14:30 Chepstow

Saturday 9 January 2021

All11:4512:1712:5013:2513:5814:3015:1015:50

Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 4m 1.10s

1^st

Witness Protection

811-5

9/2

T: M KeighleyJ: James Best

Chased leader, led before 3 out, ridden when not fluent last, hard pressed flat, found more to hold 2nd towards finish op 10/3

2^nd

Can You Call

610-12

9/4f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, every chance flat, held towards finish op 10/3

3^rd

1 ¾

Sheldon

510-12

12/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (3)

Mid-division, not much room bend after 1st, headway before 3 out, 3rd when mistake 2 out, mistake last, edged right towards finish, stayed on op 18/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

3 ½

Easy As That

610-12

5/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: G Sheehan

Not always fluent, led, clear before 2nd, reduced lead 3rd, headed before 3 out, 4th and held last op 7/4

5^th

5 ½

Whatya On About

610-12

80/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Held up towards rear, stayed on from 2 out, never near leaders op 50/1

6^th

3 ½

Neon Moon

510-12

6/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, some headway before 3 out, no impression from next, kept on op 8/1 tchd 5/1

7^th

Valentine's Turf

610-12

300/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Mid-division, closed before 3rd, lost place 3 out, soon weakened op 250/1 tchd 400/1

8^th

Imperial Esprit

710-12

33/1

T: H FryJ: P J Brennan

Held up towards rear, pulled hard, modest 8th 3 out, no chance op 25/1

9^th

Thundersockssundae

610-12

125/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, soon lost place, not fluent 2nd, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 100/1

10^th

Revels Hill

610-12

8/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, lost place on inside after 5th, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 7/1

11^th

Paddy's Return

510-12

125/1

T: P & M BowenJ: T J O'Brien

Always behind, tailed off op 100/1

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Non-Runners

Gastara⁵⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: J Farrelly J: Non Runner

Brave Gozzy²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£1.50, £1.30, £2.40EX:£19.40Trifecta:£101.50SF:£15.42Swingers:£2.80, £7.40, £5.40

Forecasts

Can You Call (9/4), Easy As That (5/2), Witness Protection (9/2), Neon Moon (6/1), Revels Hill (8/1), Sheldon (12/1), Imperial Esprit (33/1), Brave Gozzy (50/1), Whatya On About (80/1), Thundersockssundae (125/1), Paddy's Return (125/1), Valentine's Turf (300/1)

After a ready success at Stratford, WITNESS PROTECTION went down narrowly to a gutsy sort at Wetherby last time and, with the drop in trip unlikely to pose too many problems, he's fancied to get back to winning ways. Point winner Revels Hill should strip fitter for his hurdling debut, so he's regarded as a danger along with Can You Call.