12:40 Chepstow

Thursday 6 January 2022

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Play Coral Racing Super Series For Free Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 4m 9.30s

Bert Wilson²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke

80/1

Runner-up on the first of 2 bumper starts last spring but ran to only a modest level when mid-field on his Leicester hurdle debut 22 days ago. Needs to have come on a fair bit.

Form: 2-97

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Braganza Bay²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly

6/1

Went the wrong way after a promising start in bumpers but has got his career back on track with a couple of fair efforts over hurdles. Bit more needed for the win, though.

Form: 28-054

Extraordinary Man³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: D G Bridgwater

16/5

Easily best effort when 6 lengths second in 2m Huntingdon novice hurdle a month ago. The race has thrown up 2 subsequent winners so the form looks okay. Should figure.

Form: 37-52

Git Maker²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

9/4

Bought for £105,000 after getting off the mark at the fourth attempt in Irish points in May. Interesting recruit to hurdles for new connections.

Form: 223-1

Hit The Silk^h,t⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans

300/1

Modest on Flat. Pulled up both starts over hurdles when trained in Ireland. Surely booked for another struggle here.

Form: P-P

Keplerian²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Nick Williams

66/1

Signs of only a little ability in a course bumper and Exeter maiden hurdle in recent months.

Form: 09

Marco Island³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball| CD

11/4

Made a winning start to his career in a course bumper (good to soft) last month. A few of those in behind improved on next start so the form could be reasonable. Much respected now hurdling.

Form: 1

Pachacuti^h1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| BF

15/2

11/4, promising first run when fouirth in bumper here (good to soft) a month ago, no extra inside final 1f. Hood goes on now hurdling. Respected.

Form: 4

Pilgrims King²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

16/1

Progressive in 3 starts in bumpers but could only manage a well-held fourth on his Ffos Las hurdle debut 3 weeks ago, with the reopposing Port Or Starboard 26 lengths ahead in third.

Form: 6-224

Stumps Or Slips¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr James Jeavons⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

100/1

Performed above market expectations when third in a Huntingdon bumper on Rules debut in May but well held in a pair of novice hurdles since returning to action.

Form: FP-339

Annie Nail²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: R P McLernon| T: Alexandra Dunn

125/1

Modest form in a couple of runs in recent months and likely she's more one for handicaps afer this.

Form: F58

Non-Runners

Port Or Starboard²¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: B J Llewellyn J: Ben Jones

Forecasts

Git Maker (9/4), Marco Island (11/4), Extraordinary Man (16/5), Braganza Bay (6/1), Port Or Starboard (6/1), Pachacuti (15/2), Pilgrims King (16/1), Keplerian (66/1), Bert Wilson (80/1), Stumps Or Slips (100/1), Annie Nail (125/1), Hit The Silk (300/1)

MARCO ISLAND was well on top at the finish when landing a course bumper on his debut last month and is taken to follow up now switching to hurdles. Port Or Starboard and Extraordinary Man look the pick of those with previous hurdle experience, while Git Maker cost a bit after his point win in the spring and needs keeping an eye on in the betting now hurdling.