14:00 Chepstow
Wednesday 26 October 2022
All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30
Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 11y  |  Good to Soft  |  14 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:01Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 5.12s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
£30,000 5-y-o, half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Monsamou (winner up to 3¼m in France) and fair chaser B'good (17f-19f winner in Switzerland. Dam ran twice in bumpers. Runner-up on last of 4 starts in Irish points (Apr 24).
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Kayf Tara gelding. Brother to bumper winners Hauraki Gulf and Eavesdropping. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 23f) Princely Player. Promising start when runner-up in a bumper at Huntingdon in March and he's a good hurdles prospect.
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Made the frame completed start in points but low-key Rules debut at Newton Abbot last month.
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Made a ready winning debut in a course bumper a year ago. Similar form in listed company at Newbury before improving in a first-time tongue strap when second in Aintree Grade 2 on final outing. Has had a wind op and seems sure to make the grade over hurdles.
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Third sole start in Irish points and shaped really well when runner-up in a course bumper in February. Disappointing he couldn't land the odds at Uttoxeter a month later but this expensive purchase should have plenty more to offer as a hurdler.
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Promising second in a C&D novice on debut a year ago. Would have bettered that form (looked set for third) but for falling last in Cheltenham Grade 2 a month later and set another stiff task at that level in the Rossington when last seen. Sets a pretty good standard.
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Half-brother to 7 winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser Laurina. Promise amidst greenness when third of 7 starting out at Sedgefield in March and there should be plenty more to come from him over obstacles.
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Bought for £175,000 by new connections after landing a bumper impressively for Brian Eckley in May 2021. Also won next 2 starts (including at listed level) before an underwhelming effort at Newbury in February. In top hands as he now goes hurdling.
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£11,000 4-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2¼m-3m winner) Over The Furze. Third on both completed starts in Irish points, pulled up last time (May 8).
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Mamool gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 1¼m winner Simayill. Dam unraced half-sister to useful French hurdler (2m-19f winner) Zoffany Bay. Landed a few bets in a bumper at Killarney for Eoin Christopher McCarthy in May and changed hands for 75,000 gns later that month.
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£35,000 3-y-o, Tin Horse gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Flamboyant Joyaux and Ermontois. Merely hinted at ability in bumpers 5 months apart.
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Kapgarde gelding. Dam, maiden hurdler, 12.5f winner on Flat. Hooded for debut and faces a tough task,
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Made short work of fairly limited opposition on debut over C&D in April. That's a good platform to build on now tackling obstacles.
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Shaped like a stayer first 2 starts and then reportedly bled when last seen in May. Tough race to bounce back in.
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Forecasts
Hullnback (6/4), Pikar (11/4), Timeforatune (10/3), Master Chewy (7/1), Butch (14/1), Lipa K (16/1), Sonification (28/1), Ballydisco (80/1), Tik Tok (150/1), Key Factor (150/1), Carriglux (200/1), Onnaroll (200/1), Oseleta (200/1), Meraki Mist (200/1)
HULLNBACK laid a superb platform for hurdling in bumpers last term, and on the back of a wind op, he's taken to strike on reappearance for his in-form yard. There's plenty of depth to this, with Pikar setting a good standard having been pitched into graded company last season, while Timeforatune is a multiple-bumper winner to take seriously, too.
- Hullnback6/4
- Pikar11/4
- Timeforatune10/3
Prize Money
1st: £4,139.002nd: £1,907.003rd: £953.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.00
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