12:30 Chepstow

Saturday 9 December 2017

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Sharp Rise Thanks For The Fun Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 6m 34.08s

Aloomomo³⁴

Age: 15| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: W Greatrex| OR: 125

Form: 136/3F-3

Babytaggle²⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: D L Williams| D

9/1

Point-to-point winner on heavy ground in February and ran well on rules debut when third at Limerick (soft) in a 2m3f maiden hurdle in April. Debuts for a new yard today.

Form: P/28313-

Benechenko²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 117| BF| D

5/2

Bumper winner and ran well to finish runner-up behind a useful looking rival at Wincanton (good) in October. Followed that up with a sound effort over 2m7f at Bangor (soft) and looks one to note in this contest.

Form: 1584-23

Bill And Barn⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| D

10/1

Winner of both point-to-point starts but disappointing under rules and well held in novice hurdles the last twice. More needed today.

Form: 116/4-65

Bloody Nose²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ned Curtis| T: M Bradstock

50/1

Fair effort in a Warwick (good-to-soft) bumper on debut but well beaten in three starts since including at Ludlow (2m5f, good) last time out.

Form: 58-7P

Dan McGrue⁵⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: P F Nicholls| BF| D

Form: 1111-4

Equus Flight³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

16/1

Placed in two point-to-points from three starts in Ireland and purchased for £27,000 at the sales last month. Trip should prove no problem and he is worth a check in the market on rules debut.

Form: 3-P2

I Am Sam^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁶⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

28/1

Placed twice in point-to-points and a fair debut when finishing 28L eighth at Lingfield (soft) over an extended 2m3f on debut for this yard last month. Needs to improve on that to figure today however.

Form: 3RP3-P8

In The Tub⁷⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Michael Heard| T: C J Gray| OR: 76

150/1

Winner of two point-to-points in 2016 but disappointing since switching to rules racing and pulled over fences on his last three outings.

Form: 24232P/

It's Obvious²⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: D Pipe

Form: 52/4

Motueka²⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: P Hobbs & J White

Form: 443-25

Natter Jack Croak²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: Miss R Curtis| D

6/1

Point-to-point winner at Largy (yielding) in April last year and put in his best effort in three rules outings for this yard when upped in trip to finish runner-up on soft ground over 2m7f at Bangor last time out. Likely to run well again today.

Form: 1/8-72

Rhaegar²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

10/11

Justified favouritism when winning a Warwick (good-to-soft) bumper on debut in May and ran well to finish runner-up to the useful looking White Moon at Exeter (soft) on hurdling debut last month. One for the shortlist today.

Form: 12

Royal Tara²¹²

Age: 16| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: Miss V Williams| D

Form: P/1-1

The Cider Maker⁶³⁰

Age: 15| Weight: 10-12| J: Unknown| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 103

Form: 623113/

Day In Paradise²⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Stephens

200/1

An early casualty when making her rules debut at Ludlow in February and pulled up on her only subsequent outing at Fontwell two months later. Making her seasonal debut today.

Form: FP-

Solstice Twilight²⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-5| J: James Nixon⁽³⁾| T: A J Honeyball

Form: 464

Forecasts

Rhaegar (10/11), Benechenko (5/2), Natter Jack Croak (6/1), Babytaggle (9/1), Bill And Barn (10/1), Equus Flight (16/1), I Am Sam (28/1), Bloody Nose (50/1), In The Tub (150/1), Day In Paradise (200/1)

NATTER JACK CROAK appeared to appreciate the step up in trip when finishing runner-up last time and he is taken to open his account under rules in this opening maiden hurdle. Benechenko has looked as if stamina would be his forte in six outings to date and as at Bangor last time out he can chase home the selection while Babytaggle can claim third on his debut for this yard with Rhaegar another worthy of consideration.