Ashcroft Services Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Chepstow

15:20

Date 2026-03-26

Distance 2m16y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Overcast

Temp 4°C

Wind 7mph NW

Rain 3%

Winning Time 3m 54.28s (slow by 8.08s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Just A Glance (GB) Ciaran Gethings · I Chanin	4/6F	Won
2nd	The Procrastinator (GB) Luke Scott · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	9/4	9
3rd	Lady Dapple Rose (IRE) James Best · Harriet Dickin	10/1	11
4th	Miss Denver (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	50/1	2.75
5th	Evening Tess (GB) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	6/1	.5
6th	Hollysaway (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Ella Pickard	200/1	37
7th	Skiptothepost (GB) Harry Reed · Joe Ponting	300/1	29

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Just A Glance Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:I Chanin	J:Ciaran Gethings T:I Chanin	161	—	/11-21	-	111	101	32d	—	—	-31	15.4	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Won Hereford maiden on last month's hurdling debut and has obvious claims here
7	The Procrastinator Bay J:Luke Scott(3) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Luke Scott(3) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	151	—	1613	105	111	99	28d	—	—	+8	35.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Bumper/hurdle winner against other juveniles; player if handling today's faster ground
8	Evening Tess Black J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	144	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Out of a fair 2m7f/3m hurdle winner; represents a top stable; makes debut here
3	Lady Dapple Rose Grey Roan J:James Best T:Harriet Dickin	J:James Best T:Harriet Dickin	154	—	6-5268	100	104	77	76d	—	—	+9	13.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second of four on hurdling debut but safely held twice since; others look stronger
5	Miss Denver Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	154	—	0-P	-	-	-	117d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
With good yard and has good pedigree but well beaten on both starts (bumper/hurdle)
2	Hollysaway Grey J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	154	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Fourth foal from a point runner-up; probably best watched on debut
6	Skiptothepost Bay J:Harry Reed T:Joe Ponting	J:Harry Reed T:Joe Ponting	154	ht	PP/P-P	-	-	-	25d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Pulled up in all five points and also when 300-1 for last month's hurdle debut
NR	Lakeview Lass Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	154	—	09	-	-	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Struggled in both her bumpers and can't be recommended on hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Just A Glance	5/6	5/6	Evens
The Procrastinator	9/4	2/1	9/4
Evening Tess	9/2	9/2	4/1
Lady Dapple Rose	20/1	20/1	18/1
Miss Denver	28/1	22/1	28/1
Hollysaway	150/1	125/1	80/1
Skiptothepost	300/1	250/1	200/1
Lakeview Lass	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

The Procrastinator

35.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 13 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Just A Glance

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

Evens

3rd

Lady Dapple Rose

13.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Evening Tess

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Miss Denver

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Hollysaway

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Skiptothepost

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Lakeview Lass

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Procrastinator	105	111	99
Lady Dapple Rose	100	104	77
Just A Glance	—	111	101
Evening Tess	—	—	—
Miss Denver	—	—	—
Hollysaway	—	—	—
Skiptothepost	—	—	—
Lakeview Lass	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Skiptothepost	25d ago	Fit
The Procrastinator	28d ago	Fit
Lakeview Lass	28d ago	Fit
Just A Glance	32d ago	Fit
Lady Dapple Rose	76d ago	Fresh
Miss Denver	117d ago	Long break
Evening Tess	—	—
Hollysaway	—	—