13:22 Chepstow

Friday 10 October 2025

All13:2213:5714:3215:1215:4316:1716:5517:30

Wasdell Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 4m 2.37s

Fasol^p,t¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 116| D

5/2

Useful winning stayer on the Flat in France. Deservedly opened hurdles account at Taunton in March. Ended season with good third in Sandown handicap and looks the one to beat on return.

Form: 229123-

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Call Me Legend¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

28/1

Lightly raced in points, with one placing to show from it, but justified favouritism in a weak bumper at Newton Abbot in April. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P/531-

Getaway Sam³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R Patrick| T: M Sheppard

150/1

Green when fifth of 11 in bumper at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft, 9/2) on NH debut. Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Nigel Twiston-Davies.

Form: 5-

Harry Bright²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell⁽³⁾| T: D Skelton

100/1

Made little impact in a brace of bumpers and never a threat both starts over hurdles.

Form: 6564-

Jaja Jimmy^t²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss J S Davis

125/1

Modest form in bumpers.

Form: 635-

Karonacho²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

11/1

€200,000 purchase who produced a promising first effort when second of 11 at Uttoxeter bumper in November. Disappointed at Chepstow 4 months later but still early days.

Form: 26-

Kaviar Wood¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

250/1

£5,000 5-y-o, Nom De D'la gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser who became ungenuine (stayed 2¾m) New Entic. Maiden pointer, fourth last time (Apr 2025).

Form: PP2334-

Little Ledgend¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

20/1

Fair form when placed in bumpers at Ascot and Wetherby, conceding first run on latter occasion. Given a considerate introduction to hurdling when seventh at Ffos Las in April and likely to improve.

Form: 4/327-

Matty's Getaway³⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

5/1

£40,000 3-y-o, £60,000 5-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chase winner Glen Cannel. Won completed start in Irish points (Dec 2024).

Form: PF1-

Bombay Pete¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

250/1

Held in third when falling at the last on point debut in February. Fifth of 10 in bumper (18/1) at Worcester (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 150 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F-5

Frontier Prince¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| D

3/1

Placed in bumpers at Ludlow and Wincanton before coming good at Kempton (soft) in February. Shaped promisingly sent over hurdles when just failing at Uttoxeter in May and likely to go one better soon.

Form: 2317-2

Louis Veron

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

20/1

£72,000 3-y-o, Karaktar gelding. Half-brother to French chasers Extra Lida and Happyboum Lida. Dam unraced half-sister to useful French hurdler/chaser (17f-23f winner) Rhialco. Newcomer to note.

Form:

Rapid Mission⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Callum Pritchard⁽⁵⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 87

150/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 12.5f) but showed little in 4 starts over hurdles last term.

Form: 5679-

Tread Carefully¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

10/3

€50,000 Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdlers in France Dancing Roque and Fleur de La Roque. 13/2, shaped like a stayer when second of 13 in bumper at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 2-

Unjeu Royal¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| D

11/1

Overcame inexperience to make a winning debut at Southwell (soft) in February. That form is nothing special and shaped as if amiss in Grade 2 bumper at Aintree in April.

Form: 1P-

Forecasts

Fasol (5/2), Frontier Prince (3/1), Tread Carefully (10/3), Matty's Getaway (5/1), Karonacho (11/1), Unjeu Royal (11/1), Louis Veron (20/1), Little Ledgend (20/1), Call Me Legend (28/1), Harry Bright (100/1), Jaja Jimmy (125/1), Rapid Mission (150/1), Getaway Sam (150/1), Bombay Pete (250/1), Kaviar Wood (250/1)

FRONTIER PRINCE conceded first run when just failing to make a winning hurdles debut at Uttoxeter and can find the required improvement to beat Fasol, who sets the standard under a penalty. Louis Veron is a newcomer to note for the Skeltons.