Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Chepstow

15:20

Date 2024-10-12

Distance 2m3f100y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,023

Winning Time 4m 48.32s (slow by 11.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Josh The Boss (GB) Mr Jamie Neild · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/1	Won
2nd	Doyen Quest (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/1F	4
3rd	Take No Chances (IRE) Harry Atkins · Dan Skelton	33/1	1.75
4th	Lowry's Bar (IRE) Ben Jones · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	13/2	9
5th	Patriotik (FR) Isabel Williams · Evan Williams	14/1	.5
6th	Tightenourbelts (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	25/1	3.5
7th	Titan Discovery (GB) Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	9/1	1.75
8th	Afadil (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	22/1	4
9th	Act Of Authority (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/1	3.75
10th	Lucky Zebo (GB) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	33/1	.75
11th	Forever William (GB) Miss Heidi Palin · Dan Skelton	33/1	4.5
12th	Tritonic (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	20/1	4.5
13th	Tune In A Box (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	17/2	6
14th	Into The Park (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	13/2	3.75
15th	Crebilly (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	22/1	6
16th	American Sniper (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	18/1	19

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Irish Hill (GER) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	14/1

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
16	Doyen Quest Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	152	—	31211-	122	140	124	178d	—	—	+29	46.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Finished strongly to win at Cheltenham in April and is only 3lb higher here; major player
15	Tune In A Box Grey J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	153	—	1121-1	123	137	105	165d	—	—	+20	31.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won comfortably by 8l at Punchestown festival in April and is now 4-5 in handicaps
5	Lowry's Bar Bay J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	161	—	11112-	131	139	109	244d	—	—	+34	45.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Launched rules career with four wins last season (once over C&D); can resume progress
10	Into The Park Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	155	—	U3114-	125	140	119	203d	—	—	+23	34.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lightly raced 5yo; dual 2m winner early in 2024; should have more to offer over this trip
7	Act Of Authority Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	61316-	128	138	132	168d	—	—	+24	33.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Respectable sixth in hot 2m race on handicap debut in April; back up in trip today
13	Titan Discovery b/br J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	154	—	12126-	124	138	128	178d	—	—	+25	32.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Made good progress once switched to handicaps last season and may still have more to offer
14	Josh The Boss Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	154	t	1U548-	124	139	124	182d	—	—	+15	22	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below form in second half of last season but looked a promising novice last autumn
9	Irish Hill Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	155	b	29532-	125	139	130	174d	—	—	+21	29	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Placed on final two starts last season but may not be quite as good as he was
17	Patriotik Grey J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	151	—	2132-2	121	137	125	158d	—	—	+19	24.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ffos Las novice winner; makes handicap debut in warm race but is not fully exposed
1	Crebilly Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	168	—	F4127-	138	139	-	182d	—	—	+27	31.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Creditable second in Cheltenham Festival chase in March; reverts to hurdling off 2lb lower
11	American Sniper Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	155	t	01477-	125	141	129	187d	—	—	+19	22.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won 20-runner Cheltenham handicap last autumn but well below that form next three runs
6	Afadil Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	160	p	1534-0	130	137	119	154d	—	—	+17	21	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ran well in some hot 2m handicaps in second half of last season; this trip may stretch him
2	Tritonic Chestnut J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	168	—	54/15-	138	137	-	—	—	—	+20	22.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Placed in valuable Flat handicap in August but reverts to hurdling on fairly tough mark
3	Take No Chances Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	166	—	P21-14	136	139	113	138d	—	—	+19	22.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In good form at around 3m in the spring and has promising 7lb claimer enlisted here
8	Tightenourbelts Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	156	—	4P46-3	126	137	99	147d	—	—	+20	22.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Just a respectable third behind Take No Chance at Uttoxeter in May; back from break today
4	Lucky Zebo Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	165	—	81-768	135	138	22	92d	—	—	+18	22.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Safely held in last two chases but has a fighting chance if judged on spring hurdling form
18	Forever William Chestnut J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	150	—	16-773	120	139	80	22d	—	—	+16	18.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Back in form when placed at Newton Abbot last month; more needed again here
NR	Jipcot Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	154	ht	7F313-	124	141	131	217d	—	—	—	29.6	—	—
Placed off this mark in Imperial Cup for Ben Pauling in March; now with new stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Doyen Quest	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tune In A Box	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Lowry's Bar	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Into The Park	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
Act Of Authority	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Titan Discovery	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Josh The Boss	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Irish Hill	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Patriotik	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Crebilly	18/1	18/1	20/1	25/1	18/1
American Sniper	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Afadil	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Tritonic	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Take No Chances	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Tightenourbelts	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Lucky Zebo	33/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
Forever William	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Doyen Quest

46.1

OR: 18 Form: 23.1 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Lowry's Bar

45.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 22 Odds: 3.1

13/2

3rd

Into The Park

34.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 12.6 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Act Of Authority

33.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Titan Discovery

32.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 12 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Tune In A Box

31.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Crebilly

31.3

OR: 22 Form: 8.2 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Jipcot

29.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 11.1 Odds: 0

—

Irish Hill

OR: 18.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Patriotik

24.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Tritonic

22.9

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

American Sniper

22.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Tightenourbelts

22.8

OR: 19 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Take No Chances

22.3

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Lucky Zebo

22.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Josh The Boss

OR: 18.5 Form: 1.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Afadil

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Forever William

18.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crebilly	138	139	—
Tritonic	138	137	—
Take No Chances	136	139	113
Lucky Zebo	135	138	22
Lowry's Bar	131	139	109
Afadil	130	137	119
Act Of Authority	128	138	132
Tightenourbelts	126	137	99
Into The Park	125	140	119
Irish Hill	125	139	130
American Sniper	125	141	129
Titan Discovery	124	138	128
Josh The Boss	124	139	124
Jipcot	124	141	131
Tune In A Box	123	137	105
Doyen Quest	122	140	124
Patriotik	121	137	125
Forever William	120	139	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Forever William	22d ago	Fit
Lucky Zebo	92d ago	Long break
Take No Chances	138d ago	Long break
Tightenourbelts	147d ago	Long break
Afadil	154d ago	Long break
Patriotik	158d ago	Long break
Tune In A Box	165d ago	Long break
Act Of Authority	168d ago	Long break
Irish Hill	174d ago	Long break
Doyen Quest	178d ago	Long break
Titan Discovery	178d ago	Long break
Josh The Boss	182d ago	Long break
Crebilly	182d ago	Long break
American Sniper	187d ago	Long break
Into The Park	203d ago	Long break
Jipcot	217d ago	Long break
Lowry's Bar	244d ago	Long break
Tritonic	—	—