| Course: CHEPSTOW | Race date:05/04/08 | Race time:1:55 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:2m½f | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 1.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignotus | S E Durack | G A Swinbank | 11-6 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 2/9F | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Pipers Legend | Byron Moorcroft | D Burchell | 10-6 | 9 | 0 | 96 | 14/1 | 3.1 | 2.31 | 2 | 1.01 | 2 | 5 | |
| Raise The Heights | Willie McCarthy | B J Llewellyn | 10-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1.01 | 3 | hd | |
| Danger Zone | T Molloy | P J Hobbs | 10-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18/1 | 3.35 | 3.03 | 2.04 | 1.1 | 4 | 19 | |
| Newby Abbey | David Dennis | Ian Williams | 10-13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 11.5 | 7.33 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Gatecrasher | Colin Bolger | G F Bridgwater | 10-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80/1 | 30 | 16.59 | 13.5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Northern Seren | Luke Kilgarriff | J R Gask | 9-10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 125/1 | 27 | 21.93 | 17 | 8 | 7 | ¾ | |
| Camden Four | Tom Messenger | Evan Williams | 10-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40/1 | 11 | 7.21 | 5.8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| Nolton Town | Charlie Poste | Tim Vaughan | 10-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 3.6 | 3.14 | 2.08 | 1.8 | 9 | 25 | |
| Madame Secretary | Lee Stephens | C Roberts | 10-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 34 | 17.6 | 11.5 | 14 | 10 | 23 | |
| Think Lucky | Gerry Supple | D E Pipe | 10-13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | 2.84 | 2.52 | 1.83 | 2 | 11 | 2¼ | |
| King's Spear | Mark Grant | Miss J S Davis | 10-13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 150/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | dist |
Ignotus soon chasing leader, led 2nd, clear last, easily
Pipers Legend held up in mid-division, headway 3rd, chased winner from 3 out, one pace from 2 out
Raise The Heights prominent, lost place approaching 2nd, headway approaching 4 out, jumped left last, kept on same pace flat
Danger Zone held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, no further progress from 3 out
Newby Abbey held up in touch, every chance 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
Gatecrasher held up in mid-division, reminders after 4th, short-lived effort approaching 4 out
Northern Seren held up towards rear, ridden approaching 4 out, no response
Camden Four always towards rear
Nolton Town prominent until weakened 4 out
Madame Secretary in rear, ran wide bend after 1st, lost touch from 4th, tailed off
Think Lucky led to 2nd, prominent until weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when jumped left last
King´s Spear always in rear, carried wide bend after 1st, tailed off from 4 out
This novice hurdle appeared one-way traffic for IGNOTUS who only had to go down and come back. He did just thatwith the minimum of fuss as he never came off the bridle to win as he pleased and was value for more than the official distance. Connections reportedly have the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr later this month on the agenda and, though that would be a much harder assignment, he is improving at a rate of knots.
That remark also applies to Raise TheHeights who had contested claimers on the flat but he actually gave the impression there might be a bit more to come as he was racing for the first time in almost six months.
Danger Zone is now eligible for a mark and look the type that his trainer can find a poor opportunity over the summer.
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