13:05 Chepstow

Wednesday 20 January 2021

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Providers Of Man Power Silvershine Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 4m 14.50s

Real Stone^t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 130

5/2

Had wind op before 50/1 winner of novice at Aintree (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 33 days ago, leading near finish. Next effort best excused and he remains with potential.

Form: 7-14

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Conceal⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Pauling

7/1

Placed on his second start in bumpers and showed plenty to work on when 14 lengths equal second on Sedgefield hurdle debut. Failed to build on that when only eighth at Warwick subsequently.

Form: 83-28

Getaway Cory³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M G Nolan| T: K Woollacott

125/1

Well held both starts over hurdles, including at Wincanton 36 days ago. More one for handicaps on the back of this run.

Form: P57

Grumpy Charley²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: C Honour| D

4/7

Point winner who ran to a fair level in 3 starts in bumpers. Returned to former yard and has shown fairly useful form since switched to hurdling, so not one to rule out.

Form: 13/69-25

Imperial Esprit¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry

20/1

Fair in bumpers, but broke blood vessel when pulled up in novice hurdle at Plumpton on hurdles bow and spared a hard race back from 13 months off recently. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 25/P-8

Just Got To Get On⁶⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: David England| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

66/1

Went backwards from a promising bumper debut for Sam Thomas and hasn't been seen for 22 months off, so hard to make a case for.

Form: 385/

Lusitanien^h1⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

66/1

Last of 11 in bumper at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) on debut in November. Hooded ahead of switch to hurdles.

Form: 0

Master Grey⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: B R Millman| CD

50/1

Fair, three-time winner at up to 2m on the Flat. Minimal promise over hurdles to this point, though, looking more of a handicap type.

Form: 08

Paddy's Return¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

200/1

Big price when down the field in minor event over C&D on hurdling debut. Looks more of a long-term project.

Form: 0

Sempione Park³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: T J O'Brien| T: R Stephens

16/1

€58,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Osco Mosco. Off mark in Irish points at sixth attempt last time (Dec 19).

Form: P/38371

Treacys Jim^h³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Jones⁽³⁾| T: J D Frost

250/1

Well beaten in bumper/completed start over hurdles. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: U7/P09-U

Masterdream²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

150/1

Fair maiden on Flat for John M. Oxx but has shown little in 2 juvenile hurdles.

Form: 86

Non-Runners

Bumpy Johnson⁵⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: David Noonan

Restless Brian¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: R G Hawker J: C Brace

Forecasts

Grumpy Charley (4/7), Bumpy Johnson (9/4), Real Stone (5/2), Conceal (7/1), Sempione Park (16/1), Imperial Esprit (20/1), Restless Brian (25/1), Master Grey (50/1), Lusitanien (66/1), Just Got To Get On (66/1), Getaway Cory (125/1), Masterdream (150/1), Paddy's Return (200/1), Treacys Jim (250/1)

Pointer-winner BUMPY JOHNSON was most impressive when making a successful start in a bumper and probably would have maintained his unbeaten record had he jumped with a touch more fluency at Hereford on his hurdling bow. With the benefit of that experience, he's fancied to find enough improvement to land this comfortably at the likely expense of Real Stone, with Grumpy Charley also considered.