February 13 / 13.40 Chepstow

13.40

Soft

Let’s Bet Personal With Fitzdares Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 0f 16y
  • Class 4
  • 15 runners
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Let’s Bet Personal With Fitzdares Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

8/13 (Won)

  • Win: £1.25
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1-31 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Placed in strong Warwick maiden (2m, good to soft) on seasonal/hurdle debut in November and built on that performance when beating useful rival to score at Ffos Las (2m, soft; front pair well clear of Emerald Breeze) last month; the one to beat.
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1st

2

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Aintree

Bossman Jack

11st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Three wins from first four starts and he was keeping on well and disputing third when making a bad mistake at the final flight in the Turners at Cheltenham (2m5f, good to soft) last month, ultimately finishing sixth; leading claims on the back of that very promising performance.

11/4

6th

3

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Bossman Jack

11st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Bumper winner who was off the mark on his second attempt over hurdles when winning a Ffos Las novice in January; heavy odds-on but he still impressed when easily defying a penalty at Chepstow (also 2m, soft) last month; dam won over this trip in a light hurdling career; not far away on the figures for last year's winning stable and he's impossible to rule out.

7/1

1st

1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Bossman Jack

11st 9lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Placed in strong Warwick maiden (2m, good to soft) on seasonal/hurdle debut in November and built on that performance when beating useful rival to score at Ffos Las (2m, soft; front pair well clear of Emerald Breeze) last month; the one to beat.

8/13

7/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 44-32

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
About 28l behind Bossman Jack when third on seasonal/hurdle debut at Ffos Las (2m, soft) last month but bettered that performance when close second there (2m, heavy) a fortnight ago and can improve again if/when he learns to settle better.
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1st

3

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:13 Market Rasen

Emerald Breeze

11st 7lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Dominic Elsworth

Fair form when placed on all three hurdling starts, most recently when well-held third behind very useful rival at Chepstow (2m, soft) in February; should be okay on the faster ground here and is bred to be suited by the step up in trip; respected.

5/2

3rd

5

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Emerald Breeze

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Dominic Elsworth

About 28l behind Bossman Jack when third on seasonal/hurdle debut at Ffos Las (2m, soft) last month but bettered that performance when close second there (2m, heavy) a fortnight ago and can improve again if/when he learns to settle better.

7/2

Form: 54

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
From a good jumping family and made quite promising hurdle debut when fourth of 12 at Leicester (1m7f, heavy) last month; each-way claims if able to build on that performance here.
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1st

2

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Francky Blue

11st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Latest fourth at Chepstow (beaten 26l) was behind the useful Bossman Jack and this 5yo has the scope to improve with his racing; hard to rule out on handicap debut.

11/2

4th

6

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Francky Blue

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

From a good jumping family and made quite promising hurdle debut when fourth of 12 at Leicester (1m7f, heavy) last month; each-way claims if able to build on that performance here.

10/1

4th

2

20th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

14:32 Leicester

Francky Blue

11st 8lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

From a good jumping family but showed only minor promise when well-held fifth on bumper debut at Chepstow (good to soft) in November.

50/1

Form: 8-

Last run: 302 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Half-brother to three French Flat winners (7.5f-1m2f); safely held when eighth on bumper debut at Ffos Las (good to soft) last April and not seen since.
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8th

12

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

13:40 Exeter

Passage Du Maure

11st 5lb

J: James Best

T: Nigel Hawke

First worthwhile form when beaten under 7l in a soft-ground 2m Chepstow maiden two weeks ago; more needed but could take another step forward.

20/1

5th

6

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Passage Du Maure

11st 7lb

J: James Best

T: Nigel Hawke

Did not get competitive when 200-1 for soft-ground C&D novice on recent hurdle debut.

100/1

6th

11

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Passage Du Maure

11st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Nigel Hawke

Half-brother to three French Flat winners (7.5f-1m2f); safely held when eighth on bumper debut at Ffos Las (good to soft) last April and not seen since.

100/1

Form: 223 BF

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Placed in all three bumpers, perhaps most notably when second of 15 on soft ground at Exeter in December; should have a future over jumps but has useful standard to reach on hurdle debut.
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3rd

2

27th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

16:00 Fontwell

Im Wide Awake

11st 5lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

Bumper efforts make for better reading than his two tailed-off efforts over hurdles; one for another day.

25/1

6th

7

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

13:45 Exeter

Im Wide Awake

11st 6lb

J: Lucy Gardner

T: Sue Gardner

Placed in all three bumpers, perhaps most notably when second of 15 on soft ground here in December, and wasn't the only one who struggled to keep up with the useful winner when switched to hurdling at Chepstow (2m, soft; beaten 68l) last month; might get closer to the target today.

12/1

7th

8

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Im Wide Awake

11st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sue Gardner

Placed in all three bumpers, perhaps most notably when second of 15 on soft ground at Exeter in December; should have a future over jumps but has useful standard to reach on hurdle debut.

10/1

Form: 7

Last run: 110 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Runner-up on Irish point debut just over a year ago (soft ground) but raced too freely and was tailed off on rules debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft; hooded) in October; back from another break today.
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9th

5

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

14:30 Chepstow

One For Rian

11st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Runner-up on Irish point debut in February 2025 but has not shown much in three maiden/novice hurdles for new stable (2m-2m1f); needs to learn to settle better and will be of much greater interest when the handicapper sees fit to give him a mark.

100/1

8

11th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:58 Huntingdon

One For Rian

11st 6lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Runner-up in Irish point; has very weak claims on his two hurdles efforts and should benefit from a switch to handicaps shortly.

40/1

12th

10

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

One For Rian

11st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Runner-up on Irish point debut just over a year ago (soft ground) but raced too freely and was tailed off on rules debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft; hooded) in October; back from another break today.

33/1

Form: 34

Last run: 224 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Out of a useful and well-connected bumper/hurdle winner; close third in good-ground Bangor bumper last June but that form has not worked out well, and he managed only fourth of six in a similar event soon afterwards.
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2

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

13:07 Bangor-on-Dee

Donald Jump

11st 7lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Third (bang there) and fourth in two good-ground bumpers here last summer; beat only one home in 2m Chepstow novice a month ago but the tongue-strap returns together with a new hood; should run better, but others are more convincing.

20/1

5

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

14:12 Hereford

Donald Jump

11st 7lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Fair form when in the frame in a pair of bumpers at Bangor last summer but he beat only one home on his hurdling debut in 2m Chepstow novice 22 days ago when going without his usual tongue strap (refitted here); no surprise to see him bounce back.

25/1

13th

3

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:40 Chepstow

Donald Jump

11st 2lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Out of a useful and well-connected bumper/hurdle winner; close third in good-ground Bangor bumper last June but that form has not worked out well, and he managed only fourth of six in a similar event soon afterwards.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 58

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

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6 yo Gelding

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Form: 60

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 69

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 47

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 6

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Horse

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W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 390

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

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Payout
Exacta £3.40
Straight Forecast £3.07
Trifecta £6.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bossman Jack

D Express:

Doujadou

RP RATINGS:

Bossman Jack

TOPSPEED:

Bossman Jack

POSTDATA:

Bossman Jack

The Times:

Bossman Jack

Telegraph:

Bossman Jack

The Guardian:

Bossman Jack

Daily Mail:

Bossman Jack

Daily Mirror:

Bossman Jack

The Sun:

Bossman Jack

Daily Record:

Bossman Jack

The Star:

Doujadou