13:20 Chepstow

Thursday 25 February 2021

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Pertemps Network EMEA Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 5m 11.7s

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Selected odds by:

Albert Hucklebuck⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Johnson| T: C Gordon

50/1

Showed plenty of promise when runner-up on only start in bumpers, but offered little on Plumpton hurdle debut 3 months later and likely to be brought along steadily now.

Form: 26

Balinesker Beach^t1⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Best| T: Jack Barber

250/1

£55,000 Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Time Is Time. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 35f) Cappa Bleu. Failed to complete all point starts.

Form: FP-P

Champagne Rhythm³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 125| BF

6/4

Promise in bumpers and fairly useful form over hurdles, placed all 4 starts in maidens, latest over C&D 36 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 252223

Gulliver Collonges⁹

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

20/1

Produced a promising first effort when third of 13 in a Fontwell bumper in November, but pulled up sharply a circuit out on Carlisle hurdling debut last week.

Form: 3P

Kingsplace^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 120

9/2

Fair maiden hurdler who ran below form back in maiden company at Hereford last time. Cheekpieces back on but every chance he'll find this test too sharp again.

Form: 29/24-65

Lanspark⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Adrian Heskin| T: C L Tizzard

40/1

Milan gelding who looks to be being brought along gradually and will do better somewhere down the line.

Form: 45

Profile Picture^h1⁶⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Jones⁽³⁾| T: G Harris

150/1

£15,000 5-y-o, Sans Frontieres gelding. Dam (h88), maiden hurdler, 9.6f winner on Flat. Placed in points at second attempt last time (May 2019).

Form: P/2-

Red Lion Lad²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

6/1

€155,000 buy after winning sole outing in Irish points. Failed to progress from his hurdling debut when only sixth of 12 in 2½m Ffos Las novice 3 weeks ago, but it remains early days.

Form: 1-36

Russian Invasion²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Du Plessis

50/1

Runner-up in point but little impact in 2 novice hurdles.

Form: 27-P

Sixteen Letters³⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: K Woollacott

28/1

Multiple point winner (runner-up when last seen 11 months ago) but could only manage a fair fourth in Cheltenham hunter when last seen under Rules. Likely up against it.

Form: 21/4222-

Sixty Dollars More⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard

20/1

Down the field in Ascot bumper/Exeter maiden hurdle, though did make some headway from midfield home turn last time. Up in trip.

Form: 95

Paris Dixie⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: James Bowen| T: N J HendersonWS

5/1

Bumper winner for Julie Camacho and encouraging hurdling/stable debut when collared late in a mares' novice over C&D in October. Disappointing at Wincanton next time but has since had a wind op.

Form: 0331/25

Strike Hollow⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

9/1

Didn't go without promise in bumpers for previous yards and made an encouraging start over hurdles after a layoff when second at Lingfield. Fell first at Bangor next time, so remains with potential.

Form: 155/7-2F

Non-Runners

Bellamys Belle⁷⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: M S Wilesmith J: Stan Sheppard

Forecasts

Champagne Rhythm (6/4), Kingsplace (9/2), Paris Dixie (5/1), Red Lion Lad (6/1), Strike Hollow (9/1), Gulliver Collonges (20/1), Sixty Dollars More (20/1), Sixteen Letters (28/1), Lanspark (40/1), Albert Hucklebuck (50/1), Russian Invasion (50/1), Profile Picture (150/1), Bellamys Belle (150/1), Balinesker Beach (250/1)

CHAMPAGNE RHYTHM is proving expensive to follow but he does set the standard and is worth one more chance. Paris Dixie may get her career back on track after a wind operation/break, while it's still early days for Red Lion Lad.