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Chepstow

15:10

Date 2024-01-24

Distance 2m3f100y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,152

Winning Time 5m 10.81s (slow by 33.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lowry's Bar (IRE) Ben Jones · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	11/10F	Won
2nd	Uncle Bert (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/1	4.25
3rd	Minella Blueway (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	15/8	8.5
4th	Espoir De Romay (FR) David Bass · Kim Bailey	9/1	12

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Lowry's Bar Bay J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	154	—	2-111	126	139	115	36d	—	—	-4	35	0.34/1	11/8 42%
3-3 under rules and promises to be suited by today's step up in trip; commands respect
7	Minella Blueway Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	149	—	12-321	121	137	128	28d	—	—	-4	27.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Drew nicely clear to win C&D maiden last month; open to more improvement in handicaps
5	Uncle Bert Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	152	—	-14F5P	124	142	131	28d	—	—	+5	24.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won in good style on seasonal/handicap debut but has not really kicked on from that
2	Espoir De Romay Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	163	p	52-307	135	143	121	54d	—	—	+15	23.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Arguably run better than 19l defeat suggests last time but others appeal more all the same
NR	Pentland Hills Bay J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Nicky Henderson	170	—	14FP-2	142	145	107	39d	—	—	—	28	—	—
Returned from latest layoff with good run in defeat at Doncaster last month; big player
NR	Wild Max Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	t	/1211-	132	139	-	572d	—	—	—	43	—	—
Won three good-ground chases in early part of last season; back from long layoff today
NR	Ree Okka Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	150	tp	523-4P	122	143	-	40d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Switches back to hurdling on a tempting mark but needs to get career back on track

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lowry's Bar	11/8	11/8	11/8
Minella Blueway	7/4	13/8	13/8
Uncle Bert	4/1	4/1	4/1
Espoir De Romay	12/1	12/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wild Max

OR: 20.5 Form: 22.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Lowry's Bar

OR: 19 Form: 3.5 Odds: 12.5

11/8

3rd

Pentland Hills

OR: 23 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Minella Blueway

27.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Uncle Bert

24.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Espoir De Romay

23.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Ree Okka

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pentland Hills	142	145	107
Espoir De Romay	135	143	121
Wild Max	132	139	—
Lowry's Bar	126	139	115
Uncle Bert	124	142	131
Ree Okka	122	143	—
Minella Blueway	121	137	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Minella Blueway	28d ago	Fit
Uncle Bert	28d ago	Fit
Lowry's Bar	36d ago	Fit
Pentland Hills	39d ago	Fit
Ree Okka	40d ago	Fit
Espoir De Romay	54d ago	Fresh
Wild Max	572d ago	Long break