13:40 Chepstow

Friday 22 November 2024

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:59

Chris Boutcher Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 3m 52.75s

Windsurfer³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case| OR: 113| D

3/1

Signs of ability both starts in bumpers and confirmed promise of hurdling debut as he got off the mark 5 months later in 8-runner novice hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) 5 weeks ago, making all. Carries a penalty and every chance he will step forward again.

Form: 77-31

As Good As Can Be¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Noonan| T: Miss C Dyson

150/1

Milan gelding who hails from a good family but looks limited on early evidence, tailed-off ninth of 10 in bumper at Worcester (16f, good) 5 months ago. Best watched on hurdling debut.

Form: FP0-9

Atlantic Power¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs R Ford

200/1

Placed on last of 3 starts in Irish points but tailed off in bumper/maiden hurdle in recent weeks. Can only be watched.

Form: FP3-08

Byzantium²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BFWS

11/10

Won on his only Flat start in France in autumn 2023 and having joined a top yard, moved into the race encouragingly only to be outstayed when second of 13 in novice hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, soft) back in March. Open to improvement, he could take some stopping if ready to roll (had a wind op).

Form: 2-

Shade Of Winter^h1²³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

10/1

Finished last of 2 finishers in an Irish point and looked green on his Rules debut when second of 4 in bumper at this C&D (soft) in April. Hood goes on for hurdling debut and market should guide expectations.

Form: 22-

The Winslow Boy³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds| OR: 110

3/1

Has shown promise in a bumper over hurdles, matching the better of his efforts from last season after 7 months off when third of 11 in novice at Worcester (16f, heavy) just over 5 weeks ago. Handicaps over further after this likely to be more suitable.

Form: 5/49-3

V Power¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Harrison| T: T Faulkner

150/1

Fair on the Flat (stays 1¾m) but has run well below that level on both recent hurdles starts.

Form: 99

As Fast As Wind^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed| T: Daisy Hitchins

50/1

Fair maiden at best on the Flat in Ireland (stays 1½m) and caught the eye making late gains from an impossible position sent hurdling after 8 weeks off at Exeter last month. Failed to repeat that fitted with a hood 17 days later and others look far more obvious.

Form: 79

Ballyhiho³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: D J Jeffreys

200/1

Placed on 2 of 4 starts in Irish points but has made an unpromising start to career under Rules, showing nothing in novice/maiden hurdle last month.

Form: 2P7-200

Bellever Tor¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁷⁾| T: P Gundry

250/1

Showed nothing when tailed off in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) on debut earlier in the month.

Form: 8

Tillaway^h³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Houlihan| T: T R George

9/1

Stepped up from debut when third of 11 in bumper at Wexford in May. Failed to improve tried hooded on her first outing since leaving S. Michael Millar at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) 5 weeks ago and attentions are now switched to hurdles.

Form: 4-35

Non-Runners

Chesh¹²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: A J Honeyball J: Rex Dingle

Diskatek¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Non Runner

Jumbo Mills¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: C J Todd

Out Out¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Byzantium (11/10), The Winslow Boy (3/1), Windsurfer (3/1), Diskatek (4/1), Out Out (7/1), Tillaway (9/1), Shade Of Winter (10/1), Jumbo Mills (16/1), Chesh (20/1), As Fast As Wind (50/1), V Power (150/1), As Good As Can Be (150/1), Ballyhiho (200/1), Atlantic Power (200/1), Bellever Tor (250/1)

A big field but plenty of deadwood in this novice, BYZANTIUM selected to build on his hurdling debut second at Taunton back in the spring having had a breathing operation prior to his return. Windsurfer opened his account 5 months on from his hurdling debut at Uttoxeter recently, so he heads up the dangers carrying a penalty, with Diskatek and The Winslow Boy taken to fight out minor honours.