14:20 Chepstow

Friday 5 February 2021

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Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 6m 48.2s

Butterwick Brook⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 122

5/1

Novice hurdle winner last term who has improved with each outing this time around, runner-up in an Exeter handicap (3m, heavy) in December. 5 lb higher now but fancied to go well again.

Form: 314-852

Oski^t1³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Max Kendrick⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 121| D

7/1

Fair hurdler earlier in career who clearly retains his ability, albeit throwing his race away when third over fences at Taunton (23f) last month, hanging badly left run in. That is a concern here.

Form: 31P1/U3

Welsh's Castle^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: C Gethings| T: B I Case| OR: 121| D

40/1

Winning pointer who shaped well on the second of his 3 starts over hurdles when runner-up in a Uttoxeter maiden (20f) in December. Interesting what the market makes of him handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 1U0/427

Terrierman^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 120| D

7/1

Matched fairly useful form shown over hurdles when excellent second of 8 in 3m handicap chase at Market Rasen in November. Not so good back there (27.5f) since and drops back in trip now.

Form: 233-027

Big Nasty^p1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: James Best| T: M Keighley| OR: 120

5/1

Fairly useful form over fences, running with credit without proving a match for the winner in a Doncaster novices' handicap (26f) recently. Application of cheekpieces rate a plus and he's considered.

Form: 2P2P-32

No Rematch³⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 117| D

9/2

Steadily gone the right way over hurdles, off the mark at Ffos Las (23.8f) prior to a good second at Exeter (23f) 12 months ago. Feasible to think there's more to come now chasing from this 7-y-o.

Form: 2/0F412-

Subcontinent²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 117

18/1

Fairly useful 21f hurdles winner who matched that form over fences on return when runner-up at Bangor. However, failed to build on that next 2 starts and steps up in trip now.

Form: 414-243

Hey Bud^p³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott| OR: 110

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler who shaped promisingly when third in 21f handicap chase at Stratford on return. However, not convinced subsequently, making mistakes when fourth at Taunton latest.

Form: U5-3784

Lisheen Prince^t1⁴²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs L Hill| OR: 110| DWS

100/1

Fair hurdles winner who was below form both starts for Olly Murphy back in 2018. Pulled up in a point 425 days ago and probably best watched on yard Rules debut having undergone wind surgery.

Form: 21400/P-

Colonel Keating⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 104| D

17/2

Point winner who has put together a couple of solid placed efforts together over fences, staying on behind an unexposed one at Lingfield (23.5f) early in December. Should go well again.

Form: 374-P22

Robin Of Sherwood^t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: D A Rees| OR: 100| D

9/1

Back-to-back winner of handicap chase events at Ffos Las (23.8f) during the autumn. In trouble some way out when pulled up at Taunton last time but return to left-handed track a plus.

Form: 9P114P

Easy Bucks²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 98| D

16/1

Improved for the switch to chasing during second half of last year, winning pair of handicaps at Uttoxeter (at up to 3m). Beaten some way out at Market Rasen latest but he may yet get back on the up.

Form: 921126

Forecasts

No Rematch (9/2), Big Nasty (5/1), Butterwick Brook (5/1), Terrierman (7/1), Oski (7/1), Colonel Keating (17/2), Robin Of Sherwood (9/1), Easy Bucks (16/1), Hey Bud (16/1), Subcontinent (18/1), Welsh's Castle (40/1), Lisheen Prince (100/1)

A competitive novices' handicap chase with the vote in favour of the returning NO REMATCH. He was on the up in staying handicap hurdles when last seen and may well be up to improving further in this sphere with connections known for doing particularly well with such types. Big Nasty, Colonel Keating and Butterwick Brook are a trio of others to consider.