Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Chepstow

13:40

Date 2024-12-27

Distance 2m11y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £47,552

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	Nietzsche Has Chestnut J:Ludovic Philipperon T:M Rolland	J:Ludovic Philipperon T:M Rolland	159	t	1-1432	148	141	-	40d	—	—	+10	41.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
French raider; carries a penalty but has very strong form claims
9	Opec Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:James Owen	152	—	F111	125	127	127	28d	—	—	+27	46	0.88/1	7/2 22%
No great shakes on the Flat but she's won all her completed starts over hurdles
2	Hot Fuss Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Tom Dascombe	J:Harry Skelton T:Tom Dascombe	157	p	21	123	123	104	21d	—	—	+23	35.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Useful Flat performer and has made a solid start over hurdles; won easily last time
6	Melon Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	—	1	-	121	80	14d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
1m6f winner; did it comfortably on hurdling debut but will need considerably more here
4	Static Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	157	—	3S1O22	124	129	115	41d	—	—	+24	32.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten 18l in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last time and again looks vulnerable
5	Marche d'Aligre Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	154	—	1	-	113	85	30d	—	—	+6	11.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
1m2f winner in France; won a weak race with ease on hurdling debut at Wetherby
7	My Noble Lord Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	—	15	-	116	98	41d	—	—	+4	8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Limitations were ruthlessly exposed when behind some of these in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham
3	Mister Cessna Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	157	—	P3-133	129	110	-	144d	—	—	+18	20.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Winning hurdler in France and close up over fences on final start; faces tough UK debut
8	Torrent Bay J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	154	p	121233	117	127	114	41d	—	—	+27	28.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Likeably consistent but behind Static in his last two races; hard to see him winning

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Nietzsche Has	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	7/4
Opec	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Hot Fuss	6/1	7/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Melon	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1
Static	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Marche d'Aligre	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
My Noble Lord	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Mister Cessna	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Torrent	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Opec

OR: 18.8 Form: 21.6 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Nietzsche Has

41.5

OR: 24.5 Form: 7 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Hot Fuss

35.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Static

32.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Torrent

28.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Mister Cessna

20.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Melon

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Marche d'Aligre

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

16/1

My Noble Lord

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nietzsche Has	148	141	—
Mister Cessna	129	110	—
Opec	125	127	127
Static	124	129	115
Hot Fuss	123	123	104
Torrent	117	127	114
Melon	—	121	80
Marche d'Aligre	—	113	85
My Noble Lord	—	116	98

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Melon	14d ago	Fit
Hot Fuss	21d ago	Fit
Opec	28d ago	Fit
Marche d'Aligre	30d ago	Fit
Nietzsche Has	40d ago	Fit
Static	41d ago	Fit
My Noble Lord	41d ago	Fit
Torrent	41d ago	Fit
Mister Cessna	144d ago	Long break