15:00 Chepstow

Friday 4 February 2022

All13:2013:5514:2515:0015:3016:0016:35

Gwyn Jones Coaches 100th Birthday Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 5m 23.10s

Enormouse²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott| OR: 111

16/1

Fair form. Sound start over fences when fourth of 8 in C&D handicap (heavy) 29 days ago. More will be needed to overcome this mark, though.

Form: 05/23-04

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

Juniper³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Adrian Heskin| T: H Whittington| OR: 110

20/1

Second in maiden hurdle at Huntingdon on yard debut a year ago but well-held sixth back there 10 days later and not seen again until pulled up on Warwick chase/handicap debut at the end of December.

Form: 34/26-P

Getmegold¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 110| D

13/2

Lightly-raced sort who struck at the second time of asking over fences in 19f Exeter handicap 17 days ago, well on top at the finish. Raised 7 lb but it's likely he has more to offer.

Form: 63-6051

Oxwich Bay²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 108

18/1

Dual winner over fences last term. Well-held fourth in 2 hurdle starts this term and his hopes are pinned on a return to chasing sparking him back to life.

Form: 2412-44

Do It For Thy Sen^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 105

11/2

Won twice at Southwell last May. Been operating a little below his best in recent starts but is starting to look fairly treated again if bouncing back to form.

Form: U-11544

Celma Des Bois²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: R Rowe| OR: 98

11/1

Lightly raced in recent seasons but showed he retains all his ability when returning from 10 months off to score at Leicester 23 days ago. Likely to remain very competitive after a 5 lb rise.

Form: 552U2-1

Supervisor⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 97

6/4

Off 10 months, made an encouraging start to his chase career when third over 22.5f at Uttoxeter in December, no extra late on. Shorter trip now a help if anything. Open to progress and leading claims.

Form: 47/24P-3

Shintori¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Jack Barber| OR: 95| D

50/1

Unreliable type. Had wind op before fair fourth in handicap chase at Fontwell in November 2020 but not seen again until pulling up at Exeter last month.

Form: 1444/4-P

Bardd^b1¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs D O'Neill| OR: 94

11/1

Some creditable efforts this term but he took his overall jumps record to 0-32 when a below-form sixth over fences at Leicester 10 days ago. Blinkered first time. Others are preferred again.

Form: 3-62246

Entre Deux^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Henderson| OR: 93

25/1

Form: 64-55PF

Shaw's Cross³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Henderson| OR: 87

15/2

Losing run mounting up but he did make a solid start to his chase career when second at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) last month. Claims if in similar form.

Form: F86382

Non-Runners

Eros¹⁷

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: K Woollacott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Supervisor (6/4), Do It For Thy Sen (11/2), Getmegold (13/2), Shaw's Cross (15/2), Eros (10/1), Bardd (11/1), Celma Des Bois (11/1), Enormouse (16/1), Oxwich Bay (18/1), Juniper (20/1), Entre Deux (25/1), Shintori (50/1)

There should be more to come from SUPERVISOR on the back of his promising chase debut third a couple of months ago so he's the suggestion. Getmegold is another lightly-raced chaser who likely has more to come so he's feared most ahead of last month's Ffos Las second Shaw's Cross.