October 08 / 16.37 Chepstow

16.37

Good

Paul Ferguson’s Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £13007.5
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 2
  • 10 runners
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Paul Ferguson’s Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £2.90

Form: 672-1

Last run: 149 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Displayed significant improvement when close second here (2m3f heavy) in February, his third hurdling start, and didn't need to make any further progress to beat two rivals easily at Fontwell (2m1f, good) in May; remains unexposed; now makes his handicap debut.
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6

31st Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

17:25 Plumpton

Mothill

11st 11lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Neil Mulholland

Has won three of his last four hurdles, latterly edging home in the new cheekpieces at Ascot (2m3f, good to soft) after Joe Anderson had lost his whip (still a fine ride; always ideally positioned up with the pace); mark continues to rise (up another 5lb) but he's not easily knocked.

4/1

1st

13

17th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 58y

Class 2

14:25 Ascot

Mothill

10st 5lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Neil Mulholland

Wins in 2023 came in Class 4 events at Uttoxeter and Sedgefield (both 2m4f, good to soft) and the rise in class seemed to find him out when he was only eighth in the Lanzarote at Kempton last time; needs first-time cheekpieces to spark a career-best effort.

16/1

8th

17

13th Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:42 Kempton

Mothill

10st 9lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Neil Mulholland

Solid record in Class 4 this term, winning at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) most recently; 5lb claimer Joe Anderson (won on him last June) returns, in bid to offset 5lb rise; 4-12 over hurdles; upped sharply in grade but arrives in top form; shortlisted.

16/1

12/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 21-322 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Kept on strongly to win 4yo handicap at Ascot (1m7f, good) in March and has also performed well on all three outings this season but, after nine hurdling starts, he's more exposed than most of these.
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4th

4

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Warwick

Krypton Gold

11st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Just a respectable third in tactical race at Fontwell (2m3f, soft) this month but today's forecast better ground ought to be in his favour and he's now back on the same mark as when second in good-quality 4yo handicap at Chepstow (2m, good) in the autumn; might be the answer.

9/4

3rd

4

8th Mar 2023

Good

2m 3f 49y

Class 3

15:10 Fontwell

Krypton Gold

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

towards rear

10/1

11th

7

(12)

1st Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Krypton Gold

9st 7lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Stuart Edmunds

Modest maiden on the Flat when trained in Ireland but he has since developed into a fair hurdler and returns to this discipline at a realistic level; one to take seriously.

5/2

12/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: 0-1P94 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Irish raider; suffered significant dip in form after causing 300-1 shock in 22-runner Punchestown maiden (2m, good) in March but was fourth in valuable Listowel handicap (2m, good) last month and won't be far away if in the right mood again here.
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4th

4

22nd Oct 2022

Good To Firm

2m 0f 87y

Class 2

14:40 Cheltenham

Sawbuck

11st 0lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

prominent, pressed leader 2nd, pushed along when bit short of room and mistake last, soon ridden, kept on until no extra final 110yds

40/1

Form: 11455- D

Last run: 184 days

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Won two juvenile hurdles last autumn before very creditable fifth off today's mark at Cheltenham Festival (2m, good to soft) in March; arguably ran a fair bit better than eventual 27l defeat suggest in Aintree Grade 1 in April; high on the list.
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4th

7

(8)

29th Jun 2024

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

15:10 Newcastle (AW)

Too Friendly

8st 7lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: James Owen

Seen far more often over hurdles; lost his way in that discipline but smooth 2m winner on the Kempton AW in March (first Flat start since 2021) and he's run well on turf since over 1m6f and 1m5f; often wears cheekpieces, which return today after he was hooded instead on penultimate start and had no headgear on latest; others are preferred for the win.

20/1

4th

4

(1)

2nd Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 16y

Class 3

16:40 Hamilton

Too Friendly

9st 8lb

J: David Egan

T: James Owen

Seen far more often over hurdles (winner on varied ground); lost his way in that discipline but smooth 2m winner on the Kempton AW in March (first Flat start since 2021) and close second of six to Hope You Can Run at Newmarket (1m6f) two weeks ago; often wears cheekpieces, but hooded instead on latest start and has no headgear today; may still have more to offer on Flat.

8/1

2nd

6

(1)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:15 Newmarket

Too Friendly

9st 3lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: James Owen

Seen far more often over hurdles (winner on varied ground); has lost his way in that discipline but he was a smooth 2m winner on the Kempton AW in March (first Flat start since 2021) and was not discredited when tenth in the Chester Cup nine days ago; first-time hood replaces cheekpieces; may still have more to offer on Flat.

4/1

Form: 23174- D

Last run: 184 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Three wins last season, the latest in Listed event at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) in February; soundly beaten in Graded juvenile hurdles on final two appearances, though, and returns from six-month break with something to prove.
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1

11th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 3

19:05 Warwick

Impulsive One

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Brian Ellison

took keen hold, always behind

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1210- D

Last run: 207 days

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Won two of his first three hurdling starts and was second in Grade 1 Finale over C&D (soft) in between; didn't get home after pulling hard at Cheltenham Festival in March but still ran well for a long way there; had wind op during 207-day break; big player if coping with today's ground (unraced on quicker than good to soft).
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6

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 200y

Class 1

15:30 Aintree

Saint Segal

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Progressive front-runner who has won two handicaps this term (2m3f/2m1f, good to firm/soft) and came second in the Grade 2 Game Spirit at Newbury (2m, heavy) in February; a bad mistake at the first fence all but ended his race in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham last month; sent off 50-1 at the Festival and his form has to go to a new level if he's to pose a threat today.

50/1

10

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:00 Cheltenham

Saint Segal

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Acts on any ground; has become a very consistent chaser; form figures this term read 12122, the second-place finishes in Grade 2 events, including handicaps; ran creditably behind a leading novice in the Game Spirit at Newbury most recently; even if he gives his running again, that won't be nearly enough to trouble the judge now that he is upped further in class; a lot to find.

50/1

2nd

7

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 92y

Class 1

14:45 Newbury

Saint Segal

11st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Acts on soft ground; has become a very consistent handicap chaser; form figures this term read 1212, the second-place finishes behind progressive Thistle Ask in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter and Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton; better than ever, has won at Newbury and looks sure to run his race; rock-solid claims.

7/2

Form: 3211

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Improving 4yo who has gained clearcut wins from the front on his last two appearances (2m2f, good/2m5f, good to soft); contests much stronger race on today's handicap debut but may have a fitness edge over some rivals, and seems very likely to give a good account.
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1st

4

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

17:05 Stratford

Bagheera Ginge

11st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Made all in small field at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in September but absent since running poorly in Sedgefield marathon three weeks later and needs to resume in peak form to have a chance off current mark; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time visor.

7/1

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

3m 5f 48y

Class 2

16:06 Sedgefield

Bagheera Ginge

10st 10lb

J: Mr Jamie Neild

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

First chase win was in October 2023 and the second wasn't until last month but he thoroughly dominated a four-runner race at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) on that latest outing, returning to his best; unraced beyond that and needs to find a bit extra given he's back up 7lb, so connections enlist 7lb-claiming amateur who's already won a hurdle race for them this week.

9/2

1st

5

29th Sep 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

16:16 Newton Abbot

Bagheera Ginge

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Returned from layoff with low-key hurdle run in May but has finished close up in two Worcester chases (both 2m7f, good) since; remains on a good mark and is also suited by this track; major player if stamina holds out over this new trip.

15/8

Form: 1512- D

Last run: 208 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat-racer who took well to hurdling last season, winning twice on soft ground; ran well in defeat on latest outing in March and can feature here if in similar form after his break; tongue-tie fitted.
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3rd

2

29th May 2024

Soft

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

15:58 Newton Abbot

Silver Shade

11st 10lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Won twice as a juvenile hurdler at about 2m1f on soft ground; wasn't on his game at all when returning from an absence (and stable debut) when pulled up at Hereford (good); with that run under his belt and back on softer ground, he might easily be a factor in this weak a handicap.

3/1

7

7th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

19:00 Hereford

Silver Shade

11st 8lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Two juvenile hurdle wins (about 2m1f on soft) early in 2022; lesser effort on handicap debut (tongue tied, but not today) on final start for Milton Harris that autumn and off since; worth market check.

20/1

Form: 112217 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Opened hurdling account in very modest seller in the spring and has added four low-grade handicaps to his haul since (2m1f-2m4f, good-good to soft); came up short when upped from Class 5 to Class 2 last month and is 2lb out of the weights here but further progress is not yet out of the question.
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6th

5

17th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

17:00 Huntingdon

Appreciate

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

towards rear, outpaced and lost touch after 3 out, tailed off

7/2

4th

4

3rd Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Worcester

Appreciate

11st 4lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Milton Harris

6-17 over hurdles, the latest win gained at Cartmel (2m1f, good) in May; very respectable fifth off today's career-high mark in competitive race at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft) in July; probably won't be far away.

7/1

5th

3

22nd Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:05 Market Rasen

Appreciate

11st 13lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Milton Harris

Has very good 6-16 strike-rate over hurdles, the latest win gained at Cartmel (2m1f, good) in May; current mark probably requires a career-best effort but he could plausibly have untapped potential over this trip.

9/1

Form: U42-2 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won on the Flat this summer and went close at Worcester (2m, good to soft) when back over hurdles last month; has a bit more on his plate here and is slightly out of the weights but, if his Flat form is a guide, there could be some mileage in his opening handicap hurdle mark.
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10th

6

20th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 3

16:00 Cartmel

Winterwatch

11st 4lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

Triple Flat winner who is 1-13 over hurdles; that jumps win was by 11l in a Newton Abbot handicap (2m2f, good) in May but he's 9lb higher here and was held back in a novice at Stratford (2-1) last month; others are more persuasive.

12/1

3rd

1

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

17:23 Stratford

Winterwatch

11st 8lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

Took 12 goes to get off the mark over hurdles but it was very easy under Megan Bevan in a 2m2f handicap at Newton Abbot 12 days ago when in first-time cheekpieces; that was on good ground but he can deal with it softer; strong form claims even with the penalty.

7/4

Non-runners

Winterwatch

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £51.50
Straight Forecast £61.65
Tricast £1152.03
Trifecta £504.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Bagheera Ginge

TOPSPEED:

Silver Shade

WEST COUNTRY:

Saint Segal

The Times:

Winterwatch

Telegraph:

Mothill

RP Ratings:

Impulsive One

SPOTLIGHT:

Too Friendly

The Star:

Bagheera Ginge

Daily Record:

Bagheera Ginge

The Sun:

Saint Segal

The Guardian:

Winterwatch

Daily Express:

Mothill

Daily Mail:

Silver Shade

Daily Mirror:

Silver Shade

LAMBOURN:

Impulsive One