Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Chepstow

15:20

Date 2025-10-11

Distance 2m3f100y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,023

Winning Time 4m 50.00s (slow by 13.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rambo T (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	12/1	Won
2nd	Paggane (GB) James Bowen · Faye Bramley	50/1	0.3
3rd	Royal Infantry (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/1	3.75
4th	Idy Wood (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	15/2	2.5
5th	Greyval (FR) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	12/1	.5
6th	Take No Chances (IRE) Harry Atkins · Dan Skelton	20/1	.5
7th	Joyeux Machin (FR) Liam Harrison · Dan Skelton	33/1	4
8th	Josh The Boss (GB) Mr Jamie Neild · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	9/4F	3
9th	Moon Chime (GB) Kielan Woods · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	12/1	20
10th	Ike Sport (FR) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	20/1	25
11th	West To The Bridge (IRE) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	100/1	1.75
12th	The Jam Man (IRE) Ben Poste · Ryan Potter	200/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	French Ship (GB) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/2
Fell	She's A Saint (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	12/1

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
14	Josh The Boss Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	149	t	/19P8-	127	151	137	210d	—	—	+7	26.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won this race off 3lb lower in 2024; major player if back on song after wind op/break
6	Royal Infantry Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	11452-	136	144	122	171d	—	—	+17	37.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Very promising novice last season and seemingly the pick of Dan Skelton's five in this
9	French Ship Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	150	—	12141-	128	147	125	276d	—	—	+23	44.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2-4 as a novice hurdler (one win over C&D); has potential in handicaps; major player.
11	Idy Wood Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	149	—	8241-1	127	147	135	30d	—	—	+21	32.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Gamely made all on last month's seasonal return; 4lb higher in much deeper race here
15	Greyval Grey J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	147	—	32511-	125	145	121	—	—	—	+31	40.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Ended last season in career-best form (two wins); needs to improve again today
7	She's A Saint Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	154	—	/215-7	132	145	135	154d	—	—	+16	22.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
2m Aintree festival winner in the spring; needs to kick on again to overcome this mark
5	Rambo T Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	2151-3	137	144	112	148d	—	—	+21	26.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
In good form when last seen in spring but needs a new career-best effort here
10	Ike Sport Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	150	tp	4054-2	128	146	125	148d	—	—	+20	26.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In good form when last seen in the spring but is much more exposed than some of these
1	Take No Chances Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	168	—	31335-	146	146	135	168d	—	—	+28	32.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Placed in this race a year ago and also in Grade 1 Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival
8	Moon Chime Bay J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	153	—	31B-19	131	148	136	—	—	—	+17	21.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
4-9 over hurdles, the latest win at Hexham in May; others here have more compelling form
3	Joyeux Machin Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Dan Skelton	J:Liam Harrison T:Dan Skelton	160	—	05322-	138	145	129	210d	—	—	+29	33.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Signed off with three good runs in February/March; resumes on career-high mark
4	Paggane Bay J:James Bowen T:Faye Bramley	J:James Bowen T:Faye Bramley	159	—	2312-2	137	137	113	—	—	—	+25	27.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Both Flat runs for new stable were respectable; back over hurdles on tough mark though
13	West To The Bridge Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	149	—	1-44P5	127	147	119	32d	—	—	+25	26.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Good servant over this years but this steadily regressive 12yo faces a tough task here
17	The Jam Man Brown J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	146	—	3/3-60	124	-	85	30d	—	—	+21	22.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Veteran who was a well-beaten outsider on both runs for new stable this summer
NR	Knappers Hill Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Nicholls	J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Nicholls	168	—	31/21/	146	146	-	700d	—	—	—	24	—	—
Smart hurdler/chaser in 2023; returns from long absence on workable mark
NR	Thanksforthehelp Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	149	tp	6443-1	127	147	124	164d	—	—	—	29.3	—	—
None too reliable but won 25-runner series final at Punchestown festival on latest outing
NR	King Of The Lake Bay J:NON-RUNNER(7) T:Jeremy Scott	J:NON-RUNNER(7) T:Jeremy Scott	146	t	77111-	124	148	136	218d	—	—	—	40.5	—	—
Transformed by wind op when winning three in a row in February/March; up in grade today
NR	Sign Again Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	145	—	/4114-	123	145	97	182d	—	—	—	30.3	—	—
2-3 in novice hurdles last season and looks interesting on this handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Josh The Boss	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Royal Infantry	10/3	10/3	3/1	7/2	4/1
French Ship	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Idy Wood	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Greyval	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	17/2
She's A Saint	14/1	12/1	10/1	14/1	12/1
Rambo T	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Ike Sport	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Take No Chances	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	22/1
Moon Chime	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Joyeux Machin	28/1	25/1	22/1	28/1	22/1
Paggane	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
West To The Bridge	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
The Jam Man	125/1	80/1	100/1	125/1	100/1
Knappers Hill	-	-	-	-	-
Thanksforthehelp	-	-	-	-	-
King Of The Lake	-	-	-	-	-
Sign Again	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

French Ship

44.2

OR: 19.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

King Of The Lake

40.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 22 Odds: 0

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3rd

Greyval

40.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 19.1 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Royal Infantry

37.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Joyeux Machin

33.2

OR: 22 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Take No Chances

32.6

OR: 24 Form: 7.2 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Idy Wood

32.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Sign Again

30.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 12 Odds: 0

—

Thanksforthehelp

29.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Paggane

27.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Josh The Boss

26.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 2 Odds: 5.7

7/2

West To The Bridge

26.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Rambo T

26.4

OR: 21.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ike Sport

26.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.8

16/1

Knappers Hill

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Jam Man

22.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.4

125/1

She's A Saint

22.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Moon Chime

21.6

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Take No Chances	146	146	135
Knappers Hill	146	146	—
Joyeux Machin	138	145	129
Rambo T	137	144	112
Paggane	137	137	113
Royal Infantry	136	144	122
She's A Saint	132	145	135
Moon Chime	131	148	136
French Ship	128	147	125
Ike Sport	128	146	125
Josh The Boss	127	151	137
Idy Wood	127	147	135
West To The Bridge	127	147	119
Thanksforthehelp	127	147	124
Greyval	125	145	121
The Jam Man	124	—	85
King Of The Lake	124	148	136
Sign Again	123	145	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Idy Wood	30d ago	Fit
The Jam Man	30d ago	Fit
West To The Bridge	32d ago	Fit
Rambo T	148d ago	Long break
Ike Sport	148d ago	Long break
She's A Saint	154d ago	Long break
Thanksforthehelp	164d ago	Long break
Take No Chances	168d ago	Long break
Royal Infantry	171d ago	Long break
Sign Again	182d ago	Long break
Josh The Boss	210d ago	Long break
Joyeux Machin	210d ago	Long break
King Of The Lake	218d ago	Long break
French Ship	276d ago	Long break
Knappers Hill	700d ago	Long break
Greyval	—	—
Moon Chime	—	—
Paggane	—	—