12:30 Chepstow

Monday 9 November 2020

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Paul And Katie Stewart 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 10.4s

Bimstown^p1

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: T J O'Brien| T: A E Jones

150/1

€4,000 Craigsteel gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Piton Pete. Wears cheekpieces. Can only watch on rather belated debut unless betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form:

Dothraki Prince³⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

28/1

Third in all 3 bumpers for Chris Grant although the form is nothing out of the ordinary. Looked set to finish placed when falling 2 out on Taunton hurdle debut a year ago but absent since.

Form: 33/3F-

Fanfaron Dino^h²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: A J Honeyball

20/1

Half-brother to owner's Champion Hurdle winner Epatante. Promising second in Ffos Las bumper last December. Disappointed in Exeter maiden hurdles subsequently but it's still early days.

Form: 290-

Getouttamydreams¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

50/1

15/2, showed some ability when midfield in a bumper here last month. Connections waste no time switching him to hurdles and he's certainly bred to make his mark in this sphere.

Form: 6

Guetapan Collonges¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: W T Kennedy| T: C E Longsdon

9/1

16/1, offered something to work on when sixth of 15 in 19.5f Lingfield maiden hurdle on debut 18 days ago. May do better.

Form: 6

Let's Getaway³⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R Johnson| T: Kerry Lee

66/1

Cost £58,000 as a 3-y-o but offered no real short-term promise in a couple of outings at Hereford at this time last year. Needs to have improved during his time off.

Form: 00-

Seelotmorebusiness²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| D

5/4

Created a good impression when overcoming inexperience to make a winning start to his career in Ffos Las bumper last month. The one to beat now hurdling with yard continuing in flying form.

Form: 1

Smurphy Enki¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| BF

4/5

Placed in points and looked smart recruit when easy winner of Wincanton bumper in March. Performed creditable under a penalty on Cheltenham return last month. Should be up to winning over hurdles.

Form: 7/3421-4

Arvico La Angel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: Tim Vaughan

150/1

Arvico filly. Dam ran once in bumper, half-sister to bumper winner Lesmoir. Would need to see market support to seriously consider on debut.

Form:

Sinistry^h1,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

200/1

Well held in bumpers and fared no better on Newton Abbot hurdle debut 11 days ago. Hood goes on now.

Form: 86-00

Time For Champers^h³⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: James Nixon⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 79

150/1

Unreliable maiden who is most unlikely to be winning this.

Form: 6703/35-

Forecasts

Smurphy Enki (4/5), Seelotmorebusiness (5/4), Guetapan Collonges (9/1), Fanfaron Dino (20/1), Dothraki Prince (28/1), Getouttamydreams (50/1), Let's Getaway (66/1), Time For Champers (150/1), Bimstown (150/1), Arvico La Angel (150/1), Sinistry (200/1)

Those with previous hurdling experience don't set the bar too high so there's a strong possibility this will develop into a straight fight between bumper winners SEELOTMOREBUSINESS and Smurphy Enki. The Paul Nicholls team continues in excellent form so the vote goes the way of the former.