October 26 / 15.45 Chepstow

15.45

Good To Soft

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  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 5455-1 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Didn't live up to expectations last season but, with the benefit of wind surgery, started to put matters right with quite decisive C&D win 19 days ago; 4lb rise looks very fair and easier ground of no concern; major contender; takes a keen hold.
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3rd

1

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 3

18:15 Hexham

Sonigino

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Useful hurdler with 6-22 strike-rate; beat sole other finisher by 16l on chasing debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good) four weeks ago; that form is not easy to read but he jumped soundly and should go well again.

13/8

1st

2

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

15:25 Fakenham

Sonigino

11st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Very useful hurdler with 6-22 strike-rate; has shown his form on only one of three starts since returning from a long absence this season, when close third at Sandown (2m4f, good) two starts ago, but has obvious claims if on song for this chasing debut.

11/8

10th

6

1st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:40 Musselburgh

Sonigino

11st 1lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Ended 2023-24 season in poor form and had 596 days off before this term; Sandown (2m4f) on latest start was promising, though, as he didn't get the best of runs but kept on well to be a close third of ten; unraced beyond 2m5f but that latest performance makes him interesting.

9/2

7/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 13302- D BF

Last run: 191 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at Cheltenham in March and then when odds-on at Fakenham but had earlier shown good form in classy juvenile hurdles; could well pick up the thread, back from six months off.
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3rd

1

18th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

13:00 Exeter

Forever William

11st 4lb

J: Fergus Gillard

T: Dan Skelton

didn't always jump with fluency, led, headed when not fluent 2nd, reminders when lost second after 7th, struggling from 9th, weakened before 4 out

11/8

3rd

1

18th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

13:00 Exeter

Forever William

11st 4lb

J: Fergus Gillard

T: Dan Skelton

didn't always jump with fluency, led, headed when not fluent 2nd, reminders when lost second after 7th, struggling from 9th, weakened before 4 out

11/8

Form: 5230F- D

Last run: 191 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Yet to win in Britain but has been runner-up five times, including over fences; absent since a heavy fall in a chase here in April; faces a few questions but has run well after a break.
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2nd

2

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Zambezi Fix

12st 0lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Has been struggling for form since reappearing in October and offered little encouragement on April's return from just over two months off; has come a long way down in the weights and drops into a Class 5, but that's for good reason and he needs to turn things around.

12/1

6th

9

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

14:15 Chepstow

Zambezi Fix

10st 7lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Bernard Llewellyn

All three hurdle wins have come over C&D but he failed to beat a rival here in December and was tailed off again at Ffos Las in January; overall record is now 4-48 and others are preferred.

16/1

6th

4

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Zambezi Fix

11st 11lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Veteran who is normally suited by Chepstow but failed to beat a rival back there last time; not particularly solid on his form this season.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 12/1- D

Last run: 233 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Absent for three years before scrambling home on Briitish debut at Wetherby in March, despite pulling hard; picked up an injury there and not seen since but could still be attractively handicapped off 4lb higher, especially if settling better; shortlisted.
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1st

1

25th May 2024

Soft

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

18:15 Cartmel

Playful Saint

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Three-time hurdle winner who recovered from significant jumping error at penultimate fence to make winning chase debut at Hexham (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago; can cope with today's drop back in trip and is probably still on a workable mark after recent 4lb rise.

2/1

1st

1

25th May 2024

Soft

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

18:15 Cartmel

Playful Saint

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Three-time hurdle winner who recovered from significant jumping error at penultimate fence to make winning chase debut at Hexham (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago; can cope with today's drop back in trip and is probably still on a workable mark after recent 4lb rise.

2/1

Form: /1575- D

Last run: 247 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Good record fresh and won (off 4lb higher) on seasonal debut at Exeter last November; lost his way after and would ideally prefer genuinely soft ground but hard to ignore off this mark.
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4

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

18:20 Hexham

Mack The Man

11st 3lb

J: Mr Kit Alexander

T: N W Alexander

Regressive and inconsistent veteran; seemingly perked up by change of headgear when close second in refitted visor at Perth (2m, good) last month and remains on a very good mark but it's not easy to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again here.

8/1

4

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 3

15:53 Perth

Mack The Man

11st 4lb

J: Mr Kit Alexander

T: N W Alexander

Exposed; goes well on testing ground but latest win (off 10lb higher) was on good ground at Ayr in November (2m) when returning from a break; beaten 20l when eighth over C&D last month (good to soft; blinkers replaced regular visor); visor back on today; well handicapped, but a bit to prove.

33/1

Form: 412-UF D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Wincanton novice winner in March for the Tizzards but has failed to finish in two starts for current trainer; reservations for now.
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8

25th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

15:30 Newton Abbot

Harlem Soul

11st 6lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Syd Hosie

Dual 2m4f chase winner at Wincanton; had dropped to a career-low mark when returning to form with a near miss at Warwick (2m4f, good) and fair chance if following one good run with another.

10/1

2nd

4

30th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:40 Warwick

Harlem Soul

11st 9lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Syd Hosie

Dual 2m4f chase winner (both good to soft) at Wincanton, where six of his best seven efforts have come; handy mark but little encouragement in his recent form.

8/1

4th

1

11th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

Harlem Soul

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Syd Hosie

Won twice over 2m4f in 2022-23 season but was out of form last term and is yet to convince stamina-wise over this sort of trip; drops in grade today but still needs to up his game.

14/1

Form: F25-

Last run: 231 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner; ran well on first two starts over hurdles but rather disappointing when last seen, at Fontwell in March; plenty of time to come good but bit more to prove than some on handicap debut; takes a keen hold.
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5th

1

22nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

15:05 Fontwell

Jaramillo

12st 1lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Won a three-runner contest at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in April but beaten 61l when sixth of seven at Stratford (2m3f, good to firm) five weeks ago; still 6lb higher than his last win and needs to return to form.

8/1

4

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 2

15:57 Stratford

Jaramillo

11st 3lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Warren Greatrex

Came good over fences with easy win in three-runner contest at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in April and stuck to his task pretty well when third of six at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in June; a possible.

5/1

2

29th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:05 Uttoxeter

Jaramillo

11st 1lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

The outsider of three when off the mark over fences at Newton Abbot in April (2m5f, good) and comfortably beat a course specialist; 7lb rise fair given the authority with which he won.

7/2

Non-runners

Jaramillo

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Payout
Exacta £4.90
Straight Forecast £4.84
Trifecta £19.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sonigino

Telegraph:

Jaramillo

The Guardian:

Playful Saint

RP Ratings:

Sonigino

TOPSPEED:

Sonigino

POSTDATA:

Sonigino

WEST COUNTRY:

Sonigino

The Times:

Sonigino

Daily Mail:

Sonigino

D Express:

Sonigino

Daily Mirror:

Sonigino

The Sun:

Sonigino

The Star:

Sonigino

Daily Record:

Sonigino