16:52 Chepstow

Saturday 25 February 2023

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Pertemps Healthcare Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 4m 12.07s

Beat The Bat⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Bryan Carver| T: H Fry

6/4

£60,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Rae des Champs. Close second of 17 in bumper at Wincanton (15.2f, good to soft, 11/2) on NH debut 61 days ago. That was a good start and he could go one better if building on that here.

Form: 2

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Cawthorne Banker²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill

4/1

Made a positive start when runner-up at Worcester on debut and back on track when filling the same position at Southwell 27 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 232

Choccabloc⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Briain⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N J Henderson

9/1

Out of a bumper winner and offered a bit of encouragement when third at Wincanton a couple of months ago. Not discounted.

Form: 3

Hay Up Harry

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs S Leech

80/1

Native Ruler gelding. Dam (h95), temperamental 2½m-2¾m hurdle winner.

Form:

Home Free⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Bridget Andrews| T: D Skelton

6/1

€80,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to French 8.5f winner Waldlicht. 5/2, second of 14 in bumper at Wetherby (16f, heavy) on NH debut 60 days ago. Should progress and likely to go close again.

Form: 2

Idefix De Ciergues⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Miss R Curtis

28/1

Runner-up sole start in points and there was a lot to like about his bumper debut when runner-up over C&D. Disappointed here next time but too soon to write off.

Form: 2-28

Kruger Park⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: P F Nicholls

10/1

From a good family and shaped with encouragement when third at Hereford 66 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 3

Le Bon Vivant

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

15/2

€60,000 3-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Brother to fair French 17f hurdle winner Law of Attraction. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Muskoka⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle

66/1

Closely related to three winners but only seventh at Doncaster first time out. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7

Old Beginnings^t1³⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Harrison⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien

12/1

£60,000 5-y-o, Presenting gelding. Dam (h124) bumper/2m hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Apr 2022). Wears tongue strap. One to note.

Form: 2-

Starvidov⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

100/1

Not enough encouragement at Exeter on debut to make him of serious interest in this.

Form: 5

Cosmore^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr F Procter⁽⁵⁾| T: H Brown

200/1

Big price and achieved little at Exeter first time out. Hard to fancy.

Form: 8

Gypsy Hill^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Heidi Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: V R A Dartnall

33/1

Blue Bresil mare. Half-sister to temperamental/modest hurdler Minnie Escape. Dam (h121) 2m-2½m hurdle winner. Wears hood.

Form:

Sweet Saffron²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Mrs S Gardner

200/1

Didn't show a great deal over C&D on debut.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

Haafbourd¹⁰²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Mrs E Bishop J: Harrison Beswick

Forecasts

Beat The Bat (6/4), Cawthorne Banker (4/1), Home Free (6/1), Le Bon Vivant (15/2), Choccabloc (9/1), Kruger Park (10/1), Old Beginnings (12/1), Idefix De Ciergues (28/1), Gypsy Hill (33/1), Haafbourd (33/1), Muskoka (66/1), Hay Up Harry (80/1), Starvidov (100/1), Sweet Saffron (200/1), Cosmore (200/1)

BEAT THE BAT and Home Free both made promising debuts and could be the pair to focus on, with Harry Fry's charge taken to make it second time lucky. Cawthorne Banker, Kruger Park and newcomers Le Bon Vivant and Old Beginnings are also worth keeping on side.