Text Fitzdares On 07492 882213 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Chepstow

14:50

Date 2025-02-09

Distance 2m3f98y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,035

Runners (6)

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
2	Hurricane Highway Brown J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	154	—	U32P-2	122	145	81	52d	—	—	+5	31	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Winning hurdler; as good over fences despite being 0-5 and can improve for comeback run
3	Donnacha Brown J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	154	—	21-341	122	136	106	39d	—	—	0	26	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Off the mark over fences at Exeter; up 4lb in a race that may take more winning
5	Heros De Romay Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	149	v	133-46	117	135	79	51d	—	—	+2	22.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Still open to improvement in this discipline as he's lightly raced overall; tries a visor
4	The Famous Five Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	152	—	1-7315	120	144	126	22d	—	—	+11	30.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Newbury winner two runs back but ran no race last time; jumping remains an issue
6	Astronomic View Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	148	p	4-389F	116	-	-	27d	—	—	+13	17.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
1lb above last winning hurdle mark but he didn't get very far on recent chase debut
NR	Largy Poet Chestnut J:TBC T:Paul Nicholls	J: T:Paul Nicholls	164	p	112-65	132	-	-	45d	—	—	—	20.5	—	—
Dual hurdle winner; might well improve for fences, in keeping with many of his stablemates

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hurricane Highway	11/4	11/4	2/1	5/2	9/4
Donnacha	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2
Heros De Romay	11/4	3/1	3/1	11/4	10/3
The Famous Five	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Astronomic View	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Largy Poet	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hurricane Highway

OR: 18 Form: 5 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

The Famous Five

30.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Donnacha

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Heros De Romay

22.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Largy Poet

20.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Astronomic View

17.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Largy Poet	132	—	—
Hurricane Highway	122	145	81
Donnacha	122	136	106
The Famous Five	120	144	126
Heros De Romay	117	135	79
Astronomic View	116	—	—

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