13:20 Chepstow

Friday 4 February 2022

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Cazoo EBF Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 15.5s

Kingofthewest¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe

11/4

£66,000 buy, from family of very smart chaser Oh Crick. Runner-up sole start in Irish points and made a winning start under Rules in novice hurdle at Taunton 2 weeks ago. Needs considering.

Form: 2-1

Super Six^h⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| CDWS

7/2

Dual bumper winner who proved good enough to force a dead-heat with a useful Flat recruit on Perth hurdle debut despite a mixed round of jumping. Pulled too hard next time and has had a wind op since.

Form: 1150-15

Current Mood⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 127| D

6/4

Dual 3m point scorer who won her first 2 starts over hurdles in good style during the autumn. Limitations perhaps exposed in Graded company at Cheltenham but went close in listed race at Haydock.

Form: 2-11343

Bells Of Stamford⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

250/1

Presenting gelding who didn't offer a great deal of encouragement when down the field in a bumper at Chepstow and similar story both starts over hurdles.

Form: 058

Fine By Me¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Eddie Edge⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

125/1

Showed ability in bumpers but looks one for the longer term judged on his 2 hurdling efforts.

Form: 23067

Green Planet⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

14/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Modest form only start in bumpers but showed plenty more sent hurdling behind a good prospect at Bangor. Excuses at Lingfield since and not taken lightly.

Form: 4-28

Gris Majeur¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Sheila Lewis

33/1

Left Ian Ferguson and won 11-runner bumper at Downpatrick in July. Only fifth at Galway later that month. Off since and has changed yards again (sold £80,000 in November). Hurdles bow.

Form: 1-815

Old Duke²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

250/1

Half-brother to 4 winners, including Vermithor and Sinndarka. No impact in bumper/novice hurdle.

Form: 67

River Legend⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D SkeltonWS

16/1

Hails from a top yard and had a considerate introduction when third in a bumper at Market Rasen in February. Poor level both starts over hurdles, however. Has had a wind op.

Form: 3-07

The Generous Joker³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

150/1

Limited impact in bumpers 9 months apart and in the process of showing little bit when departing late on hurdles bow at Exeter.

Form: 9-9U

Precious¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

100/1

Knew her job when making a successful bumper debut at Plumpton but hasn't made an impact in 4 runs since, including over hurdles.

Form: 10-009

Pepe Le Moko

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Chester Williams⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Williams

7/1

Saint Des Saints gelding. Closely related to a winner, and half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Achour and fairly useful hurdler Sirop de Menthe.

Form:

Forecasts

Current Mood (6/4), Kingofthewest (11/4), Super Six (7/2), Pepe Le Moko (7/1), Green Planet (14/1), River Legend (16/1), Gris Majeur (33/1), Precious (100/1), Fine By Me (125/1), The Generous Joker (150/1), Bells Of Stamford (250/1), Old Duke (250/1)

This looks between the 3 penalised winners with CURRENT MOOD getting the nod back down in class having gone close in a listed hurdle at Haydock 7 weeks ago. Kingofthewest is next best ahead of Super Six.