November 14 / 13.30 Exeter

13.30

Good

RGB Building Supplies Adier Rayner Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £9312.66
  • 2m 3f 48y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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RGB Building Supplies Adier Rayner Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00

Form: 2431-P D BF

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 153

Form & Verdict
Very smart in bumpers and over hurdles (best of these), claiming a fourth success at Grade 2 level on his final start of last season; had jumped well in a Grade 2 novice chase at Wincanton until pulled up mid-race (reportedly lost his action); obvious claims.
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4

29th Apr 2023

Good

2m 6f 164y

Class 1

14:50 Sandown

McFabulous

11st 5lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Paul Nicholls

Quality bumper/hurdle performer who has won two of his five runs over fences (including a Grade 2) and had excuses for his three defeats (lost action/finished lame/irregular heartbeat); comes with an element of risk but his trainer can be trusted to have him spot on for this seasonal finale; very effective on good but career-high RPR was achieved on soft.

10/1

1

11th Feb 2023

Good

2m 7f 86y

Class 3

13:15 Newbury

McFabulous

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

High-class bumper/hurdle winner who has taken well to fences, easily beating the odds-on Thyme Hill over C&D (good) in November; safely held in second by the same rival in Grade 1 novice at Kempton on Boxing Day, finishing lame after running well for a long way; under optimum conditions today he's the one to beat provided he's fully recovered from that last run.

4/9

2nd

2

26th Dec 2022

Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:20 Kempton

McFabulous

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Inferior hurdler to Thyme Hill - albeit very smart in his own right - but the early signs are that he'll be the better chaser after making light work of the Hobbs horse in a 2m7f Grade 2 at Newbury (good), which came on the heels of a faultless display at Exeter; sound jumping has been a feature in his performances so far and he's sure to take a lot of beating; also effective on soft/good to soft.

13/8

Form: 1221P- D

Last run: 243 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 141

Form & Verdict
Had form figures of 1221 in handicap hurdles until stopping quickly at the Cheltenham Festival; inferior to his main rivals in that scene but not by far and likely to have better days ahead of him as a chaser; had wind surgery.
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3rd

1

1st May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Warwick

Unexpected Party

12st 4lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Bled from the nose when a fading fourth in the Aintree Foxhunters latest (2m5f, good to soft), though still had Fan De Blues comfortably behind for the second time this year; more prolific on easier surfaces but Taunton win in January reaffirmed he's effective on good as well.

2/5

4th

22

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

Unexpected Party

12st 0lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Won the Grand Annual at Cheltenham Festival in March 2024 (2m, soft) and runner-up in it last year (good to soft); comfortable wins in hunter chases on last two starts (2m5f/2m6f, good/good to soft); his stamina will be more severely tested in today's hotter company but leading claims if seeing it out.

4/1

1st

2

14th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 6f 54y

Class 3

16:30 Haydock

Unexpected Party

12st 4lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Useful handicapper who won the Grand Annual Chase at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival (2m, soft) and was second in that race last year (good to soft); did not need to be at best to make winning hunter chase debut at Taunton (2m5f, good; main rival disappointed) last month and ought to remain a potent threat at this level.

5/4

OUR TIP

Form: /U563-

Last run: 260 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
0-2 in points and 0-9 as a hurdler; has no right to be troubling these on his chase debut.
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3rd

4

12th Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

14:00 Exeter

Merchant In Milan

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Helen Nelmes

prominent, became detached after 11th, no chance from 4 out, tailed off

66/1

10

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 4

12:20 Exeter

Merchant In Milan

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Helen Nelmes

Outclassed behind McFabulous on his chase debut here but he was 0-2 in points, 0-9 as a hurdler, and finds himself well out of the weights here.

66/1

3rd

3

14th Nov 2022

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

13:30 Exeter

Merchant In Milan

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Helen Nelmes

prominent, left in second 1st, hit 8th, ridden home turn, soon weakened, tailed off

100/1

Form: 1144-1 D

Last run: 198 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 147

Form & Verdict
Grade 2-winning novice hurdler and held his own in two strong Cheltenham handicaps before winning at the Punchestown Festival in April; his hurdling technique improved with experience and he could go far over fences.
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0

1

4th Nov 2023

Soft

1m 7f 152y

Class 2

15:15 Ascot

Camprond

12st 0lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Close third of 26 in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft) in March, 3l ahead when not fluent at the final flight; 4lb higher today but chief concern is that the Coral Cup is the only time he really fired last season.

20/1

15th

3

14th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

14:20 Aintree

Camprond

11st 11lb

J: Aidan Coleman

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Returned to form with close third of 26 in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft) last month, where he was 3l ahead when not fluent at the final flight; close second of 22 at this meeting in 2021 (2m, good to soft) and he's a strong contender despite a 5lb rise since last time.

11/2

3rd

18

15th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:50 Cheltenham

Camprond

11st 1lb

J: Aidan Coleman

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Fourth in two major handicaps here last term, including this race when soft ground might not have been ideal; won well in a good handicap at Punchestown (2m3f, yielding) next time; failed to shine this winter, chasing initially, but he is 2lb lower than this time last year; headed the recent betting.

9/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.20
Straight Forecast £5.82
Trifecta £57.60

Selections

The Times:

Camprond

SPOTLIGHT:

McFabulous

POSTDATA:

Unexpected Party

Telegraph:

Camprond

The Guardian:

Camprond

Daily Mirror:

Camprond

The Sun:

Camprond

The Star:

Camprond

Daily Record:

Camprond

WEST COUNTRY:

McFabulous

Daily Mail:

McFabulous

D Express:

McFabulous