13:50 Chepstow

Friday 5 February 2021

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Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 21.4s

Brewers Project⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 123

4/1

£185,000 Irish point winner who opened account over hurdles in 15.3f Wincanton maiden in December, jumping left. Switch to this track should therefore suit and likely has more to offer.

Form: 1/4F-41

Grumpy Charley¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: C Honour| OR: 129| CD

1/1

Landed the odds on third hurdle start over C&D 16 days ago, always holding on for all he looked a bit wayward. Can make presence felt again under a penalty.

Form: 3/69-251

Real Stone^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 130

7/4

Had wind op before 50/1 winner of novice at Aintree (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow in October. Put Newbury blip behind him when second to Grumpy Charley over C&D and closely matched with him here.

Form: 7-142

Feu Des Malberaux⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Matt Griffiths| T: J Scott

50/1

€5,250 3-y-o, Linda's Lad gelding. Dam 17f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (17f winner) Ladeka. Maiden pointer, though was runner-up last time.

Form: 2/UP5-32

Freddie Flip Flop⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

33/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Imperial Monarch gelding who showed ability but ultimately shaped as if needing the run when sixth on hurdling debut at Hereford (19.7f) in November. Should improve.

Form: 6

Guns For Hire²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

200/1

Well held in Irish bumper/Exeter maiden hurdle.

Form: 05PF6

Sempione Park¹⁶

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

80/1

Off mark in Irish points at sixth attempt but well behind a couple of these on C&D Rules debut.

Form: 383716

Shadow Walker

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips

125/1

£5,000 3-y-o, Stowaway gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Cairnshill and bumper winner Lambs Lane. Dam (c100/h111) 2¼m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m).

Form:

The Mighty Arc^t⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E LongsdonWS

66/1

Placed on second start in Irish points. From a good NH family and bumper run at this track in November (tongue tied) wasn't devoid of promise. Since had a wind op.

Form: F3-7

Crackle Lyn Rosie³⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

80/1

Placed twice in bumpers on a sound surface but the form is nothing special. Offered little on hurdle debut and fared no better sent chasing last time. Off a year.

Form: 2356/7P-

Doyen Queen²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson

150/1

Dual winning Irish pointer but showed little on hurdles debut at Wincanton (15.3f, 200/1) a month ago.

Form: 1/PF-149

Non-Runners

Auba Me Yang⁸⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Isle Of Aron¹³⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Kingcormac¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N J Hawke J: David Noonan

King Orry¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Lucy Gardner

Picturesque View³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D G Bridgwater J: Mitchell Bastyan

Forecasts

Grumpy Charley (1/1), Real Stone (7/4), Brewers Project (4/1), Auba Me Yang (12/1), Isle Of Aron (20/1), Picturesque View (25/1), Freddie Flip Flop (33/1), Feu Des Malberaux (50/1), Kingcormac (50/1), The Mighty Arc (66/1), King Orry (66/1), Crackle Lyn Rosie (80/1), Sempione Park (80/1), Shadow Walker (125/1), Doyen Queen (150/1), Guns For Hire (200/1)

In receipt of 6 lb from the previous winners, it may be worth chancing AUBA ME YANG, who didn't finish far behind a couple of next-time-out hurdles scorers in a course bumper in November and has since transferred to Philip Hobbs. Real Stone and Grumpy Charley are closely matched, with Brewers Project the other one to consider.