased winner, outpaced when mistake 3 out, lost place before next, weakened between last 2 op 9/4

7^th

Super Mac

711-0

50/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Brendan Powell

Tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next op 33/1

8^th

Zambino

410-9

200/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Dave Crosse

Behind, ridden before 3 out, never near leaders, weakening when mistake next

9^th

Whizz Bang

710-7

100/1

T: P GundryJ: James Best

Always behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off

10^th

Bells Of Peterboro

410-9

50/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Behind most of way, mistake 4th, tailed off after 4 out op 66/1

11^th

Volavicious

710-7

150/1

T: Miss Sarah RobinsonJ: Daniel Hiskett (3)

Always behind, lost touch after 4 out, tailed off op 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £6.40EX:£6.70Trifecta:£43.40SF:£5.86Swingers:£2.00, £6.30, £5.60

Forecasts

Grey Diamond (6/4), Chapmanshype (11/4), The Crooner (3/1), Jen's Boy (7/1), Connect Four (20/1), Beau Haze (25/1), Super Mac (50/1), Bells Of Peterboro (50/1), Whizz Bang (100/1), Volavicious (150/1), Zambino (200/1)

This may take little winning and THE CROONER may be good enough although his apparent lack of gears is a concern. Nevertheless, he meets nothing of the calibre of opponent he has met in his two previous runs in this country. Grey Diamond looked destined for better when landing his bumper but clearly the ability is there if the race should develop to his liking. A bigger threat may come from another bumper winner, Chapmanshype, who beat a good field at Punchestown and is potentially better than his last run in a weak event suggests.