October 11 / 13.35 Chepstow

13.35

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

6/5 (Won)

  • Win: £1.62
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Useful Flat racer who came second in valuable handicap at Glorious Goodwood (1m3f, good to soft; RPR 94) this summer and was far too good for Lunar Orbit when scoring on recent hurdling debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, good); leading contender under a penalty.
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4th

8

(3)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 2

15:15 Newmarket (July)

Ammes

8st 13lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: James Owen

Fit from AW and hurdling when good second to Fierce Fortitude at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) in April, keeping on strongly; respectable fourth of 16 to a runaway winner at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) four weeks ago and should be okay back at 1m4f, but this race looks a bit too hot; 5lb claimer is recruited.

14/1

4th

16

(3)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Ammes

8st 7lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: James Owen

Acts on good to soft, unraced on soft; fit from AW and hurdling when good second of seven at Redcar (1m2f) five weeks ago, keeping on strongly; up 2lb and into a better race but needs a second look.

18/1

2nd

2

(4)

30th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 1y

Class 3

16:30 Redcar

Ammes

9st 8lb

J: Jason Hart

T: James Owen

Caught wide when down the field at Lingfield in February on last Flat start and when well beaten over hurdles on his last two runs he was contesting hot 4yo races; on a competitive mark on last summer's Flat form and he was a Listed hurdle runner-up in October; not ruled out back in this code.

6/1

25/1

  • Place: £7.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability as a 2yo in Ireland for Donnacha O'Brien (three runs; 1m-1m1f; best RPR 68); changed hands for 32,000euros last autumn and now makes his stable/hurdle debut; market may guide.
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4th

8

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Wolf Rayet

11st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Three Flat runs in Ireland and four over hurdles in Britain; ran well at a massive price in the Triumph at Cheltenham (eighth of 20) last month but he was beaten 10l and finished behind three of today's rivals; others preferred.

50/1

8th

16

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Wolf Rayet

11st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Three Flat runs in Ireland and three over hurdles in Britain; better in this sphere with three minor honours but the best of that form saw him beaten 11l by Minella Study here (good to soft) in December; met some trouble in running that day but not remotely enough to be considered a player now.

100/1

3rd

7

4th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

13:13 Ludlow

Wolf Rayet

11st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Entered in the Triumph; modest Flat form in Ireland, albeit in just three races; already better over hurdles and was only 11l off the winner in a Class 2 juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham in December (soft) when just behind the smart One Horse Town who has since finished second in a Grade 2; every chance.

6/4

14/1

  • Place: £8.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
32,000euros yearling; eighth foal; half-brother to four winners including useful hurdler Lucky One; dam French Flat winner; stable won this race with a newcomer in 2018.
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4th

12

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Kempton

Matiwo

10st 7lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Lightly raced 4yo; put everything together when winning at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in January, racing freely in front and pulling further clear on run-in; the basic form is just fair but he's anything but exposed and must be considered.

11/1

1st

5

14th Jan 2026

Good

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

13:35 Newbury

Matiwo

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Showed promise with solid third at Chepstow, then took a mid-race fall in Class 2 event at Cheltenham; one of the main contenders on debut form and remains open to improvement.

6/4

3rd

8

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

13:35 Chepstow

Matiwo

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

32,000euros yearling; eighth foal; half-brother to four winners including useful hurdler Lucky One; dam French Flat winner; stable won this race with a newcomer in 2018.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran to fairly useful level when making the frame in two middle-distance Irish Flat maidens for Donnacha O'Brien in the spring; has hurdling winners in his pedigree and it will be interesting to see what top trainer Paul Nicholls can do with him.
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2nd

8

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:20 Chepstow

Treasure Planet

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Juvenile hurdler whose reasonably consistent form features an autumn win; keeping-on third upped to 2m3f in Taunton handicap (good) most recently; may show progress kept to this distance; respected.

3/1

3rd

7

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

16:15 Taunton

Treasure Planet

11st 1lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

A fair ex-Irish Flat maiden who got off the mark on just his second start over hurdles at Ludlow (2m) in November; went too freely next time but hooded when a very good second of six on his handicap debut at Newbury (2m) 24 days ago; a player on that form but headgear is left off now over this longer trip.

5/2

2nd

8

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 4

13:35 Newbury

Treasure Planet

10st 12lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Paul Nicholls

Juvenile hurdler who has proved a free-going sort but may settle better and find additional progress with hood now fitted; scored by a wide margin at Ludlow (2m, good) on penultimate start; possibilities.

9/2

16/1

Form: 43

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Fair on the Flat (albeit a maiden) and has made the frame in two recent Fontwell hurdles (both 2m1f, good); that form isn't anything to get excited about, though, and improvement is required here.
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6th

11

21st Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

14:13 Hexham

Bouboule

10st 8lb

J: Leah Noreci

T: Gillian Boanas

Eight-race maiden; hasn't been in best of form on the Flat and has plenty to find on his latest run over hurdles.

50/1

11th

7

(11)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 10y

Class 6

13:40 Ripon

Bouboule

10st 4lb

J: Miss Rebecca Hitchen

T: Gillian Boanas

19-race maiden; runner-up at Newcastle (12.5f, AW) in January, but no identifiable positives since; swiftly reverts to the Flat after well held over hurdles at Perth 11 days ago.

50/1

7th

9

7th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

14:42 Perth

Bouboule

11st 1lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Gillian Boanas

Placed in Musselburgh maiden (1m7f, good to soft) in November but has looked out of sorts over hurdles and on the Flat in recent months (had wind op before latest run); needs to turn a corner.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
From a good Flat family and was placed in 1m AW maiden (RPR 73) on debut for Andrew Balding (who no longer trains him but now owns him) in March; no surprise if he features on stable/hurdle debut.
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4th

4

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Bouquet De Paris

11st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Came off worst in a pace battle with Granny B and ultimately 6l behind her at Hereford latest (2m, good); could still race more sparingly, but 3lb lower today and fared okay in a C&D juvenile last winter.

11/2

6th

7

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

14:45 Hereford

Bouquet De Paris

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Rebecca Curtis

Shaped with promise in juvenile hurdles in December, and although his run last month on handicap debut was a shade disappointing, the heavy ground likely counted against him; hood worn the last twice is retained, and a better showing can be expected from this 4yo returned to a more suitable surface.

13/2

4th

5

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Bouquet De Paris

10st 8lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

Owned by Andrew Balding, for whom he was third in a 1m novice on sole Flat start; has shown enough in juvenile hurdles (hooded last time) to believe he can threaten in a handicap of this nature, provided he copes with the ground (unraced on softer than good to soft).

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-7 on the Flat for an Irish stable but made the frame in two Doncaster handicaps in June (1m4f/1m6f; RPR 70) and is now in the care of Dan Skelton for his hurding career; cheekpieces removed; tongue-tie added.
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2nd

8

7th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Uttoxeter

Ice Jet

10st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

5lb well in under a double penalty when completing a ten-day hat-trick over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f, good); 7lb higher this time but this 4yo is improving and seems game, so could well continue the good work as a chaser.

5/4

1st

3

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:11 Worcester

Ice Jet

11st 12lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Big improver who made it 2-3 in handicap hurdles when completing a double in smooth style at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to firm) on Tuesday; that was a three-runner race but he won with lots in hand and is 5lb well in under a double penalty here; leading contender.

8/11

1st

4

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 4f 145y

Class 4

20:00 Huntingdon

Ice Jet

10st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Looked unlucky not to make winning handicap hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m, good to soft; made bad jumping error) in March but gained compensation with 21l win at Hereford (2m3f, good to firm) a week ago; ought to be hard to beat under 7lb penalty here.

1/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Displayed clear promise and recorded RPRs in the mid-60s in three 1m AW maidens in August/September; may have more to offer as his stamina is drawn out, and has realistic each-way claims on this hurdle debut.
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4th

8

6th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

18:12 Fontwell

Dodging The Bullet

10st 10lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

Tailed off in all three runs over hurdles; also a maiden on the Flat, though was runner-up in a 1m3f AW handicap on final run in March; others are preferred.

40/1

2nd

3

(10)

28th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Dodging The Bullet

9st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Richard J Bandey

Maiden who has raced mainly over 1m; ran respectably from the front at Kempton most recently; doesn't appear to be crying out for this return to a middle distance.

11/2

4th

1

(3)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Kempton (AW)

Dodging The Bullet

9st 9lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Richard J Bandey

Nine-race maiden including three runs over hurdles; showed some early promise on the Flat but he's not progressed and has finished down the field in three handicaps at Lingfield (1m2f/1m) this year; down the list.

8/1

Form: 2

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran to fairly useful level when runner-up in consecutive 1m handicaps in May/June; unable to lay a glove on Ammes when second of five on recent hurdling debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) but he's 7lb better off here and may have learnt from that experience.
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5th

7

5th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:35 Huntingdon

Lunar Orbit

11st 0lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Warren Greatrex

Juvenile hurdler who had wind surgery prior to justifying favouritism at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft) two months ago; considering his Flat mark, he looks well treated in this first crack at a handicap hurdle; highly respected.

11/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in two low-grade AW handicaps during the winter (9.4f/1m4f; better RPR 61) but this hurdling debut comes after a 253-day absence and he's not the most obvious answer.
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7th

6

(9)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Chepstow

Rosco Rogers

9st 0lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Tim Vaughan

AW campaigner who is having his first realistic go on turf; went close at Wolverhampton (9.5f) and Kempton (1m4f) in his first two handicaps but didn't progress across this winter's campaign; last two starts saw big defeats in the spring but maybe wind surgery will help and a tongue-tie is now added to his cheekpieces.

12/1

11th

5

(10)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rosco Rogers

9st 7lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Tim Vaughan

Maiden who threatened to get off the mark in both starts when wearing cheekpieces in February; bombed out in a newly fitted visor when apprentice-ridden at Southwell last time but needs a second look with the cheekpieces back on.

10/1

7th

2

(1)

14th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Rosco Rogers

11st 2lb

J: Mr Laurie Gallacher

T: Tim Vaughan

Maiden who's been threatening of late; got the ability to win off this mark but been worried out of it a few times and was again inclined to hang left latest; switches to a visor from cheekpieces under Laurie Gallacher, who's taking a first ride under rules.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £42.20
Straight Forecast £42.44
Trifecta £883.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ammes

Daily Record:

Treasure Planet

LAMBOURN:

Lunar Orbit

RP RATINGS:

Ammes

POSTDATA:

Ammes

NEWMARKET:

Ammes

WEST COUNTRY:

Ammes

The Times:

Ammes

Telegraph:

Ammes

The Guardian:

Ammes

Daily Mail:

Ammes

D Express:

Ammes

Daily Mirror:

Ammes

The Sun:

Ammes

The Star:

Ammes