14:20 Chepstow

Tuesday 30 October 2018

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Faucets & Rada For Commercial Washrooms Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 42.60s

Before Midnight¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

4/5

Dual bumper winner finished a good second in a maiden hurdle over this trip at Huntingdon (good) two weeks ago. Repeat of that can see him play a leading role in this contest.

Form: 131-2

Clondaw Ace²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Johnson| T: Tim Vaughan

33/1

Point-to-point winner on heavy ground in January but struggled in a bumper at Kempton the following month. Worth a check in the market on hurdling debut.

Form: 5/F19-

Copper Coin²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: M Scudamore

12/1

Finished runner-up in two of his three bumper starts including at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) in April. Absence since and market support would be notable switched to hurdles.

Form: 422-

Dr Wells^p1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

100/1

Struggled in three starts so far including when last of ten in a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) earlier this month. Cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 8P-0

Enrichissant²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: D G Bridgwater

33/1

Placed in a bumper in France and finished a fair fifth in a Bangor novice hurdle over an extended 2m on debut in this sphere earlier this month. Likely more needed in this contest however.

Form: 73249-5

Gaelic Poet¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

100/1

Well held in two bumpers earlier this year most recently at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in May. Probably best watched on hurdling debut.

Form: 9-9

Getaway Trump²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

8/1

Point-to-point winner on soft-to-heavy round 12 months ago but disappointed in two bumpers subsequently. Represents a top yard however and interesting to see how he fares on hurdling and seasonal debut.

Form: 34/146-

Mr Macho¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

9/2

Stepped up on debut when finishing runner-up in a maiden hurdle over an extended 2m4f at Southwell (good) in May. Yard in good form at present (5/14) and he is one to note in this contest.

Form: 6-2

Over The Arch¹⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: A Glassonbury| T: R Rowe

100/1

Beaten 29L in a novice hurdle at Kempton (2m5f) on his penultimate start and fell at the same venue subsequently. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: U4374-F

Senior Citizen¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King

5/1

Placed on both Rules starts so far including in a 2m bumper at Ayr (good) in April. Absent since and market support would be notable on hurdling debut.

Form: 233-

Some Operator²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams

12/1

Victorious in a 3m point-to-point on yielding-to-soft ground at Tallow in early February. Unraced since and interesting to see how he performs on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Tea Time On Mars³³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner

50/1

Decent fourth in a 2m bumper at Uttoxeter (good-to-soft) in May last year but struggled at Ascot on his only subsequent start. Making his hurdling debut following an 11 month absence.

Form: 40-

The Boom Is Back¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: Christian Williams

100/1

Soft ground point-to-point winner at Durrow in March. Struggled in two hurdle races here so far and likely to be of more interest once tackling handicaps.

Form: P17-7

Dancing Grey¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: David Noonan| T: Miss G Haywood

100/1

Placed in a 2m bumper at Worcester (good-to-soft) two months ago when wearing cheekpieces for the first time. Decent fourth subsequently but likely to find a few too good on hurdling debut.

Form: 5934

London Grammar²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R J Smith

100/1

Dual hurdles winner finished 10L fourth at Brighton (1m4f, good) off a mark of 46 earlier this month. Well held on her only previous hurdles start.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Troed Y Melin¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: J D Frost J: Bryony Le Clerc

Forecasts

Before Midnight (4/5), Mr Macho (9/2), Senior Citizen (5/1), Getaway Trump (8/1), Some Operator (12/1), Copper Coin (12/1), Enrichissant (33/1), Clondaw Ace (33/1), Tea Time On Mars (50/1), Troed Y Melin (50/1), Over The Arch (100/1), Gaelic Poet (100/1), Dancing Grey (100/1), London Grammar (100/1), The Boom Is Back (100/1), Dr Wells (100/1)

BEFORE MIDNIGHT showed up well when placed on hurdling debut and he is taken to get off the mark at the second time of asking in this competitive looking contest. Mr Macho represents a yard in form and can finish runner-up here while point-to-point winner Getaway Trump can finish third on his hurdling debut.