March 26 / 14.18 Chepstow

14.18

Good

ECIS Health Conditional Jockeys’ Training Series Handicap Hurdle (Racing Excellence Initiative)

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 0f 16y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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ECIS Health Conditional Jockeys’ Training Series Handicap Hurdle (Racing Excellence Initiative)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.25
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 1-5571 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Has run well on good/good to soft but reportedly benefited from switch to heavy ground when bouncing back to form to win by 7l at Ffos Las last month; subsequent 5lb rise is not excessive but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 5

14:18 Chepstow

Timeforarum

12st 0lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Brian Eckley

Has run well on good/good to soft but reportedly benefited from switch to heavy ground when bouncing back to form to win by 7l at Ffos Las last month; subsequent 5lb rise is not excessive but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again.

7/2

1st

3

20th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:52 Ffos Las

Timeforarum

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Brian Eckley

Back to within 1lb of the mark for December 2024's Hereford win (2m, good to soft), and only one of just three starts since has been over this short a trip; possibilities if sharp enough after five months out.

16/1

5

15th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Worcester

Timeforarum

11st 8lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Brian Eckley

Ended 2024 with narrow win at Hereford (2m, good to soft) and returned from break with two fairly good runs at Stratford (2m2f/2m) this summer; needs to find extra here but is unexposed over the trip.

20/1

25/1

  • Place: £6.00

Form: 3/5740 D

Last run: 89 days

W: 11st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won small-field Flat handicap last summer but ended 2025 in poor form over hurdles and needs to have been refreshed by three-month break.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

(11)

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:39 Ffos Las

Cogital

8st 10lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Veteran who's done a lot of his winning in the summer and always liked it round here; back in form over hurdles last time and is 2lb lower than when going in here last July, so he needs a second look.

7/1

1st

8

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Cogital

11st 1lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Not the easiest to predict and well held on both starts on the AW since finishing a good second over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good to soft) in March, ridden by Harry Atkins who can claim his 5lb allowance here; will not mind any rain and not out of this if in the mood, with one of his two hurdling wins coming over C&D.

7/1

Form: -67554

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Stayed on for very respectable fourth at Hereford (2m3f, good) this month, his second run in a visor, but is yet to be placed after 11 hurdling starts and needs to find something extra today.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 5

14:18 Chepstow

Nobody Told Me

10st 6lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Thomas Faulkner

Stayed on for very respectable fourth at Hereford (2m3f, good) this month, his second run in a visor, but is yet to be placed after 11 hurdling starts and needs to find something extra today.

13/2

4th

8

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

15:25 Hereford

Nobody Told Me

10st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Thomas Faulkner

Respectable fifth in similar races at Taunton and Chepstow last month but has yet to place over hurdles after ten attempts.

12/1

5th

11

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:48 Chepstow

Nobody Told Me

10st 8lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Thomas Faulkner

Didn't run badly when fifth on heavy ground at Taunton (2m3f) last week but he's 0-9 over hurdles now and needs to be perked up by a change of headgear today.

20/1

Form: PP4691 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Rewarded heavy market support when winning by 5l at Southwell (2m, soft) this month, his sixth start over hurdles; went up 7lb for that but should be okay on the forecast faster ground here and is open to more improvement if aided by first-time cheekpieces.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

2nd Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell

This Sway

11st 12lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Gained a first win over 2m here in March and has continued in good form, runner-up in 2m4f Ffos Las handicap four weeks ago; that form has been well advertised since so he must enter calculations despite 2lb rise.

7/2

2nd

5

5th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:48 Ffos Las

This Sway

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Max Comley

Rain welcomed as the ground was soft when making all at Southwell in March (2m) but beaten 11l and 23l in his subsequent races in new cheekpieces; dropped 3lb for those, so only 4lb above his win; wouldn't be a certain stayer over this far.

7/1

3rd

8

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

17:40 Exeter

This Sway

11st 7lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Max Comley

Made all for a 2m hurdle win (soft) under Tom Broughton at Southwell on his penultimate start; up 7lb when weakening out of it at Chepstow (2m, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces); drops 1lb; goes back up in trip with more needed.

5/1

Form: 06P3-P BF

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Disappointed when made favourite at Taunton (2m3f, heavy) last month, after a layoff, but is now 6lb lower than when placed in first-time cheekpieces at Stratford (2m2f, good to soft) just over a year ago, and can rebound on the less testing ground here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

6

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 5

14:18 Chepstow

Dish Of The Day

11st 2lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Nicky Martin

Disappointed when made favourite at Taunton (2m3f, heavy) last month, after a layoff, but is now 6lb lower than when placed in first-time cheekpieces at Stratford (2m2f, good to soft) just over a year ago, and can rebound on the less testing ground here.

9/2

9

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

16:45 Taunton

Dish Of The Day

10st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Nicky Martin

0-7 over hurdles; absent since placed in first-time cheekpieces at Stratford (2m2f, good to soft) last March and not sure to be suited by the slower ground here but it's interesting that Sean Bowen is booked again.

9/2

3rd

14

10th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

16:20 Stratford

Dish Of The Day

10st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Nicky Martin

pressed leaders, reminder after 3 out

25/1

Form: 70FP70

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Tailed off when 100-1 for last month's handicap hurdle debut here (2m3f, soft; raced too freely) but came second in good-ground Irish point last spring and was running well before falling in good-ground novice hurdle in the autumn; back on forecast decent ground today; no surprise if he features.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

15:10 Stratford

Kings Order

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Maiden who has form figures of 0FP706 over hurdles and was a remote fifth at a big prices on his recent chase debut at Worcester (2m4f, good); has a lot to prove and he needs a tongue-tie to make a big difference.

33/1

5th

6

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:08 Worcester

Kings Order

11st 6lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Unplaced all six hurdle runs, most recently when beaten about 28l in Chepstow handicap (2m, good to soft) in March, but his Irish point second last spring offers a ray of hope on this chasing debut.

33/1

6th

3

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 5

14:18 Chepstow

Kings Order

11st 9lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Mrs C Williams

Tailed off when 100-1 for last month's handicap hurdle debut here (2m3f, soft; raced too freely) but came second in good-ground Irish point last spring and was running well before falling in good-ground novice hurdle in the autumn; back on forecast decent ground today; no surprise if he features.

20/1

Form: 45-6P7 CD

Last run: 161 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Useful in his prime; badly out of sorts for Alison Thorpe last year (five runs) but makes stable debut from a very dangerous mark and with the trip/ground suitable; well worth keeping an eye on in the betting.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

9

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Worcester

Silent Revolution

10st 7lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Barry John Murphy

Out of sorts for Alison Thorpe last year and well beaten on both starts for new stable this spring, the latter in a selling handicap; sports first-time hood here; could be considered only if lively in the betting.

33/1

11th

8

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Silent Revolution

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Barry John Murphy

His good days are long gone and he has been regressing for a while; made no impact on stable debut.

12/1

7th

4

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 5

14:18 Chepstow

Silent Revolution

11st 8lb

J: Dylan O’Connor

T: Barry John Murphy

Useful in his prime; badly out of sorts for Alison Thorpe last year (five runs) but makes stable debut from a very dangerous mark and with the trip/ground suitable; well worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £16.30
Straight Forecast £16.87
Trifecta £69.80

Selections

POSTDATA:

Nobody Told Me

The Times:

This Sway

RP RATINGS:

Timeforarum

SPOTLIGHT:

Dish Of The Day

Telegraph:

This Sway

Daily Mail:

This Sway

Daily Record:

This Sway

The Sun:

Timeforarum

The Guardian:

Nobody Told Me

D Express:

Nobody Told Me

Daily Mirror:

Nobody Told Me

The Star:

Nobody Told Me