15:07 Chepstow

Saturday 5 December 2020

All12:1212:4713:2213:5714:3215:0715:45

Feed Your Brain oliversbookshop.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 10.06s

Take Your Time²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 124| D

11/10

Point winner who confirmed debut promise when readily making all in similar event at Lingfield last month. More to come and obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 1-31

Aim For Fame¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wincanton (21.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 09

Can You Call³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: S Bowen| T: Evan Williams

11/4

Fair form in bumpers, improving to win at Uttoxeter on return. Has left Andrew Martin ahead of hurdles bow.

Form: 40-1

Docpickedme²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: H Whittington

11/1

Cost £75,000 after winning sole start in Irish points in March and plenty of promise on Rules bow when runner-up in novice hurdle at Aintree (20f, soft) 3 weeks ago. Seems sure to do better.

Form: 1-2

Fevertre²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Matt Griffiths| T: Nicky Martin

200/1

Runner-up sole start in points in March but well-held sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f, soft, 18/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 2-6

Longshanks⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

14/1

Third sole start in points and promising sixth (over 5 lengths behind Take Your Time) of 16 in novice hurdle at Lingfield (19.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 44 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 3/6

Skerries Harbour²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: C L Tizzard

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in bumper at Wincanton (15.3f, good, 33/1) 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9-9

Slip Road²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: S Thomas| BF

9/2

Point winner who cost €95,000 at 3 yrs and shaped well enough in listed Limerick bumper in March 2019. Better form when second here on debut for this yard last month. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 14/2

The Kings Writ²⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Joshua Newman⁽⁷⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 134| DWS

11/1

Modest form over hurdles in 2016/17 but has since developed into a useful handicap chaser, so needs taking seriously on belated return to timber. Off 8 months and has had a wind op.

Form: 42/3220-

Lightning Gold¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: Ella Pickard

66/1

Placed twice from 4 starts in bumpers, but that was just modest form, and pulled up on hurdles bow 2 weeks ago.

Form: 207-3P

Pellady³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Tudor⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien

33/1

Runner-up on 3 of her 4 starts between the flags and showed ability both starts under Rules 12 months apart, fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Market Rasen on debut for this yard last month.

Form: 2/4226-4

Forecasts

Take Your Time (11/10), Can You Call (11/4), Slip Road (9/2), The Kings Writ (11/1), Docpickedme (11/1), Longshanks (14/1), Pellady (33/1), Lightning Gold (66/1), Skerries Harbour (100/1), Fevertre (200/1), Aim For Fame (200/1)

TAKE YOUR TIME confirmed debut promise when a ready winner of a similar event at Lingfield, making most and strong at the finish, and is taken to defy a penalty with Bryan Carver taking off 3 lb. Docpickedme shaped encouragingly when runner-up on hurdling bow at Aintree and can make his presence felt, while The Kings Writ is an intriguing runner back over hurdles given his useful form over fences.