13:22 Chepstow

Friday 9 October 2026

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

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 16y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:23  |   Winning time: 4m 5.76s
1st
Horse silk
3
Cooltobecareless
511-0
1/1f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Travelled strongly, prominent, pressed leader 3 out, smooth headway to lead before 2 out, ridden and went clear before last, stayed on strongly op 6/5 tchd 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
13
7
Herbies Sock
410-13
9/2
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, soon ridden, went third 2 out, chased winner but outpaced before last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
Kind Intention
511-7
9/1
T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste
Midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, switched and going okay 2 out, soon pushed along, kept on and went third run-in, no danger op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
King's Scholar
511-12
2/1
T: O MurphyJ: Tom Hutsby (10)
Wore earplugs to post, prominent, in touch with leaders 3 out, briefly chased winner approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace before last, no extra and lost third run-in op 7/4
5th
Horse silk
21
10
Poets Pearl
410-6
200/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Midfield, in touch 3 out, ridden when not fluent 2 out, plugged on same pace tchd 150/1
6th
Horse silk
16
4
No Hard Feelings
611-0
66/1
T: M SheppardJ: G Sheehan
Took keen hold, pressed for lead 3 out, headed and not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and weakened op 50/1 tchd 100/1
7th
Horse silk
½
6
Goliath Flight
410-13
100/1
T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd
Midfield, in touch 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out op 66/1 tchd 50/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
9
Lady Bam
510-7
11/1
T: T EllisJ: Jack Andrews
Held up in rear, minor headway and ridden before 3 out, no impression 2 out op 12/1 tchd 14/1
9th
Horse silk
26
5
Teletime
511-0
500/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon
Not always fluent, midfield, ridden and tailed off before 3 out op 250/1
10th
Horse silk
26
8
Jubilee Jack
410-13
500/1
T: H DickinJ: Tabitha Worsley
Not always fluent, always behind op 250/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £1.70, £1.70EX:£8.50Trifecta:£43.30SF:£7.15Swingers:£1.70, £2.90, £6.50

Forecasts

Cooltobecareless (1/1), King's Scholar (2/1), Herbies Sock (9/2), Kind Intention (9/1), Lady Bam (11/1), No Hard Feelings (66/1), Goliath Flight (100/1), Poets Pearl (200/1), Teletime (500/1), Jubilee Jack (500/1)

Verdict

COOLTOBECARLESS was value for extra when landing a Fakenham bumper in February prior to shaping much better than the distance beaten suggests in a Grade 2 at Aintree on final outing. He makes plenty of appeal now switching to hurdling, especially having run well at this meeting 12 months earlier and given that he's in receipt of weight from the doubly penalised King's Scholar, who does have a 10-lb claimer on again. Herbies Sock, a point winner in April, has joined a respected yard.

  1. COOLTOBECARELESS (IRE)
  2. KING'S SCHOLAR (IRE)
  3. HERBIES SOCK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Frontier Prince
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 4
J: J J Burke  |  T: F O'Brien
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00

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