15:50 Chepstow

Friday 9 October 2020

All14:1014:4515:1515:5016:2516:5517:2517:55

Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 53.8s

At Large

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard

13/8

€70,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Woods Well. Dam maiden hurdler. Makes plenty of appeal on paper so much respected debutant.

Form:

Bebraveforglory³¹

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

16/1

Fourth of 6 in bumper at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good, 85/40) on NH debut 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut but this is no easy introduction.

Form: 3-4

Flic Ou Voyou²⁰⁹

4/7

Fairly useful hurdler. Very good second of 9 in novice (7/2) at Kempton (21f, good to soft) on final start last season. Back after wind op/6 months off and sets a good standard.

Form: 0/23222-

Folks On The Hill²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

18/1

20/1, showed promise when tenth of 18 in bumper at Warwick (16f, soft) on NH debut 9 months ago. Makes hurdles debut now so respected.

Form: 0-

Gilwen Grayson³²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

40/1

12/1, hinted at promise when fourth of 8 in novice at Ffos Las (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow, not knocked about. Off 10 months and needs more now.

Form: 44-

Mad Barry²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: R J Price

125/1

Modest form shown in two bumpers. Off 6 months for hurdles debut now and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 03-

Master Templar⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

33/1

18/1, never-dangerous fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Bangor (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 9 days ago. In good hands but big step forward needed.

Form: 5

Follow That⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Jamie Bargary| T: O Murphy

80/1

Showed ability in two bumpers but offered little when (28/1) ninth of 11 in novice at Warwick (16f, good) on hurdles bow 8 days ago. Lot more required.

Form: 4-49

Mini Crest⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Luke Scott⁽⁷⁾| T: O Murphy

40/1

33/1, never-dangerous sixth of 11 in novice at Warwick (16f, good, 33/1) on hurdles bow 8 days ago. Step up in trip will really suit but she has lots to find.

Form: 5336

Non-Runners

Severance⁹¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: B Pauling J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

Flic Ou Voyou (4/7), At Large (13/8), Severance (11/4), Bebraveforglory (16/1), Folks On The Hill (18/1), Master Templar (33/1), Mini Crest (40/1), Gilwen Grayson (40/1), Follow That (80/1), Mad Barry (125/1)

FLIC OU VOYOU sets the bar quite high here and can put his experience to good use to open his account on his return. Colin Tizzard's At Large appeals most of the hurdling newcomers, although Severance can make his presence felt too judged on his fairly useful Flat form.