CHEPSTOW, 27 April 2007, Good

7:00 Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle (Class 4) (4yo+,0-105) 11 hdles 2m4f

[off 7:03] £2,927.70, £859.50, £429.75, £214.65

1 Bob Mountain (IRE) D W P Arbuthnot 6 11-7 t Tom Doyle 6/1 100 — —

2 ¾ Golden Feather Miss Venetia Williams 5 10-10 p P C O´Neill(3) 16/1 92 — —

3 5 Lordsbridge (USA) Andrew Turnell 5 11-1 M D Grant 14/1 94 — —

4 4 Visibility (FR) D E Pipe 8 11-5 v Andrew Glassonbury(5) 14/1 103 — —

5 2 Atlantic Rhapsody (FR) B J Llewellyn 10 11-4 Mr J L Llewellyn(5) 33/1 102 — —

6 11 Mistified (IRE) J W Mullins 6 10-10 Richard Young(3) 20/1 92 — —

7 5 It´s The Limit (USA) W K Goldsworthy 8 10-13 b Miss Jodie Hughes(7) 28/1 99 — —

8 16 Methodical B G Powell 5 11-2 Tom Siddall 12/1 95 — —

9 ½ Outside Investor (IRE) P R Rodford 7 11-9 p R J Greene 50/1 102 — —

10 1¼ Nick´s Choice P D Evans 11 10-10 Mr Rhys Hughes(7) 16/1 96 — —

11 17 Xila Fontenailles (FR) N J Hawke 6 11-2 p Sam Thomas 14/1 95 — —

12 3½ Pop Gun Mrs K Waldron 8 10-11 t Tjade Collier(7) 20/1 97 — —

PU Magical Quest P J Hobbs 7 11-12 t T J O´Brien 10/1 105 — —

PU Ammunition (IRE) Carl Llewellyn 7 11-4 Robert Lucey-Butler(3) 7/1 100 — —

PU Kelv J A B Old 6 10-13 Jason Maguire 15/8F 92 — —

F Knightsbridge Hill (IRE) M Sheppard 5 11-5 t Wayne Hutchinson 20/1 98 — —

PU So Brash (IRE) P C Ritchens 7 11-4 W T Kennedy 33/1 97 — —

PU El Faro (FR) Alan Fleming 4 10-10 Colin Bolger(3) 20/1 98 — —

18 ran TIME 4m 44.20s (slow by 8.20s) TOTAL SP 140%

1st OWNER: Lucky Seven R Us BRED: George Ward TRAINER: D W P Arbuthnot

2nd OWNER: Paul Beck

3rd OWNER: Griffiths Webb and Crossman

TOTE WIN £7.40 PL £2.00, £3.90, £5.10, £2.20; Ex £174.60; CSF £99.26; TRICAST £1362.58

Bob Mountain

held up and behind, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden, led flat, driven out

Golden Feather

held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, ridden when left in lead 3 out, headed flat, not quicken

Lordsbridge

held up in mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 4 out, weakened flat

Visibility

mid-division, ridden and lost place 6th, stayed on from 2 out

Atlantic Rhapsody

held up and behind, headway 4th, weakened approaching 4 out

Mistified

in rear when hampered after 4th, soon well behind, never near leaders

It´s The Limit

prominent, led after 4th to 6th, weakened 4 out

Methodical

hampered after 4th, always behind

Outside Investor

held up in touch, pushed along approaching 5th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

Nick´s Choice

always behind

Xila Fontenailles

prominent until weakened 6th

Pop Gun

prominent until weakened approaching 4 out

Magical Quest

prominent until weakened 6th, behind when pulled up before last

Ammunition

always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

Kelv

held up, headway 6th, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out

Knightsbridge Hill

prominent, led 6th, ridden 4 out, 2 lengths ahead when fell 2 out

So Brash

led until after 4th, weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

El Faro

4:10 David Adams Handicap Hurdle (Class 4) (4yo+,0-105) 7 hdles 1 omitted 2m

[off 4:10] £4,436.60, £1,310.40, £655.20, £327.60, £163.80

1 Im Spartacus Evan Williams 5 11-12 Paul Moloney 11/4F 105 115 119+

2 6 Upright Ima Mrs P Sly 8 10-6 Gerard Tumelty(5) 8/1 90 93 92

3 2 Visibility (FR) D E Pipe 8 11-4 v Andrew Glassonbury(5) 7/1 102 102 102

4 4 Bob Mountain (IRE) D W P Arbuthnot 6 11-7 t Tom Doyle 10/1 100 96 96

5 ½ Tisfreetdream (IRE) P A Pritchard 6 10-9 James Diment(5) 12/1 93 88 89

6 ½ Twist Bookie (IRE) S Lycett 7 11-2 Jason Maguire 7/2 95 89 90

7 5 Araglin B D Leavy 8 10-4 Tom Messenger(5) 16/1 88 76 78

8 2½ The Crook (IRE) R C Guest 7 11-0 Larry McGrath 20/1 93 78 81

9 ¾ Experimental (IRE) John A Harris 13 11-9 Andrew Thornton 33/1 102 86 89

10 10 Tashkandi (IRE) P Bowen 7 11-11 p T J O´Brien 9/1 104 76 81

11 16 Ausone Miss J R Gibney 5 11-4 Mark Bradburne 16/1 97 48 58

PU Delightfully Jean-Rene Auvray 6 10-12 b Kevin Tobin(7) 40/1 98 — —

PU Celtic Romance Ms Sue Smith 8 10-0 4 Andrew Tinkler 40/1 79 — —

13 ran TIME 3m 53.00s (slow by 4.50s) TOTAL SP 123%

NON RUNNERS: Jerry Lee (IRE) ,Muraqeb

1st OWNER: The Regulate Partnership BRED: John Purcell TRAINER: Evan Williams

2nd OWNER: Mrs P M Sly

3rd OWNER: Jim Weeden

TOTE WIN £3.00 PL £1.60, £2.60, £2.50; Ex £50.50; CSF £25.56; TRICAST £144.87

First flight in back straight omitted.

Plenty of pace on here and that suited IM SPARTACUS, who had failed to get home over 2m4f on soft ground at Leicester last time but found this strongly run 2m just up his street. He was a Group 3 winner on the Flat two years ago, so has a touch of class about him, and there should be more races to be won with him over jumps.

Upright Ima, found wanting off lower marks in the winter and disappointing in previous visits here, ran to her best form on this occasion but less-exposed sorts such as the winner are of more interest.

Visibility won the battle of the front-runners with Tashkandi, who had unseated his rider early on his latest start and jumped with no conviction on this occasion, but this recent selling race winner had his current limitations well-exposed in the straight.

5:10 Jimmy & Jane Fitzgerald Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div I) (Class 4) (4yo+) 10 hdles (2m4f110y) 2m4½f

[off 5:11] £3,903.60, £1,146.00, £573.00, £286.20

1 Mister Jungle (FR) Mrs S C Bradburne 4 10-12 Mark Bradburne 3/1 25 97+

2 hd Rudaki M E Sowersby 4 10-7 Phil Kinsella(5) 8/1 25 95

3 3 Bay Solitaire T D Easterby 5 10-12 Russ Garritty 16/1 22 92

4 1½ Bob Mountain (IRE) C Tinkler 5 11-4 t Andrew Tinkler EvensF 26 97

5 1¾ Vicious Prince (IRE) R M Whitaker 7 10-12 Padge Whelan 8/1 19 89

6 2½ Polar Gale (IRE) J Wade 6 10-12 Paddy Aspell 12/1 16 86

PU Young Blade C Grant 5 10-12 t P J Brennan 40/1 — —

7 ran TIME 5m 19.30s (slow by 30.30s) TOTAL SP 113%

NON RUNNERS: Guerilla (AUS) ,Majestic Vision ,Roaringwater (IRE) ,Shamwari Fire (IRE)

1st OWNER: William A Powrie BRED: Scea Barbottiere TRAINER: Mrs S C Bradburne

2nd OWNER: Keith Brown Properties (hull) Ltd

3rd OWNER: D A West

TOTE WIN £4.50 PL £1.60, £2.90; Ex £21.60; CSF £25.66

The pace was ordinary, and with nine lengths covering the six finishers, the form is no more than ordinary. That said, MISTER JUNGLE is a good sort and has plenty of scope. Second to a decent prospect on his hurdles debut, he confirmed that promise, going on three out and keeping on well.

Rudaki, third on his Market Rasen debut, came with a good run after the last, but was just held. He was three lengths clear of Bay Solitaire, who ran a fair race after a long break, and Uttoxeter winner Bob Mountain, who was a shade disappointing.