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Dragonbet Born In Wales Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 3, 2m (2m0f16y), Hurdle, 8yo+, Rated 0-130, £10,562, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.5)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Glengouly No. 2
Sean Bowen · Faye Bramley
✓ Distance winner ✓ Won last time out ✓ Back from a 140-day break
Glengouly is our selection at Chepstow, and the case rests on a progressive profile and a fitness edge that make him worth preferring to the top-rated runner despite sitting 4 lb below him on our figures. At 130 he is level with Stream of Stars and clearly in the thick of a competitive nine-runner Class 3 over two miles on good to soft, where improvement could be enough to tip it. Faivoir is the obvious danger as the top-rated runner on 134, while Stream of Stars, on the same figure as our pick, and Norn Iron, just 2 lb behind, also hold solid claims. This is far from a straightforward contest, but Glengouly looks the one to be with.
Runners
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham 0/12
Norn Iron arrives in cracking form, second last time out, and a winner two starts back, with another win three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 163-day absence, with 168 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Coco Des Champs (IRE) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Dr Paul Kelly
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Sean Bowen
Faye Bramley 1/12
Glengouly arrives a winner last time out, a clear step up on four pulled-up efforts before that, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The 140-day absence and 168 lb are the reservations, but his form is the strongest argument here, and our rating of 130 backs him up.
- Sire
- Coastal Path (GB)
- Dam
- Roulmapoule (FR) by Agent Bleu
- Owner
- The Cheeky Pups
- Foaled
- 9 May 2016
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Ben Jones
Ben Clarke 0/2
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- On The Prairie (IRE) by Definite Article
- Owner
- Butler Langford Paterson Tory
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Mosterton, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
283 days
11yo, 11-12, OR 128 13226-
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 8/21
Stream of Stars made the frame in three of his last four before a sixth last time out, with a second two starts back and another second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; the risk is a 283-day absence, and 166 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Precious Gem (IRE) by Sadler's Wells
- Owner
- Susie Bob Frosell
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2015
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 21 runs (38%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Miss Heidi Palin (5)
Dan Skelton 9/53
Faivoir has run over today's trip and going before, was third two starts back and is rated 134 by us, top of this field of nine, with 165 lb on his back and an official mark of 127. The main risk is a 184-day absence after an unplaced latest run.
- Sire
- Coastal Path (GB)
- Dam
- Qape Noir (FR) by Subotica
- Owner
- Mrs Suzanne Lawrence
- Foaled
- 30 May 2015
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 53 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 134
Jack Stenhouse (7)
Robert Stephens 1/6
Fit enough after 14 days off, No Ordinary Joe won three starts back but has since managed a sixth last time out and an unplaced effort before that. He has run over today's trip and going, though 162 lb is a hefty burden, and our rating of 127 ranks him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Shadow Dearg (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Mrs V James
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Caldicot, Monmouthshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph 1/1
Welsh Charger comes in after a 176-day break with a seventh last time out and a sixth before that, yet to win in his last five starts. He has run over today's trip and going, but 161 lb is a big burden, and our rating of 126 only ranks him sixth of nine.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Answer Ur Phone (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Jones Spiers Hartwell
- Foaled
- 7 May 2018
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 1 runs (100%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams 0/3
Back-to-back winners last time out and two starts back, but he returns after 196 days off and carries 152 lb, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and our figures rank him eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Diamond Boy (FR)
- Dam
- Naker Mome (FR) by Nashamaa
- Owner
- J Allison & Racingpulses
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2017
- Stable
- George Nympton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Conor Ring
Mrs C. Williams 1/11
Winless in his last five and off a 185-day break, he was unplaced last time out, though a third two starts back, another three starts back and a third again four starts back show he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and going, but 147 lb makes this a hard ask, and he is seventh of nine on our figures.
- Sire
- Lawman (FR)
- Dam
- Imtidaad (USA) by Lemon Drop Kid
- Owner
- Mrs Janet Davies
- Foaled
- 3 May 2018
- Stable
- Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Benjamin Macey (5)
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 2/8
Gower Prince has been in the frame throughout, with a second last time out, another second two starts back and a win three starts back, and he has run over today's trip. Even so, our figures rank him last of nine, and 142 lb is a stiff burden to carry.
- Sire
- Yorgunnabelucky (USA)
- Dam
- Lady Karinga (GB) by Karinga Bay
- Owner
- Mrs Jan Johnson
- Foaled
- 13 May 2018
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
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.