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Dragonbet Cefnogi Rasio Ceffylau Cymreig Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race)
Class 2, 2m7½f (2m7f131y), Hurdle, 4yo+, £13,202, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.5)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Deep Cave No. 1
Jack Tudor · Christian Williams
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Back from a 155-day break
Deep Cave looks the one to beat in this 24f Class 2 at Chepstow, with our rating of 143 putting him a full 10 lb clear of Alien Storm on 133, a sizeable margin in a staying contest on good to soft ground. That gap gives him room to be below his best and still be competitive. Alien Storm is the main danger, with Thank You Ma'am and Matty's Getaway both on 130 and capable of exploiting any slip, though the three of them are all comfortably behind our man on rating. Deep Cave is the selection.
Runners
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams 0/8
Deep Cave is the one to beat, a winner five starts back who has run over today's trip and going before and carries 168 lb off an official 134. Our rating of 143 ranks him top of 12, though 155 days off is a reservation.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Lady Knightess (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Sue Howell
- Foaled
- 22 May 2018
- Stable
- Ogmore-By-Sea, Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 143
Matty's Getaway t D
155 days
7yo, 11-13, OR 133 3412-1
J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 2/9
Winner last time out and a winner three starts back, with a second two starts back in between, Matty's Getaway has been in cracking form and has run over today's trip and going before. The one concern is a 155-day layoff, and he carries 167 lb.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Shadow Eile (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- The Getaway Drivers
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 9/53
Service Minimum arrives a last-time-out winner, with three wins in her last five starts and a fresh 23-day gap, and she has run on today's going before. Carrying 166 lb off an official mark of 132 is a hefty burden, and our rating of 125 leaves her seventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Doctor Dino (FR)
- Dam
- Zanzibelle (FR) by Zanzibari
- Owner
- Susan Johnson
- Foaled
- 10 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 53 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 8/21
Won last time out, with a second three starts back, but he returns after 225 days off and carries 162 lb off an official mark of 128, so he's hard to fancy; our rating has him 11th of 12. He has run on today's going before.
- Sire
- Beaumec De Houelle (FR)
- Dam
- Beautifull Crik (FR) by Sageburg
- Owner
- Walters Plant Hire Ltd
- Foaled
- 19 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 21 runs (38%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
- Wind surgery
- w 2
Lorcan Murtagh
Georgina Nicholls 0/2
Thank You Ma'am arrives yet to win in his last five but has been in the frame twice, a second two starts back and a third three starts back, before a fourth last time out, and he has run at today's distance and going. The main risk is a 145-day absence under 159 lb.
- Sire
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
- Dam
- Pepite Rose (FR) by Bonbon Rose
- Owner
- The Posh Pundit Racing Club Limited
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Kingston Lisle, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 2/11
Jury's In was unplaced last time out and returns after 218 days off, a long absence for a gelding ranked last of 12 on our figures at 114, against an official mark of 125 and 159 lb to carry. In his favour, he won two starts back and was third three starts back.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Dundee (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- Ben Turner Racing Partnership 3
- Foaled
- 11 May 2020
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon 0/6
Alien Storm looks a leading threat, having finished second and third in the two runs before his last-time-out fall, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 133 ranks him second of 12, though 105 days off and 157 lb are the main risk.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Missusan (IRE) by King's Ride
- Owner
- The Alien Storm Partnership
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Chad Bament (5)
Jeremy Scott 0/7
King of The Lake was a fifth last time out and has a win five starts back, but he returns after 179 days off and carries 157 lb, which tempers the appeal. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 129 ranks him sixth of twelve.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Shanxi Girl (GB) by Overbury
- Owner
- Lake Side Racing
- Foaled
- 27 May 2018
- Stable
- Brompton Regis, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey 0/8
Tune In A Box returns after 218 days off, but a second last time out and a third two starts back show he has been competitive, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 156 lb off 122, he is winless in recent starts, and our rating of 129 ranks him fifth of twelve.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Belle Fortune (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Woolhope Hopefuls
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Woolhope, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
Conor Ring
Mrs C. Williams 1/11
Oakley was only fifth last time out and returns after 85 days off, which makes him hard to fancy, ranked ninth of twelve on our figures. Still, he was a winner two starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and carries 151 lb off 117.
- Sire
- Protectionist (GER)
- Dam
- Ovambo Lady (GER) by Kalatos
- Owner
- Mrs C Williams
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Sean Bowen
Laura Horsfall 0/0
Jalisco Star was fifth last time out, and a fourth two starts back, and she returns after 198 days off, which makes her hard to fancy under 151 lb. In her favour, she has run over today's trip and going, and was a winner three starts back.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Elphis Supreme (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- The Laura Horsfall Racing Club
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Towcester, Northants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Bryan Carver
Chris Honour 0/2
Time To Bite has finished second in each of his last two starts and has run over today's trip and going, though a win five starts back is his only success in that spell. Off 146 lb after 36 days, our rating of 121 ranks him eighth of twelve.
- Sire
- Scorpion (IRE)
- Dam
- Time To Act (GB) by Rakaposhi King
- Owner
- The Chris Honour Racing Club
- Foaled
- 14 May 2015
- Stable
- Ashburton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.