April 11 / 16.40 Chepstow

16.40

Good To Soft

Tiptop Portable Event Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3696.7
  • 2m 3f 100y
  • Class 5
  • 13 runners
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Tiptop Portable Event Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £6.20
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 542131 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
9yo who is exposed over hurdles but she scored over C&D (soft/good to soft) in two of her last three starts; 3lb higher than for her last win two weeks ago but she remains feasibly treated and should get a decent tow into this race; shortlisted.
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1st

5

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Inion Tiogair

11st 8lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Grace Harris

9yo who is exposed over hurdles but she scored over C&D (soft/good to soft) in two of her last three starts; 3lb higher than for her last win two weeks ago but she remains feasibly treated and should get a decent tow into this race; shortlisted.

11/4

1st

10

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Inion Tiogair

10st 12lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Grace Harris

Drew clear to win by over 9l over C&D (soft) in February, opening her hurdling account at the 16th attempt; not sure to be ideally suited by today's forecast quicker ground but her 5lb higher mark ought to be manageable, and she certainly didn't run badly on heavy going at Ffos Las this month.

5/1

OUR TIP

3/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 23-347

Last run: 68 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Placed in both bumpers and he showed some promise in the first two of his three hurdle runs (2m4f/2m) during the winter; returns after a short break and he needs a close look in the market on handicap debut.
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2nd

3

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Hillwalk

11st 11lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Placed in both bumpers and he showed some promise in the first two of his three hurdle runs (2m4f/2m) during the winter; returns after a short break and he needs a close look in the market on handicap debut.

3/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: -68024 BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 5yo who was a good second on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in January and he backed that up with a close fourth over C&D the following month; up another 2lb but he travelled strongly for a long way last time and is open to more progress; strongly respected with tongue-tie added.
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3rd

1

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Thorgath

12st 0lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Tom Lacey

Unexposed 5yo who was a good second on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in January and he backed that up with a close fourth over C&D the following month; up another 2lb but he travelled strongly for a long way last time and is open to more progress; strongly respected with tongue-tie added.

5/2

4th

1

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:48 Chepstow

Thorgath

11st 13lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Displayed significant improvement when clear second to a next-time-out winner on last month's handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft); went up 4lb for his troubles but still commands respect.

9/4

2nd

4

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

16:18 Uttoxeter

Thorgath

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Last of three on bumper debut and modest form at best in three 2m hurdles towards the end of 2025; hopes rest on a step up in distance for today's handicap debut.

11/2

Form: -65857

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Flat winner but he's 0-9 over hurdles and has been beaten 17l or more in four handicaps (2m1f-3m) since November; mark continues to fall but he needs the cheekpieces to make a difference on this drop back in trip.
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4th

9

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Rapid Mission

10st 12lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Syd Hosie

Flat winner but he's 0-9 over hurdles and has been beaten 17l or more in four handicaps (2m1f-3m) since November; mark continues to fall but he needs the cheekpieces to make a difference on this drop back in trip.

20/1

Form: -00627

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Promising second in a Huntingdon handicap (2m, heavy) in February but he failed to back that up at Stratford (2m, good) last month; still has low mileage but he's untried at this trip and others are more convincing.
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3rd

5

16th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Peace In The Park

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

Basically respectable efforts on most handicap outings so far (a lost shoe excused the one flop), doing fair late work for last month's Taunton third (2m3f, good); likelier to give his running than many.

6/1

3rd

3

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

19:30 Taunton

Peace In The Park

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: D J Jeffreys

Encouraging second on handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m, heavy), but that form has taken some knocks and he's been well held twice since on quicker ground; on a competitive mark but needs to bounce back..

16/1

5th

7

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Peace In The Park

11st 7lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: D J Jeffreys

Promising second in a Huntingdon handicap (2m, heavy) in February but he failed to back that up at Stratford (2m, good) last month; still has low mileage but he's untried at this trip and others are more convincing.

10/1

Form: -0158P

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won by a nose at Leicester in November (1m7f, soft) but she's struggled in three subsequent runs and was pulled up at Ffos Las last month; had another wind operation since but she needs a major revival back up in trip; hood and tongue-tie are removed and cheekpieces are now tried.
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6th

6

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Sophie Power

11st 7lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Won by a nose at Leicester in November (1m7f, soft) but she's struggled in three subsequent runs and was pulled up at Ffos Las last month; had another wind operation since but she needs a major revival back up in trip; hood and tongue-tie are removed and cheekpieces are now tried.

33/1

3

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Sophie Power

10st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Nosed home off this mark at Leicester in November (soft) but comfortably beaten otherwise this season; the hood is reapplied for the first time since Leicester but she's not overly convincing.

16/1

8th

2

20th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

16:02 Leicester

Sophie Power

11st 12lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harriet Dickin

Battled well for narrow course win (1m7f, soft) in November, her seventh hurdle run, but was safely held on her latest outing and is probably not one to rely upon heavily; ventures beyond 2m1f for first time.

10/1

Form: 97737-

Last run: 357 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Inconsistent ten-race maiden who was well held in a Huntingdon handicap (2m4f, good) last April and has been on the sidelines since; best watched back from a year off.
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11th

10

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

18:42 Uttoxeter

Saint Vic

10st 9lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Anthony Day

0-13 but ran well on his second race back after a year's absence when runner-up here (2m7f, good) last month; fair fifth at Worcester since and the drop back in trip may be in his favour.

8/1

5th

8

28th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Worcester

Saint Vic

10st 10lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Anthony Day

Maiden hurdler but has twice threatened in handicaps, last time going close over Uttoxeter's 2m7f; that was his second run after a lengthy break; up 4lb.

6/1

Form: 5-9233 BF

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
0-9 over hurdles but he went close in a Southwell handicap (2m, good to soft) in December; was never really travelling when a well-held third at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) last month but that was after a short break and cheekpieces are now added; dangerous if he can get back near best.
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9th

2

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Shant Wait

11st 12lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Charlie Longsdon

0-9 over hurdles but he went close in a Southwell handicap (2m, good to soft) in December; was never really travelling when a well-held third at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) last month but that was after a short break and cheekpieces are now added; dangerous if he can get back near best.

5/1

3rd

1

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

14:18 Sedgefield

Shant Wait

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Charlie Longsdon

0-8 over hurdles but kept on to be placed on both 2m starts since his wind op in November and looks well worth another go over today's longer trip; might be the answer.

9/4

3rd

2

16th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

12:18 Market Rasen

Shant Wait

12st 0lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Charlie Longsdon

0-7 over hurdles but showed the benefit of a wind op when keeping on well for clear second behind odds-on favourite at Southwell (2m, good to soft) last month and is respected, despite going up 5lb for that run.

4/1

Form: 4PP740

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
21-race maiden; big prices and well beaten in four starts since November including in a hurdle handicap at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last month; out of the weights again and can only be watched.
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10th

14

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

21-race maiden; big prices and well beaten in four starts since November including in a hurdle handicap at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last month; out of the weights again and can only be watched.

100/1

12th

17

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:45 Newcastle

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

18-race maiden; massive prices and well beaten in three starts since November (chase and two maiden hurdles); no reason to expect better from 5lb wrong; better to focus elsewhere.

100/1

13

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Worcester

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: William de Best-Turner

One of her better runs when 16l fourth of 13 to King Of The Story over C&D last month but this maiden is even further out of the handicap this afternoon and is hard to fancy.

40/1

Form: 8F07P

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in his two competed starts in novice events and was pulled up on handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m, soft; 12-1) in February; still early days but he needs a transformation back up in trip.
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10th

7

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

19:50 Fontwell

Bushstreet Bowman

11st 5lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Tailed off in his two competed starts in novice events and he's struggled switched to handicaps in last two runs; still unexposed but he was 50-1 at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) last time and needs to leave that form a long way behind.

8/1

11th

4

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Bushstreet Bowman

11st 11lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ben Pauling

Tailed off in his two competed starts in novice events and was pulled up on handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m, soft; 12-1) in February; still early days but he needs a transformation back up in trip.

10/1

5

5th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:35 Huntingdon

Bushstreet Bowman

11st 3lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Not particularly solid on form but is in good hands and may be capable of improvement now handicapping; market confidence should be noted.

5/1

Form: 900F

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
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Form: F9-4PP

Last run: 78 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo but he struggled in his qualifying runs and was pulled up at another big price on handicap debut at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) in January.
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12

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Ifan Full Pelt

10st 3lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Nikki Evans

Lightly raced 6yo but he struggled in his qualifying runs and was pulled up at another big price on handicap debut at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) in January.

100/1

12

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Warwick

Ifan Full Pelt

10st 10lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Nikki Evans

Struggled to get competitive when a big-priced outsider for four novices hurdles at around 2m; has lowly mark for handicap debut but still makes very limited appeal.

50/1

3

22nd May 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:35 Ffos Las

Ifan Full Pelt

11st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Nikki Evans

300-1 for both hurdle starts, falling on debut and finishing remote at Chepstow last month.

100/1

Form: UP-PP9

Last run: 78 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
No form claims after eight hurdle races, five in handicaps; tongue tied on latest and tried cheekpieces before that; 1lb out of the weights
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13

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

DGesteevo

10st 2lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Jeremy Scott

No form claims after eight hurdle races, five in handicaps; tongue tied on latest and tried cheekpieces before that; 1lb out of the weights

25/1

9th

13

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Warwick

DGesteevo

10st 8lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

0-7 over hurdles, having been pulled up on last three appearances, and needs first time tongue-tie to make a big difference; cheekpieces (worn for last two races); removed.

25/1

Non-runners

Golly Gosh

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £15.80
Straight Forecast £10.91
Tricast £25.88
Trifecta £40.60

Selections

Telegraph:

Inion Tiogair

SPOTLIGHT:

Thorgath

The Times:

Shan't Wait

D Express:

Hillwalk

Daily Mail:

Rapid Mission

RP RATINGS:

Thorgath

POSTDATA:

Thorgath

The Guardian:

Thorgath

Daily Mirror:

Inion Tiogair

The Sun:

Inion Tiogair

The Star:

Inion Tiogair

Daily Record:

Inion Tiogair