14:20 Chepstow

Friday 19 November 2021

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Angela Nettlefold Memorial Race Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 54.5s

Art Decco²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: R Walford

66/1

Brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Quest For Life (19f/2½m winner). Dam winning pointer. Remote fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at this C&D (good to soft) on NH debut 24 days ago.

Form: 4

Ballybeen²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: S Thomas

9/1

Presenting gelding from family of high-class hurdler/top-class chaser Whisper. Placed in a point on debut and hinted at ability in bumper at Tipperary in March. Has left C. S. McKeever.

Form: 36F-

Dan's Chosen³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White

22/1

Third sole start in Irish points. Could manage only fifth at Huntingdon in March and pulled too hard at Worcester on return.

Form: 3/5P

Designer Jet¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: H Brown

200/1

€8,500 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Morraman, stays 3¼m. Made frame in Irish points last time (May 30).

Form: P-0F4

Eppleton Collier³⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

80/1

Poor form in bumpers. Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 76-

Gaulois²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: P F NichollsWS

11/8

Made an encouraging start to his career when placed in a couple of maiden hurdles in Ireland for John Joseph Hanlon. Has since joined Paul Nicholls and likely to make a bold bid on return.

Form: 32-

Jetoile^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: R Potter

4/1

€72,000 3-y-o, Jeremy gelding who was placed just once in 4 Irish points but made a promising start to his Rules career when third in maiden at Cheltenham 4 weeks ago. Needs considering.

Form: 55/3F-3

Manothepeople²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

20/1

€20,000 3-y-o, £28,000 5-y-o, Mahler gelding. Won sole start in Irish points (Dec 2020). 7/2, fifth of 9 in bumper at Ffos Las (heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago, pulling hard. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 1-5

Raddon Top^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: C J Down

50/1

Notched sixth success between the flags in May and should pay his way under Rules but showed only a bit on Rules bow at Exeter this month.

Form: 2/21R-18

The Street¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

13/2

€52,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam, ran once on Flat, half-sister to high-class hurdler (2m-17f winner) Countrywide Flame. Unplaced sole start in Irish points (May 23).

Form: 5

Welsby²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Nick Scholfield| T: D Faulkner

11/2

Won sole start in bumpers for Nicky Henderson but sold cheaply and offered little sent hurdling here nearly 4 years later. However, left that run well behind when second over C&D since. Player.

Form: 1/82

Forecasts

Gaulois (11/8), Jetoile (4/1), Welsby (11/2), The Street (13/2), Ballybeen (9/1), Manothepeople (20/1), Dan's Chosen (22/1), Raddon Top (50/1), Art Decco (66/1), Eppleton Collier (80/1), Designer Jet (200/1)

GAULOIS showed plenty when placed in a couple of similar events in Ireland early this year and is taken to make a winning start for Paul Nicholls. Jetoile outran his 80/1-odds when third at Cheltenham and that form has already received a boost, while the evidently-fragile Welsby showed he still retains plenty of ability when second over this C&D last month.