Its Not Unusual Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Chepstow

16:30

Date 2024-01-30

Distance 2m11y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £3,802

Winning Time 4m 22.10s (slow by 39.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ski Lodge (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	4/1	Won
2nd	Bobby's Nelson (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/4F	.5
3rd	Barlovento (IRE) Fergus Gregory · Olly Murphy	7/2	11
4th	Brave Ruler (GB) Charlie Hammond · Polly Gundry	125/1	8
5th	The Cypriot (IRE) Mr Lewis Gordon · Evan Williams	9/1	12
6th	Bollin Thou (GB) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	80/1	6.5
7th	Lady Harriett (GB) James Bowen · Peter Bowen	28/1	13
8th	El Bandido Pancho (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Clarke	15/2	1.25
9th	D'Gesteevo (GB) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	25/1	15
10th	Oi Oi Oi (GB) Bradley Harris · Anthony Charlton	8/1	5.5

Runners (10)

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
2	Bobby's Nelson Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	12.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Bought for £60,000 after very promising Irish point debut in October; interesting recruit
1	Barlovento Bay J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-18	8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
72,000euros 3yo; out of a fair hurdler; stable does very well in bumpers
8	Ski Lodge Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	156	—	2-2	-	119	45	52d	—	—	-5	14.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made good start to rules career when second over C&D last month; likely contender
7	Oi Oi Oi Bay J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Anthony Charlton	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Anthony Charlton	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Pedigree doesn't leap of the page but stable has done very well in bumpers in recent years
9	The Cypriot Chestnut J:Mr Lewis Gordon(7) T:Evan Williams	J:Mr Lewis Gordon(7) T:Evan Williams	156	—	3	-	121	37	83d	—	—	-3	5.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Just a respectable third of six over C&D on debut; more needed today
6	El Bandido Pancho Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Out of a half-sister to useful chaser Mr Medic; probably best watched on debut
10	Lady Harriett Bay J:James Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Peter Bowen	149	—	4-	-	101	-	313d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ran well for a long way when fourth in C&D mares' race last March; not seen again since
5	D'Gesteevo Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Half-brother to same connections' fairly useful hurdler Bonza Girl; could have a say
3	Bollin Thou Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Out of a smart jumper but stable has modest bumper strike-rate
4	Brave Ruler Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Polly Gundry	J:Charlie Hammond T:Polly Gundry	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Out of a sister to useful jumper Parsnip Pete; stable quiet in bumpers

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bobby's Nelson	11/4	5/2	10/3	11/4	9/4
Barlovento	5/2	5/2	5/2	3/1	5/2
Ski Lodge	4/1	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Oi Oi Oi	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2	11/2
The Cypriot	10/1	9/1	17/2	10/1	9/1
El Bandido Pancho	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	9/1
Lady Harriett	22/1	20/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
D'Gesteevo	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Bollin Thou	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Brave Ruler	100/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ski Lodge

14.2

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Bobby's Nelson

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

10/3

3rd

Barlovento

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

3/1

The Cypriot

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Oi Oi Oi

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

El Bandido Pancho

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Lady Harriett

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

D'Gesteevo

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Bollin Thou

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Brave Ruler

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bobby's Nelson	—	—	—
Barlovento	—	—	—
Ski Lodge	—	119	45
Oi Oi Oi	—	—	—
The Cypriot	—	121	37
El Bandido Pancho	—	—	—
Lady Harriett	—	101	—
D'Gesteevo	—	—	—
Bollin Thou	—	—	—
Brave Ruler	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ski Lodge	52d ago	Fresh
The Cypriot	83d ago	Fresh
Lady Harriett	313d ago	Long break
Bobby's Nelson	—	—
Barlovento	—	—
Oi Oi Oi	—	—
El Bandido Pancho	—	—
D'Gesteevo	—	—
Bollin Thou	—	—
Brave Ruler	—	—