14:50 Chepstow

Friday 5 February 2021

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Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 6m 43.6s

Young Buck^p1,t⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 133| BF| D

4/5

Point winner who looked very useful prospect when ready scorer of 3m1f Hereford novice hurdle. Didn't jump so well when beaten at odds-on there since but cheekpieces on now and remains with potential.

Form: 1/3-12

Big Chief

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke

66/1

Westerner gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Stilletto and fairly useful hurdler Small Farm. Dam winning pointer. Appeals on paper but this is no easy introduction.

Form:

Cap St Vincent⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 122

11/2

Fairly useful winning chaser who wasn't disgraced over hurdles on his return when fourth in Wincanton novice (21.4f). Kept to smaller obstacles here so needs to step forward now.

Form: 8461P-4

Connard^t³⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: R Patrick| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 120

66/1

Remains with one standout effort over fences when third at Gowran almost 2 years ago. Little show both starts in 2019/20 and has left Arthur Moore so lots to prove for new yard after 11 months off.

Form: F736/6P-

Lies About Milan⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 127| D

5/2

Lightly-raced point winner. Promising runner-up in 3m Huntingdown maiden on chasing bow last winter but has twice failed to back it up this term. Not ruled out if return to hurdling sparks resurgence.

Form: 1222-46

Morpet¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: M G Nolan| T: C J Gray| D

250/1

Form: R51/U48

Ranieri²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Miss R Curtis| D

14/1

Winning pointer who shaped encouragingly when third on Rules debut in Hereford novice (25.5f) but offered little here 27 days ago. Place claims if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: PPP1-30

Russian Invasion⁴⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Du Plessis

50/1

Runner-up in point but off 15 months since remote seventh in novice hurdle at Wetherby (19.7f) on NH debut for Jonjo O'Neill. Lots on his plate for new yard.

Form: 27-

Young O'Leary³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: David Prichard⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Hawke

20/1

Placed in points and (22/1) showed some ability when debut fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Taunton (19f, heavy) 37 days ago. Goes up in trip now but this demands major improvement.

Form: 55P22-4

Wind Tor³²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁷⁾| T: P Gundry| D

22/1

Midnight Legend mare. Dam, bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Crack On. Point winner but this is a very tough first ask.

Form: 12/1P13-

Non-Runners

Wouldubewell¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Thomas Bellamy

Forecasts

Young Buck (4/5), Lies About Milan (5/2), Wouldubewell (5/2), Cap St Vincent (11/2), Ranieri (14/1), Young O'Leary (20/1), Wind Tor (22/1), Russian Invasion (50/1), Connard (66/1), Big Chief (66/1), Morpet (250/1)

An uncompetitive novice in which YOUNG BUCK is fancied to get back on track after his odds-on Hereford reverse with the cheekpieces expected to help Paul Nicholls' potentially useful stayer. Lies About Milan has cut little ice in two chasing runs this season but has the form to have a say back in this sphere with Ranieri also in with a shout if shrugging off a modest effort here last time.

YOUNG BUCK (IRE)
LIES ABOUT MILAN (IRE)
RANIERI (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Blackjack Kentucky

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 7

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

10/11

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00