12:30 Chepstow

Thursday 27 December 2018

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Get Super Smart Boosts At Coral Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 53.0s

Blackjack Kentucky³⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls

6/1

Made a good impression winning and Irish point-to-point 13 months ago and was purchased for £100,000. Makes Rules debut for top yard and should be fit enough to do himself justice.

Form: 6/1-

Clondaw's Answer²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: K Woollacott

66/1

Bought for £60,000 after winning Irish maiden point-to-point last year. Faded from 2f out in bumper on British debut in April and may be best watched for the time being.

Form: F6/10-

Dramatic Pause²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: T Symonds| C

28/1

Handled heavy ground well when making a winning debut under Rules in bumper at this track a year ago. Not disgraced on return earlier this month and should strip fitter for this hurdles debut.

Form: UP1-6

Hill Sixteen³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 114| BF

10/1

Cost £100,000 after winning Irish maiden point-to-point last April. Shaped well when third on Rules debut at Carlisle but beaten odds-on last time at Hexham and needs to raise his game.

Form: 1-32

Italian River⁶⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: R H Buckler

125/1

Showed litle in two bumpers for Polly Gundry in early 2017 and not seen since. Makes debut for new yard but appears to be up against it in this company.

Form: 79/

Jammy George¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| OR: 125

9/2

Won Limerick bumper last term for previous yard and has shaped with promise on both British starts for new connections. May prove well served by step up in trip and has prospects.

Form: 4194-24

Jasmin Des Bordes²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

12/1

Promise when runner-up on only start in point-to-points and purchased for a hefty £145,000. Again caught the eye when second on Rules debut in Exeter bumper and should go well on hurdles bow over longer trip.

Form: 22

Kingsplace¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

4/1

Close second on Rules debut in Doncaster bumper last term but made no mistake at Warwick four weeks later. Ran well for a long way promising fourth in Warwick hurdle earlier this month and should strip fitter.

Form: 26/21-4

Landofsmiles³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 112

25/1

Placed in both bumpers last term but has been a little disappointing in three starts so far over timber and others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 323-464

Maypole Class²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill

33/1

£90,000 purchase last spring after running second in Irish point-to-point a few weeks earlier. Bred to stay and interesting to see if there is any market support for him on Rules debut.

Form: F-2

Nativegetaway³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 120| BF

9/2

Half-brother to decent chaser Ackertac. Creditable third on Rules debut in Cheltenham novice event and only just run out of it when favourite over C&D five weeks ago. Should be there or thereabouts once again.

Form: 3-5232

Point Of Departure⁶¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

50/1

Hinted at ability in three starts a couple of seasons ago but absent for 614 days and likely to be better for the run back. Probably one to do better once handicapped.

Form: 1684/

Present Value³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

13/2

Unconsidered but shaped well when 40/1 runner-up on debut over two miles at Ffos las and may be better served by this extra half mile. Worth noting for any market interest.

Form: 2

Shivermetimbers^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 114

33/1

Won Warwick bumper on debut in March 2017 but patchy form since over hurdles. Weakened very quickly when well beaten at Lingfield on seasonal return and looks to be up against it.

Form: 1/U72P-0

Stop The World²⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: T R George| BFWS

14/1

From a dceent jumping family and shaped with promise in two bumpers last term. Makes hurdles debut here and having first run since wind operation.

Form: 2/43-

Bean Liath¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: D L Williams| OR: 89

200/1

Hasn't shown much to write home about in five starts so far over hurdles and appears most unlikely to break her duck in this decent company.

Form: P35-5P0

Forecasts

Kingsplace (4/1), Jammy George (9/2), Nativegetaway (9/2), Blackjack Kentucky (6/1), Present Value (13/2), Hill Sixteen (10/1), Jasmin Des Bordes (12/1), Stop The World (14/1), Landofsmiles (25/1), Dramatic Pause (28/1), Shivermetimbers (33/1), Maypole Class (33/1), Point Of Departure (50/1), Clondaw's Answer (66/1), Italian River (125/1), Bean Liath (200/1)

KINGSPLACE may be the value in an interesting opener have run well until tiring from the last on his seasonal return in a fair event at Warwick. Blackjack Kentucky could prove to be a serious threat having impressed when winning in a point-to-point after which he was bought for a tidy sum and has joined a top yard. Jasmin Des Bordes is another who should go well. There are a host of potential improvers, among them Jammy George, Maypole Class, Native Getaway and Present Value.