12:30 Chepstow

Sunday 27 December 2020

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Play Coral 'Racing Super Series' For Free Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 125

Promise in bumpers and has found only a pair of Paul Nicholls inmates too good on both starts over hurdles, going like the best horse at the weights over C&D last time. Leading claims.

Form: 2522

Fevertre²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Matt Griffiths| T: Nicky Martin

Runner-up sole start in points in March but has only hinted at ability both Rules starts (maiden/novice).

Form: 2-68

Gastara³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr David Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: J Farrelly

Has yet to better modest form over hurdles but again showed a bit at Chepstow last time and will be more interesting in handicaps in due course.

Form: 2/000-86

Gladiateur Allen³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Chester Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Williams

Out of a 17f-21f hurdle/chase winner and shaped with promise when runner-up on debut in a 2½m Ffos Las maiden last month. Should come on for that run and well worth considering.

Form: 2

No Hubs No Hoobs³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard

Good pedigree but made an unpromising start to his career when down the field in an Ascot bumper last month, running green. Goes hurdling now up in trip.

Form: 0

Pennyforapound²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis

Ex-pointer who showed a bit before seemingly going amiss in a novice at Wetherby on hurdling debut. Much more like it when second at Bangor since, though flattered by his proximity to the easy winner.

Form: 1/1-52

Pozo Emery⁷⁷

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

Runner-up sole start in Irish points and shaped as if needing the run when third of 13 in a Newton Abbot bumper on Rules debut in October, tying up late on. Clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 2-3

Promising Milan¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: Nick Mitchell

Winning pointer who was thrown in the deep end for his hurdling debut when well held at Cheltenham 15 days ago, but should do better now at a more realistic level.

Form: 17

Regaby¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: Ian WilliamsWS

Well held in a Doncaster bumper/2 hurdle runs. Has had a wind operation since latest start.

Form: 0-89

Time To Move On^h1,t1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| BF

Looked smart prospect when landing back-to-back Exeter bumpers in 2017/18. Very lightly raced since and went backwards from his reappearance at Uttoxeter last time. Wears first-time hood/tongue tie.

Form: 118/56

Forecasts

Gladiateur Allen (5/2), Champagne Rhythm (3/1), Time To Move On (5/1), Pozo Emery (5/1), Pennyforapound (7/1), Promising Milan (10/1), No Hubs No Hoobs (14/1), Gastara (33/1), Fevertre (50/1), Regaby (150/1)

CHAMPAGNE RHYTHM is clearly capable of winning a race of this nature on the evidence of both his starts in this sphere, so he receives the vote to make it third time lucky. Pozo Emery was strong in the betting for a Newton Abbot bumper back in October, so is clearly quite well thought of ahead of this switch to hurdling, with Gladiateur Allen also feared following a promising debut at Ffos Las.