October 14 / 17.22 Chepstow

17.22

Good To Soft

Unibet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Unibet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
160,000euros 3yo; tenth foal; half-brother to four French winners including Santa Bamba (useful 1m7f-2m4f hurdle/chase; dam of high-class 2m1f-3m1f hurdle winner De Bon Coeur) and Pentacle (2m1f-2m3f hurdle/chase); dam runner-up over 1m1f in France; top yard has won this five times in ten years.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

17:15 Ayr

Kap Boy

11st 13lb

J: Tom Hutsby

T: Olly Murphy

Won a bumper for Paul Nicholls and added a 2m4f handicap at Perth in October (soft) on his first run for Olly Murphy; ran well afterwards over 2m5f, and 3m was perhaps too far when last seen three months ago; he could be handicapped on the high side but capable of having some say.

7/1

9th

13

18th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Windsor

Kap Boy

10st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Solid record (over 2m4f/2m5f) since joining new stable and switched to handicaps, winning at Perth then placed at Cheltenham and Kempton; has given the impression this new trip is worth exploring; in the mix.

9/1

2

21st Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:10 Perth

Kap Boy

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

0-4 over hurdles for Paul Nicholls last season but signed off for him with pretty good second in Ffos Las maiden (2m4f, soft) in April and might have more to offer in handicaps for Olly Murphy this term (same owner).

3/1

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10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of an Irish point (3m, yielding) in April, beating Wet The Shamrock who was only sixth of ten at Worcester on Thursday; probably best watched.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

8

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:30 Cartmel

Mistymal

10st 11lb

J: James Bowen

T: Tim Vaughan

Form of October 2024's Hereford chase debut win (3m1f, good) has been consolidated rather than improved upon; fair record after long absences but realistically needs the wind surgery since last seen to elicit improvement.

10/1

5

5th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

18:45 Ffos Las

Mistymal

11st 2lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Scored at Hereford (3m1f, good) in October and ended last season with a pretty good third over that C&D; not always one to rely upon heavily but enters calculations.

5/1

Form: 7-

Last run: 198 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£6,000 3yo; 40-1 when tailed off on heavy ground at Taunton and has to rate an unlikely winner of this.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

18:20 Uttoxeter

Getuptheyard

10st 12lb

J: David Noonan

T: Nigel Hawke

Maiden who fell in consecutive chases last autumn and was tailed off in 3m handicap hurdle on latest outing in November; has something to prove after a layoff; had wind surgery in March.

9/1

2

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:07 Huntingdon

Getuptheyard

11st 6lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

0-13 over hurdles but was runner-up three consecutive times in the spring (2m3f-2m7f, good); in contention for a place behind a handicap blot before penultimate-fence fall on last month's chasing debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good); good chance here if his confidence has not been dented.

4/1

Form: 2

Last run: 146 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Horse

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled clear of the third when 4l behind a useful winner on good ground at Stratford and the time was okay; likely contender with that experience behind him.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price
No Results Found

Non-runners

Brechin Castle, Don Occhetti, Albie Littlewood

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.40
Straight Forecast £2.38
Trifecta £3.00

Selections

RP RATINGS:

King Of Tara

Telegraph:

Brechin Castle

SPOTLIGHT:

Kap Boy

POSTDATA:

Kap Boy

The Times:

Kap Boy

TOPSPEED:

King Of Tara

WEST COUNTRY:

King Of Tara

The Guardian:

King Of Tara

Daily Mail:

King Of Tara

The Sun:

King Of Tara

Daily Record:

King Of Tara

D Express:

Brechin Castle

Daily Mirror:

Brechin Castle

The Star:

Brechin Castle