17:00 Chepstow

Sunday 19 March 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Cazoo Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 6.21s

Delgany Bobby Blue⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

18/1

Blue Bresil gelding who was pulled up sole start in points but shaped with a fair degree of promise under a considerate ride when runner-up in a C&D bumper just over 6 weeks ago, keeping on when hampered 1f out. Better to come.

Form: P-2

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Gidleigh Park

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: H Fry

6/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser St Barts. Dam (h103), bumper/21f hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Mr Showtime.

Form:

Good Friday Fairy⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

14/1

Fairly Ransom gelding. Dam multiple point winner. Fell both starts in Irish points (every chance when doing so at the last second time, Jan 15).

Form: FF

Grand Escaparde^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

25/1

€41,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam, 2¼m/19f hurdle winner in France, sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chase winner in France (15f-17f winner) Libranous. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Isocrate¹⁴⁰

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

25/1

€68,000 3-y-o, Petillo gelding. Half-brother to French chaser Harry Brown and chaser Etoile des Vernes. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Trop Fort. Finished fourth all 3 starts in Irish points (Oct 2022, third one).

Form: 44-4

King William Rufus⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: C Gordon

6/4

Diamond Boy gelding who shaped well when runner-up in a Plumpton bumper (17.8f, soft) 3 months ago, a patient ride no disadvantage in what was a well-run race. Serious shout of going one place better here.

Form: 2

Norn Iron

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: O Sherwood

20/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, fair maiden jumper (stayed 21f), half-sister to very smart hurdler (stayed 2½m) Blue Heron.

Form:

Rangatira Jack

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan| T: Miss L Blackford

100/1

£14,500 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Dam (h120) 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Likely outsider.

Form:

Steel Ally⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: S Thomas

7/1

Showed plenty when runner-up at Chepstow in October but disappointed bearing in mind that promise when mid-field at Wincanton (15.2f, good to soft) on Boxing Day. May well get back on track after a break.

Form: 25

Sunset On Fire

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

14/1

€85,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Drumlee Sunset and fair hurdler Land League, stayed 21f. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

The Jukebox Man¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Luca Morgan| T: B Pauling

9/2

£70,000 4-y-o, Ask gelding. Successful sole start in Irish points (Nov 20) so he's one to look out for, especially if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 1

Endless Supply¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

14/1

£60,000 4-y-o, Westerner mare. Dam, poor maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m), half-sister to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Limestone Rock. Third sole start in Irish points (Nov 13) so one for the shortlist.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Stancheski¹⁵⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: A G Newcombe J: Harry Kimber

Forecasts

King William Rufus (6/4), The Jukebox Man (9/2), Gidleigh Park (6/1), Steel Ally (7/1), Endless Supply (14/1), Good Friday Fairy (14/1), Sunset On Fire (14/1), Delgany Bobby Blue (18/1), Norn Iron (20/1), Isocrate (25/1), Grand Escaparde (25/1), Rangatira Jack (100/1), Stancheski (100/1)

With plenty making their Rules debut the market will no doubt prove informative. However, KING WILLIAM RUFUS shaped with plenty of promise when runner-up in a Plumpton bumper 3 months ago and with that form proving strong, Chris Gordon's charge is fancied to go a place better. Endless Supply, The Jukebox Man and Delgany Bobby Blue are just a handful of possible alternatives.