February 24 / 16.53 Chepstow

16.53

Heavy

Pertemps Healthcare Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Pertemps Healthcare Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain and snow

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 3

Last run: 59 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a German Flat winner; showed only minor promise when well-held third of four over C&D (heavy) in December and will almost certainly need to improve today.
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6th

7

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 201y

Class 5

15:15 Leicester

Leech

11st 1lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Bumper winner who is 0-10 over hurdles, but he made a promising start over fences when third of six at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) last month; that was eyecatching from an unpromising position and he wasn't far behind the runner-up Hawk Stone; interesting contender with cheekpieces added.

9/2

3rd

6

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:35 Ffos Las

Leech

11st 0lb

J: James Turner

T: Evan Williams

Chepstow bumper winner who has made the frame several times over hurdles at Ffos Las; could go well off a reduced mark, provided he takes to fences.

12/1

3rd

3

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:45 Ffos Las

Leech

11st 7lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Evan Williams

0-8 over hurdles and very inconsistent but kept on for respectable fourth here (2m, soft) on seasonal debut three weeks ago and is probably worth another crack at 2m4f.

4/1

2/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam dual heavy-ground bumper and fairly useful hurdle winner for these connections; stable has good strike-rate in bumpers (17%); looks the part on paper.
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2nd

7

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

16:53 Chepstow

Midnight Venture

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: Jamie Snowden

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, outpaced 3f out, rallied and went second 2f out, kept on but no chance with winner final 110yds

2/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; brother to stable's 2m hurdle winner Valens Bruyee; dam unraced; well worth a glance in the betting but stable has modest bumper record in recent years.
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3rd

1

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

16:53 Chepstow

Andy Amo

11st 7lb

J: James Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

midfield, headway 5f out, outpaced 4f out, soon no impression, went third inside final furlong

4/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a Flat-placed sister to useful jumper Jaleo; joined Neil King for £17,000 after winning winning five-runner maiden point (2m4f, good) last spring; makes rules debut after 293-day absence and on much slower ground, but could have a say.
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4th

8

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Jumble Jury

10st 8lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Neil King

No threat to front pair when keeping on for modest third here (2m4f, good) on recent handicap debut but some positives can be drawn from that performance and he might be seen in a better light over today's longer trip.

7/1

4th

8

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Jumble Jury

10st 8lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Neil King

midfield, headway after 4th, soon prominent

7/1

3rd

8

27th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

17:40 Southwell

Jumble Jury

10st 7lb

J: James Davies

T: Neil King

Point winner who goes handicapping off a lowly mark and shouldn't be written off, but he's shown very little on his three hurdle starts and improvement is necessary.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-sister to two low-grade Flat winners and fair 2m4f hurdle winner Translink; dam Flat/useful hurdle winner; stable 0-7 in bumpers during last five seasons (all unplaced).
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5th

8

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

16:53 Chepstow

Ocean Frontier

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Richard Price

held up in rear, outpaced 5f out, no impression from 3f out

20/1

Form: 4

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of unraced sister to bumper/useful jumps winner Parsnip Pete; beaten about 19l when fourth of ten over C&D (heavy) last month but significant positives can be drawn from that performance and today's race looks easier.
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9th

1

19th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

16:25 Exeter

Brave Ruler

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Polly Gundry

took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st

33/1

9th

1

19th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

16:25 Exeter

Brave Ruler

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Polly Gundry

took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st

33/1

6th

2

18th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

14:13 Fontwell

Brave Ruler

11st 5lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Polly Gundry

Out of an unraced sister to useful jumper Parsnip Pete; shaped quite well when fourth in heavy-ground Chepstow bumper in January but his run in a similar race there last month was disappointing; makes hurdling debut here.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
First foal from a 3m2f chase winner; stable not known for bumper winners; not the most obvious answer.
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7th

6

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

16:53 Chepstow

Dont Cheddar Tear

11st 0lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

took keen hold, held up in rear, always behind

33/1

Form: 8

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off when 300-1 for recent debut at Kempton (soft); can't be recommended here.
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7

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:07 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 6lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Improved to win off lowly hurdle mark at Southwell (2m4f, good) in May and has remained in good form since; no surprise if he makes his presence felt on this chasing debut.

9/1

5th

9

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 7lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Got off the mark at Southwell in July and creditable second in two handicaps here since, all on good ground over about 2m5f; well worth a go at this longer trip and has strong each-way claims again.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £38.20
Straight Forecast £31.77
Trifecta £79.50

Selections

POSTDATA:

Midnight Venture

SPOTLIGHT:

Brave Ruler

Telegraph:

Andy Amo

D Express:

Jumble Jury

LAMBOURN:

Midnight Venture

The Times:

Midnight Venture

Daily Mail:

Midnight Venture

Daily Mirror:

Midnight Venture

The Sun:

Midnight Venture

The Star:

Midnight Venture

Daily Record:

Midnight Venture

WEST COUNTRY:

Brave Ruler

The Guardian:

Brave Ruler