15:10 Chepstow

Monday 9 November 2020

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Don't Put Bodhi In The Corner Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 12.1s

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Financier^t²⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: R Johnson| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 135| D

14/1

Proved a totally different proposition after a breathing op (also in tongue tie) when winning 2m Ludlow maiden in February. Was found out in a better race at Stratford and now tries handicaps.

Form: 305/P13-

Anemoi²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington| OR: 133| D

5/2

Justified good support on the back of a second win operation/18 months off in 11-runner handicap hurdle at Wetherby (2m) 26 days ago. Not short of physical scope, so should take to chasing.

Form: 11330/1

Coconut Splash³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T J O'Brien| T: Evan Williams| OR: 131| D

4/1

Opened his account in decisive fashion in 2m novice at Wetherby in January and very much appeals as the type to make a better chaser (winning Irish pointer). Opening mark could prove lenient.

Form: 1/2F1-

Garry Clermont²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 131| D

16/5

Point/bumper winner who landed 2 Ludlow novice hurdles last winter. Shaped well switched to chasing at Carlisle last month, closing when making chance-ending mistake 2 out. Sure to improve.

Form: 31315-6

Vado Forte²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R T Dunne| T: T Lacey| OR: 130| D

6/1

Still searching for a first win over fences but ran another fine race when third of 11 in handicap chase at Wetherby (15.2f) on last month's return. Should remain competitive off his current mark.

Form: 43332-3

Zambezi Fix¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Robert Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 127| D

80/1

Fairly useful 2m winning hurdler who offered something to work on sent chasing when third in Tramore maiden (21f) in July. Left Gordon Elliott for £32,000 later that month and is entitled to improve.

Form: 4351-03

Butterwick Brook²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 122

20/1

Getaway gelding who showed a good attitude to land 12-runner Taunton novice hurdle (19f) in January. Not disgraced under a penalty at Exeter the following month and ought to make a chaser.

Form: 04314-

Crealion⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR: 130

18/1

Winner of a big-field juvenile in France. Ran below that level on yard debut at Wetherby but much more like it when fifth in 4-y-o event at Compiegne last time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 517-5

Glajou²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 125

8/1

Fair ex-French hurdler. Ran much better than on his British debut when second in a Newton Abbot novice (16.8f) last month and appeals as the type to make a chaser.

Form: 55337-2

Non-Runners

Shut The Box³⁸

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: C Gordon J: Tom Cannon

Forecasts

Anemoi (5/2), Garry Clermont (16/5), Coconut Splash (4/1), Vado Forte (6/1), Glajou (8/1), Financier (14/1), Shut The Box (14/1), Crealion (18/1), Butterwick Brook (20/1), Zambezi Fix (80/1)

COCONUT SPLASH is a lightly-raced winning hurdler who very much appeals as the type to make a better chaser given his pointing background, so he's strongly fancied to prove his opening mark in this sphere a lenient one. Garry Clermont was perhaps unlucky not to win on his Carlisle chasing bow and rates a sure-fire improver, while Anemoi also has the physical scope to take well to fences.