Unibet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Chepstow

14:10

Date 2023-10-13

Distance 2m3f100y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £28,475

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Captain Teague Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	154	—	1/13-	-	-	-	212d	—	—	-25	23.3	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Third in the Champion Bumper and he looks a seriously exciting prospect for novice hurdles
7	Rock House Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	1/1-21	-	137	67	25d	—	—	-2	17.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Point/bumper/hurdle winner and looked a horse to follow when strolling in at Worcester
6	Resplendent Grey Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	154	h	1311-	120	135	110	168d	—	—	+32	41.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Beat a disappointing horse at Perth and questionable whether he's up to this
5	Mullinaree Bay J:Bradley Harris T:Milton Harris	J:Bradley Harris T:Milton Harris	154	ht	11-111	128	138	122	118d	—	—	+13	22.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has won his last five handicaps and clearly progressing; this might be a big ask, though
NR	Everyonesgame Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Charlie Longsdon	154	—	1-3118	132	142	-	83d	—	—	+23	29.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Non-runner
9	Della Casa Lunga Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	150	t	3F132-	131	151	124	170d	—	—	+28	34.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Second in a valuable hurdle at Punchestown in April; later bought for £150,000
NR	Way Out Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Syd Hosie	J:Micheal Nolan T:Syd Hosie	154	—	85-111	129	145	99	32d	—	—	+16	21.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Improving but up significantly in class and ideally he may need goodish ground
2	Cold Sobar Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	154	—	4/111-	123	132	95	181d	—	—	+16	19.1	6.00/1	25 4%
2-2 over hurdles after fairly comfortable wins on heavy ground at Newcastle
4	Lord Of Thunder Brown J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	154	—	23-	-	-	-	195d	—	—	+5	7.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Placed in a point and Stratford bumper; wasn't cheap and should be capable a lot better

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Captain Teague	10/11	10/11	5/6	8/11	10/11
Rock House	10/3	10/3	10/3	3	10/3
Resplendent Grey	17/2	8	17/2	8	17/2
Mullinaree	17/2	8	9	8	17/2
Everyonesgame	16	16	14	16	16
Della Casa Lunga	11	11	12	10	11/1
Way Out	16	16	16	16	16
Cold Sobar	25	25	25	22	25
Lord Of Thunder	40	40	40	33	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Resplendent Grey

41.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 21.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

2nd

Della Casa Lunga

34.4

OR: 20.3 Form: 12.3 Odds: 1.9

3rd

Everyonesgame

29.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

Captain Teague

23.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 16.3

10/11

Mullinaree

22.2

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Way Out

21.1

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Cold Sobar

19.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Rock House

17.7

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Lord Of Thunder

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Everyonesgame	132	142	—
Della Casa Lunga	131	151	124
Way Out	129	145	99
Mullinaree	128	138	122
Cold Sobar	123	132	95
Resplendent Grey	120	135	110
Captain Teague	—	—	—
Rock House	—	137	67
Lord Of Thunder	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rock House	25d ago	Fit
Way Out	32d ago	Fit
Everyonesgame	83d ago	Fresh
Mullinaree	118d ago	Long break
Resplendent Grey	168d ago	Long break
Della Casa Lunga	170d ago	Long break
Cold Sobar	181d ago	Long break
Lord Of Thunder	195d ago	Long break
Captain Teague	212d ago	Long break