12:30 Chepstow

Monday 27 December 2021

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

Off time: 12:37 | Winning time: 5m 6.14s

Boltissime²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 110

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat and over hurdles. Has left Dr Richard Newland since pulling up at Perth in May. Probably best watched on return for new stable.

Form: 2232/2-P

Buck's Boggle²³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: T R George| BF

6/1

Placed twice in bumpers last spring (here first occasion) and this longer trip ought to suit now hurdling on return. Yard has tasted success in this race before.

Form: 2-3

Chavez³⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| CWS

5/2

Looked useful when winning bumper here in November 2020. Something can't have been right when well held at Exeter 10 weeks later and he's an interesting recruit to hurdles for top yard. Had wind op.

Form: 19-

Hesque De L'isle¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

10/1

Has shown ability in a bumper and novice hurdle this season but not enough to fancy his chances here.

Form: 85

Nothin To Ask^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 119

6/5

Placed all 3 bumper starts last term and in the frame in a pair of 2½m Uttoxeter novice hurdles this term, pulling clear of the rest when second off 11 3 weeks ago. In the mix.

Form: 5/223-42

T'Araison²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

20/1

Brother to two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo but looks more one for the longer term based on his C&D debut earlier this month.

Form: 0

The Strap Man³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

9/1

Placed in points in spring 2019 but absent until finishing last of 4 on his Ascot hurdle debut last month, with the reopposing Go Sacre Go 9 lengths ahead of him in third.

Form: 2P3/4

Kiwi Ling¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: James Best| T: Mrs F M Shaw

250/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers/hurdles.

Form: 60-90

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Autonomous Cloud³⁰⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Adrian Heskin

Go Sacre Go³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: Mr Ben Ffrench Davis

Sam's The Man⁶⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Katy Price J: Benjamin Poste

Forecasts

Nothin To Ask (6/5), Chavez (5/2), Go Sacre Go (5/2), Autonomous Cloud (3/1), Buck's Boggle (6/1), The Strap Man (9/1), Hesque De L'isle (10/1), T'Araison (20/1), Sam's The Man (20/1), Boltissime (66/1), Kiwi Ling (250/1)

CHAVEZ had subsequent hurdle winners behind in second/third when winning a bumper here last winter and is fancied to make a successful switch to hurdles after wind surgery. It could be that the chief threat comes from fellow hurdle newcomers, with Autonomous Cloud and Buck's Boggle both achieving enough in bumpers to think they can make their presence felt in a race like this.