15:09 Chepstow

Saturday 4 December 2021

All11:3812:1212:4713:2213:5714:3215:0915:45

Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:09 | Winning time: 4m 5.9s

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Selected odds by:

Libberty Hunter³⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: K Brogan⁽³⁾| T: B Eckley| D

6/1

Belied a huge price to finish an encouraging third in a Hereford bumper and put that experience to good use when making all there. Sets the standard under a penalty but off 12 months.

Form: 31-

Bobalot^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Jones| T: Ben Clarke

22/1

£16,000 3-y-o, Camelot gelding. Dam 11f winner who stayed 13f. Wears tongue strap.

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Gabriel's Getaway^t1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Honeyball| BF

28/1

Getaway gelding. Seventh of 9 in bumper (5/2) at Ffos Las (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 37 days ago, doing too much too soon. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 7

Hurricane Deal

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: S Thomas

4/1

Hurricane Cat gelding. Half-brother to 6 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Optimus Prime, stays 2½m, and 17f hurdle winner Optimax. Dam 1m winner. Likely type.

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Johnny Boy^t1⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: David Prichard⁽⁵⁾| T: Claire Harris

125/1

£7,500 3-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Hooded, tenth of 12 in bumper (50/1) at Worcester (16f, soft) on NH debut 58 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Mahon Point²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien

9/2

Kayf Tara gelding. Showed a bit when fifth of 13 in bumper at Tipperary for Donnchadh Doyle. Won sole start in points (May 16) and promises to improve for new yard.

Form: 5-1

Marty Byrde

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Best| T: J L Flint

22/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Iontach Cheval. Dam bumper winner.

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Maskia¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson

100/1

€65,000 3-y-o, £16,000 4-y-o, Masked Marvel gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Rasique. Unplaced completed starts in Irish points (May 29 latest).

Form: P-44

Pachacuti

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe

11/4

€52,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam (c109/h132), 2m-23f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Shantou Flyer. One to note.

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Rebel Intentions

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

12/1

€6,500 3-y-o, Aiken gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Laurel View and fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Flaming Gorge.

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Rocambolas

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

25/1

€38,000 3-y-o, Muhtathir gelding. Dam, maiden over jumps, out of half-sister to smart but temperamental hurdler (stayed 3m) Westender.

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Russies Dream²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Down

66/1

Dream Eater gelding. Ninth of 11 in bumper (40/1) at Wincanton (15.2f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago. Will probably need more time.

Form: 9

Serious Charges²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: A J Honeyball

7/1

£85,000 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Closely related to a winner, and half-brother to fair hurdler Cosa Ban and modest hurdler Urban Dusk. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Apr 10).

Form: 2-

The Generous Joker²⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Lucy Gardner| T: Mrs S Gardner

40/1

Le Fou gelding. 22/1, ninth of 12 in bumper at Kempton (16f, slow) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Probably one for later on.

Form: 9-

Bilingual

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Alan Johns| T: V R A Dartnall

20/1

1,500 gns 3-y-o, Le Havre filly. Dam, maiden on Flat (stayed 1½m), half-sister to fairly useful but unreliable hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Heron Bay.

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Forecasts

Pachacuti (11/4), Hurricane Deal (4/1), Mahon Point (9/2), Libberty Hunter (6/1), Serious Charges (7/1), Rebel Intentions (12/1), Bilingual (20/1), Marty Byrde (22/1), Bobalot (22/1), Rocambolas (25/1), Gabriel's Getaway (28/1), The Generous Joker (40/1), Russies Dream (66/1), Maskia (100/1), Johnny Boy (125/1)

MAHON POINT showed ability on his sole run in Ireland before winning a point in May. He promises to improve for this yard so earns the vote. Libberty Hunter sets the standard under a penalty returning from 12 months off, with Hurricane Deal, Pachacuti and Serious Charges making most appeal of the newcomers before market clues.