14:45 Chepstow

Saturday 12 October 2019

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Gent Transport And Warehousing 45th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 4m 1.70s

1^st

Speed Company

610-4

7/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in last pair, smooth headway approaching 2 out chased leaders led approaching last, quickened clear run-in op 4/1

2^nd

4 ½

Quoi De Neuf

510-12

4/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders on inside, hit 3 out, led before next, ridden and headed approaching last, not pace of winner run-in op 5/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

1 ½

Highest Sun

511-7

15/8f

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3)

Raced keenly in 5th, headway on outside approaching 3 out, 2nd after next, ridden to challenge before last, hung left in 3rd and held when mistake last op 5/2

4^th

Crooks Peak

611-6

4/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out, every chance next, weakened before last op 7/2

5^th

Louis' Vac Pouch

711-12

20/1

T: Henry OliverJ: J McGrath

Held up in rear, struggling before 3 out, kept on run-in, never near to challenge op 16/1

6^th

River Bray

611-4

33/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: C Gethings

Raced wide, led, went clear 4 out until before next, headed before 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 25/1

7^th

Howling Milan

511-5

9/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leader, awkward 2nd, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened quickly op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1

8^th

Generous Day

710-3

20/1

T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies

Tracked leaders and keen, hit 4 out, weakened 2 out tchd 16/1

9^th

Gortroe Joe

710-12

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly, held up in 6th, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Teqany³⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Peter The Mayo Man³⁹⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Diamond Guy⁵²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: H Cobden

Northofthewall²³²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£1.80, £1.50, £1.30EX:£26.60Trifecta:£143.50Tricast:£73.98SF:£34.98Swingers:£1.80, £3.50, £3.00

Forecasts

Highest Sun (15/8), Quoi De Neuf (4/1), Crooks Peak (4/1), Teqany (11/2), Diamond Guy (6/1), Speed Company (7/1), Howling Milan (9/1), Gortroe Joe (14/1), Peter The Mayo Man (14/1), Northofthewall (16/1), Louis' Vac Pouch (20/1), Generous Day (20/1), River Bray (33/1)

Colin Tizzard's HIGHEST SUN looks to have sound claims from a reduced mark here with Jonjo O'Neill further easing his burden. He ran into some good horses last season and has winning C&D form in his locker already, which should count for plenty. There are lots of dangers, with Crooks Peak likely to fair better under positive tactics and the likes of Quoi De Neuf and Gortroe Joe capable of better things. The long-absent Diamond Guy needs monitoring on his comeback.

Highest Sun
Crooks Peak
Quoi De Neuf

Previous Winners

2018

Ballymoy

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: D A Jacob | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,346.002nd: £3,625.003rd: £1,813.004th: £906.00