18:00 Chepstow

Monday 18 April 2022

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Happy Retirement Dan Fortt Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 3m 53.62s

Copper Cove⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

7/4

Confirmed debut promise when off the mark at Exeter a couple of months ago, suited by the stiffer test. Capable of improving again, so make plenty of appeal under a penalty.

Form: 21

Another Lord³⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen

28/1

Offered little in two starts last year and seems unlikely to feature back from 10 months off.

Form: 76

Fame And Fun⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

15/2

Well-related 5yo who hasn't come up to expectations as yet. Well bred and in good hands, though, so too soon to write him off.

Form: 66

Seismic Wave

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gregory| T: F O'Brien

7/2

Gentlewave gelding. Closely related to bumper winner Becky The Boo, and half-brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler/modest chaser The Toojumpa. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Belgarum

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: C L Tizzard

17/2

£28,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to bumper winner/useful but temperamental hurdler (stays 21f) Benson. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Hilltown²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Ben Jones| T: J W Mullins| D

13/2

Won sole start in a point bumper and found only one too good (although beaten 17 lengths) at Exeter on his first Rules outing. Unlikely to face one of the same calibre in this, so he's worth considering.

Form: 12

Sonification

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: O Sherwood

9/1

Telescope colt. Dam (h109) 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m). Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

Cassowary

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Daniel Hiskett⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Martin

16/1

7,000 gns 3-y-o, Australia filly. Dam unraced. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Forecasts

Copper Cove (7/4), Seismic Wave (7/2), Hilltown (13/2), Fame And Fun (15/2), Belgarum (17/2), Sonification (9/1), Cassowary (16/1), Another Lord (28/1)

SEISMIC WAVE is closely related to a bumper winner and represents a stable that should have him relatively well clued up, so he's fancied to make a winning start. The penalised Copper Cove is an obvious danger and Belgarum is another noteworthy newcomer.