16:50 Chepstow

Friday 27 April 2018

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Sun Trade Windows Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 7.95s

Old Harry Rocks¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss Brodie Hampson⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 120

33/1

Won a Leicester seller in November and faces a stiff task at the weights in this company. Stable took this in 2015.

Form: 226418

Call Me Sid⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J E Moore| T: J Mason

8/1

No fluke about his 100/1 Ludlow success, but he has struggled under a penalty since and will do so again unless this giant of a horse has made significant progress.

Form: 26-814

Indian Hercules²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁷⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 126

12/1

Point-to-point winner, opened account over hurdles first time out at Uttoxeter in November. Proved disappointing until a good run at Plumpton over Easter but he still has plenty to find with the principals.

Form: 15-1653

Molineaux³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 130

3/1

Has a bit to find on official ratings with Point Of Principle and Rio Quinto, but he can be relied upon to run to form and he looks sure to be thereabouts.

Form: 232123

Point Of Principle¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 136| D

5/2

Narrowly beat Dame De Compagnie last time and her victory in a Listed race at Cheltenham last week has given the form a timely boost. Out of his depth last time over a trip which may have been too far, but still the one to beat in this company.

Form: 7-24217

Rio Quinto^p1⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| OR: 130| BF

7/2

Has been beaten when odds-on for his last three starts. Threw the race away last time by repeatedly hanging one way and the other so no surprise to see headgear fitted.

Form: 201222

All Together⁴⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Cannon| T: J Farrelly

13/2

Enters the reckoning on his chase form but he is rated 16lb inferior over hurdles. That leaves him with a lot to find with the main contenders in this and he has been off the track for more than a year.

Form: 4/25F2U-

Bit Of A Charlie³²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel Sansom⁽⁵⁾| T: R Walford

100/1

Has failed to trouble the judge in three runs and there has been little evidence he is up to matching many of his rivals in this.

Form: 00/7

General Picton

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

33/1

Beneficial half-brother to dual hurdling winner Treaty Girl. Stable have some smart young horses, but they are going through a quiet spell and he may be best watched at this level.

Form:

Plenty Of Butty³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore

200/1

Well beaten at lengthy odd on both previous starts and he makes very little appeal in this lofty company.

Form: 98

Stanza Boy¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: D Faulkner

66/1

There is little to glean from his efforts in bumpers and novice hurdles that suggests he is good enough to mix it with some of these.

Form: 879-96

Tucks Bergin^t1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Lorcan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: A Wintle

66/1

Winner at a modest level in point-to-points when beating sole other finisher. Doubtful that will be good enough to see him score on rules debut.

Form: 3231P2

Trysor Ynys⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: R T Dunne| T: J L Flint

200/1

50/1 and tailed off on her bumper debut here in February. Impossible to fancy on that evidence in what is an above average novice for the time of year.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Point Of Principle (5/2), Molineaux (3/1), Rio Quinto (7/2), All Together (13/2), Call Me Sid (8/1), Indian Hercules (12/1), Old Harry Rocks (33/1), General Picton (33/1), Stanza Boy (66/1), Tucks Bergin (66/1), Bit Of A Charlie (100/1), Plenty Of Butty (200/1), Trysor Ynys (200/1)

Molineaux, Rio Quinto and POINT OF PRINCIPLE have consistently shown better form than their rivals and they are the trio to concentrate on. Molineaux has the stiffest task based on official ratings, but he looks more straightforward than Rio Quinto who is fitted with cheekpieces having proved a tricky ride in recent races. Both have a stiff task in preventing the selection from adding to his Ascot success when beating a useful Henderson mare and he promises to be even better on decent ground.