October 17 / 16.10 Hereford

16.10

Good

Bill Chapman Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 2m 4f 194y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Bill Chapman Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 1P-P41 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won three 2m chases last season (one here) and looked back in prime form when scoring by 4l at Warwick (2m, good) three weeks ago; still on a workable mark after recent 4lb rise and should be okay over today's trip; likely contender.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

6

2nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

12:55 Huntingdon

Ben Buie

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

7-30 over fences; no win last year but ran creditably twice in the autumn before seemingly reluctant to put his best foot forward in the Abaya Du Mathan race at Southwell on latest start; chance if putting that swiftly behind him.

6/1

6th

6

2nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

12:55 Huntingdon

Ben Buie

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

7-30 over fences; no win last year but ran creditably twice in the autumn before seemingly reluctant to put his best foot forward in the Abaya Du Mathan race at Southwell on latest start; chance if putting that swiftly behind him.

6/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: -1355P D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Too inconsistent to be relied upon heavily and comes here after a poor performance over hurdles last month but stayed on well for clearcut chase win off this mark at Worcester (2m4f, good) in May and will be suited by today's ground; can't be ruled out.
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8th

10

15th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Worcester

Sir Jack West

10st 6lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Deborah Cole

C&D winner in 2023 but needed to show more back here in July after a long absence.

25/1

8

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Worcester

Sir Jack West

10st 10lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Deborah Cole

Won off 5lb higher over C&D (good) in May 2023 but absent since Hereford second that October and entitled to benefit from this run.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 311P3- CD

Last run: 194 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner on good ground in February (3m1f/2m5f) and ended last season with very respectable third over C&D (good to soft) in April; resumes on a 1lb lower mark; big player if ready to roll after break.
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10

7th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

20:00 Hereford

Family Pot

10st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Sheila Lewis

Course regular who's struggled in recent times, coming more than a stone down the weights in the past six months; is hard to recommend on recent efforts running from 9lb out of the handicap.

33/1

10

7th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

20:00 Hereford

Family Pot

10st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Sheila Lewis

Course regular who's struggled in recent times, coming more than a stone down the weights in the past six months; is hard to recommend on recent efforts running from 9lb out of the handicap.

33/1

6

14th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

15:32 Hereford

Family Pot

10st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Sheila Lewis

Well suited by Hereford and defied higher marks twice here in February 2023; inconsistent since but this may prove one of his better days, with Sam Twiston-Davies up for first time; interesting.

7/1

Form: 13P4P-

Last run: 196 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner in cheekpieces, more recently at Leicester (2m6f, good to firm) in December; ended last season with some lacklustre efforts and the headgear is missing today but a 196-day break might have done him good.
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6th

7

15th Jan 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

13:37 Hereford

The Boat

10st 5lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Ended last season in poor form and also disappointed on his two starts here in the autumn; on a good mark and suited by this C&D but needs to turn a corner; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

12/1

9th

9

21st Nov 2023

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

15:15 Hereford

The Boat

10st 2lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Ended last season in poor form and made low-key reappearance last month; needs to turn a corner but has conditions to suit here and may be boosted by the refitted cheekpieces (worn for last two wins).

12/1

4th

8

17th Oct 2023

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:10 Hereford

The Boat

10st 12lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Dual chase winner in cheekpieces, more recently at Leicester (2m6f, good to firm) in December; ended last season with some lacklustre efforts and the headgear is missing today but a 196-day break might have done him good.

12/1

Form: 7-6724

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Seemed to excel himself when second of three from a long way out of the handicap at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last month but was grossly flattered by his proximity to idling winner and the form looks somewhat dubious; soundly beaten off correct mark since; others preferred.
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5th

6

17th Oct 2023

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:10 Hereford

Shot Tower

11st 5lb

J: Daryl Jacob

T: Joe Ponting

Seemed to excel himself when second of three from a long way out of the handicap at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last month but was grossly flattered by his proximity to idling winner and the form looks somewhat dubious; soundly beaten off correct mark since; others preferred.

8/1

4th

7

12th Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Worcester

Shot Tower

10st 8lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Joe Ponting

24lb out of the weights when running surprisingly well at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last week, though only three ran and the chances are the bare form flatters him; this should confirm one way or another, but he's 19lb lower this time so has to be taken seriously.

100/30

Form: 362321 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Generally in good form this season, and rallied well to open his account at Bangor (2m4f, soft) a fortnight ago; will be fine on today's faster ground and is evidently in good heart but his poor record on right-handed tracks is a worry here.
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6

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Sinister Minister

10st 10lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Won at Bangor (2m4f, soft) off 3lb higher in October 2023 but out of sorts in four starts since and pulled up in July when possibly finding his stamina stretched by 3m2f; hard to recommend on recent form.

16/1

10

26th Jul 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

17:35 Uttoxeter

Sinister Minister

10st 13lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Largely consistent in early part of last season, and deserved his hard-fought win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in October; fell on reappearance outing in May but last month's Worcester run was not as bad as eventual 39l defeat might suggest, and that outing might have brought him on.

16/1

10th

9

26th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:53 Worcester

Sinister Minister

11st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Largely consistent in early part of last season, and deserved his hard-fought win at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in October; fell on last month's reappearance outing but has possibilities here if all goes to plan; refitted blinkers the headgear of choice today.

10/1

Form: 78-4PP D

Last run: 75 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Useful in his prime but badly out of sorts since switched to current stable in the spring; needs latest wind op to have made a big difference.
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0

2

29th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 149y

Class 5

16:34 Wincanton

Fanzio

11st 6lb

J: Miss Ella Herbison

T: Laura Hurley

Useful in his prime but badly out of sorts on last six starts; had wind surgery before latest; the drop back in trip does not persuade.

40/1

0

2

17th Oct 2023

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:10 Hereford

Fanzio

11st 13lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Laura Hurley

Useful in his prime but badly out of sorts since switched to current stable in the spring; needs latest wind op to have made a big difference.

25/1

Non-runners

Hellfire Princess

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £22.00
Straight Forecast £22.71
Tricast £66.36
Trifecta £75.80

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Ben Buie

RP RATINGS:

Sinister Minister

SPOTLIGHT:

Family Pot

The Times:

Shot Tower

D Express:

Hellfire Princess

Daily Mirror:

Family Pot

POSTDATA:

Sinister Minister

Telegraph:

Sinister Minister

The Guardian:

Ben Buie

Daily Mail:

Ben Buie

The Star:

Ben Buie

Daily Record:

Ben Buie