Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Chepstow

16:15

Date 2023-10-14

Distance 2m3f100y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,023

Winning Time 4m 55.93s (slow by 18.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pyramid Place (IRE) Bradley Harris · Milton Harris	20/1	Won
2nd	Blow Your Wad (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	9/2	3.25
3rd	Sonigino (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	6/1	0.2
4th	Uncle Bert (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/4F	9.5
5th	Sign From Above (IRE) Mark Walsh · Peter Fahey	12/1	4
6th	Watch The Weather (GB) Keith Donoghue · R P Cody	33/1	1.25
7th	American Sniper (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	14/1	2.5
8th	Molly Ollys Wishes (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	12/1	1.25
9th	Twinjets (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Milton Harris	9/1	26
10th	Always Busy (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	66/1	8
11th	Colonial Empire (GB) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	18/1	7
12th	Grand Roi (FR) Lilly Pinchin · James Owen	33/1	8.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Benassi (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	6/1
P.U.	Tronador (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	28/1

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
13	Uncle Bert Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	157	—	241P-1	125	140	115	17d	—	—	+14	34.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Second-season hurdler who hacked up off 9lb lower in a recent handicap at Perth
2	Sonigino Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	167	t	11813-	135	141	127	183d	—	—	+26	40.3	1.00/1	5 20%
Dual course winner last season and looked unlucky on his final start at Aintree
8	Blow Your Wad Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	164	t	21619-	132	138	118	182d	—	—	+23	34.8	1.25/1	6 17%
Take out his Grade 1s last season and he had form figures of 211 as a novice
NR	Boombawn Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	162	—	2629-1	130	136	-	148d	—	—	+19	34.5	—	—
Has a likeable profile but all his improvement has come on good ground
14	Benassi Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	/3121-	124	139	117	188d	—	—	+31	40.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Emphatic winner of a Ffos Las handicap and he should be better again over this far
11	Sign From Above Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Peter Fahey	J:Mark Walsh T:Peter Fahey	161	—	46-331	129	133	112	28d	—	—	+12	22.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Irish stable respected and he brings a progressive profile into his first handicap
7	Twinjets Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Milton Harris	J:Jonathan Burke T:Milton Harris	164	—	112P1-	132	139	122	173d	—	—	+31	39.2	2.25/1	10 10%
Progressive first season hurdling and a chasing type with the potential to rate higher
3	Molly Ollys Wishes Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	166	t	35200-	134	144	133	183d	—	—	+18	26.3	2.25/1	10 10%
Back on a dangerous mark and she's mustard when fresh, so dangerous discount
18	Colonial Empire Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	145	—	21161-	113	136	119	235d	—	—	+31	36.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Kept improving last season; no hopeless cause if picking up where he left off
NR	Anyharminasking Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	165	—	1/634-	133	144	119	309d	—	—	+25	29	4.75/1	20 5%
Dual handicap winner who could well raise his game over this longer distance
NR	Lallygag Bay J:TBC T:Paul Nicholls	J: T:Paul Nicholls	165	—	12133-	133	139	119	178d	—	—	+30	36.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Steadily climbed the ladder during his novice season when kept to goodish ground
15	Pyramid Place Bay J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Milton Harris	J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Milton Harris	153	h	-51313	121	140	119	42d	—	—	+29	33.5	4.75/1	20 5%
In form but he's quite exposed now and yet most of these aren't
NR	Galahad Threepwood Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Pauling	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Pauling	147	—	4U1F0-	115	137	-	178d	—	—	-19	39.8	—	—
Last seen struggling in a Class 2 at Cheltenham and this looks no easier
9	Tronador Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	8/00-3	132	132	120	—	—	—	+21	24.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Irish raider; has bagged a big British handicap hurdle in the past; not weighted out of it
1	Watch The Weather Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:R P Cody	J:Keith Donoghue T:R P Cody	168	t	090-14	136	137	68	70d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+19	22.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Improving Irish hurdler who has travelled over from County Kilkenny
4	Grand Roi Bay J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:James Owen	J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:James Owen	166	b	90-535	134	142	-	15d	—	—	+19	21.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Became disappointing in Ireland and tailed off in two chases for this yard
12	American Sniper Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	159	—	2P263-	127	139	126	173d	—	—	+23	26.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Behind Twinjets in April and perhaps lacks the same potential as that rival
17	Always Busy Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	146	—	6916P-	114	134	101	221d	—	—	+18	20	16.25/1	66 2%
Twice disappointed after winning his novice; has lots to prove in a race of this nature

Horse	bet365	Coral
Uncle Bert	7/2	3/1
Sonigino	5	5
Blow Your Wad	6	6
Boombawn	SP	SP
Benassi	7	15/2
Sign From Above	7	15/2
Twinjets	10	9
Molly Ollys Wishes	10	9
Colonial Empire	16	14
Anyharminasking	16	20
Lallygag	14	12
Pyramid Place	20	18/1
Galahad Threepwood	SP	SP
Tronador	25	28/1
Watch The Weather	33	28
Grand Roi	33	28
American Sniper	25	25
Always Busy	66	50

Predictor

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

1st

Benassi

40.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 19.4 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Sonigino

40.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 15 Odds: 4

3rd

Galahad Threepwood

39.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 20

—

Twinjets

39.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.2

Colonial Empire

36.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 19 Odds: 1.4

Lallygag

36.1

OR: 20.8 Form: 13.6 Odds: 1.7

Uncle Bert

34.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Blow Your Wad

34.8

OR: 20.5 Form: 11 Odds: 3.3

Boombawn

34.5

OR: 20 Form: 10 Odds: 4.5

—

Pyramid Place

33.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.2

Anyharminasking

OR: 20.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

Molly Ollys Wishes

26.3

OR: 21 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.2

American Sniper

26.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 0.8

Tronador

24.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Sign From Above

22.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Watch The Weather

22.4

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Grand Roi

21.9

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Always Busy

OR: 16 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Watch The Weather	136	137	68
Sonigino	135	141	127
Molly Ollys Wishes	134	144	133
Grand Roi	134	142	—
Anyharminasking	133	144	119
Lallygag	133	139	119
Blow Your Wad	132	138	118
Twinjets	132	139	122
Tronador	132	132	120
Boombawn	130	136	—
Sign From Above	129	133	112
American Sniper	127	139	126
Uncle Bert	125	140	115
Benassi	124	139	117
Pyramid Place	121	140	119
Galahad Threepwood	115	137	—
Always Busy	114	134	101
Colonial Empire	113	136	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grand Roi	15d ago	Fit
Uncle Bert	17d ago	Fit
Sign From Above	28d ago	Fit
Pyramid Place	42d ago	Fit
Watch The Weather	70d ago	Fresh
Boombawn	148d ago	Long break
Twinjets	173d ago	Long break
American Sniper	173d ago	Long break
Lallygag	178d ago	Long break
Galahad Threepwood	178d ago	Long break
Blow Your Wad	182d ago	Long break
Sonigino	183d ago	Long break
Molly Ollys Wishes	183d ago	Long break
Benassi	188d ago	Long break
Always Busy	221d ago	Long break
Colonial Empire	235d ago	Long break
Anyharminasking	309d ago	Long break
Tronador	—	—