Chepstow Country & Western Raceday 7th June Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

€50,000 3-y-o, £92,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to fair 2m hurdle winner Barrabooka. Dam unraced sister to top-class hurdler/very smart chaser (winner up to 21f) Oscar Whisky. Runner-up in an Irish point in the spring and transferred to a leading yard.

Form: 2-

Maximum Offers³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: Jamie Snowden| BF

€40,000 3-y-o, £105,000 4-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to multiple jumps winner in USA Two's Company and useful hurdler/chaser Scorpion Sid. Runner-up only outing in Irish points in November 2023 and strong in the betting, he was placed again in a Carlisle bumper a month ago.

Form: 2-3

Pure Blue^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryan Carver| T: J Scott

€130,000 Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2m hurdle winner An Tobar and dual bumper winner/useful hurdler Elle Est Belle. Had a breathing op before debut and fitted with a tongue tie, he weakened out of it over C&D in November.

Form: 0

Limerick Lass

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball

€26,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to useful hurdle winner/smart chase winner Allart and fairly useful hurdler Sweet Adare. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Douglas Hyde⁶⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: Miss R Curtis J: Non Runner

Pillar The Poet²⁵²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: Dr R Newland & J Insole J: Oliver Boyden

Steal The Moves²²³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: Mrs E Bishop J: James Best

Wannabe

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: T Lacey J: Stan Sheppard

Forecasts

Giantsgrave (6/4), Maximum Offers (3/1), Limerick Lass (7/2), Douglas Hyde (4/1), Wannabe (6/1), Steal The Moves (14/1), Pillar The Poet (25/1), Pure Blue (33/1)

GIANTSGRAVE fetched £92,000 following his runner-up effort in a point and, having been sent to Dan Skelton, he's sure to be very well prepared for this. He receives the vote in favour of newcomer Wannabe.