Wasdell Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)

Chepstow

13:22

Date 2025-10-10

Distance 2m11y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,901

Winning Time 4m 2.37s (slow by 16.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Frontier Prince (GB) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	3/1	Won
2nd	Louis Veron (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	20/1	0.3
3rd	Matty's Getaway (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	5/1	2.25
4th	Call Me Legend (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	28/1	1
5th	Fasol (GB) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/2F	1
6th	Rapid Mission (GB) Callum Pritchard · Syd Hosie	150/1	2.75
7th	Tread Carefully (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	100/30	1
8th	Karonacho (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/1	7
9th	Unjeu Royal (FR) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	11/1	1.5
10th	Little Ledgend (IRE) Lewis Stones · Olly Murphy	20/1	7
11th	Harry Bright (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	100/1	1
12th	Bombay Pete (GB) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	250/1	.5
13th	Kaviar Wood (FR) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	250/1	26

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Getaway Sam (IRE) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	150/1
U.R.	Jaja Jimmy (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Jo Davis	125/1

Runners (15)

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	Fasol Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	tp	29123-	116	124	117	167d	—	—	+9	37.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
His competitive pieces of form in good handicaps set the standard here
11	Frontier Prince b/br J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	153	—	2317-2	-	118	52	160d	—	—	-12	12.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Useful bumper form; close second on hurdle debut and that form has been franked
14	Tread Carefully Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	153	—	2-	-	-	-	195d	—	—	-3	8.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
13-2 for a Uttoxeter bumper (good) and kept on for second under a positive ride
15	Unjeu Royal Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	153	—	1P-	-	-	-	188d	—	—	-1	7.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Workmanlike debut winner; pulled up in his second bumper, a Grade 2 at Aintree
9	Matty's Getaway Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	154	—	PF1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+2	10.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Point win is ordinary form but won comfortably and was bought for £60,000
6	Karonacho b/br J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	154	—	26-	-	-	-	208d	—	—	-1	5.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Useful form on bumper debut and they went steady next time; open to improvement
8	Little Ledgend Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	154	—	4/327-	-	103	97	176d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Placed in two bumpers but never really counted in a 2m maiden hurdle at Ffos Las
12	Louis Veron Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
£72,000 3yo; newcomer; would command respect if at all strong in the betting
2	Call Me Legend Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	154	—	P/531-	-	-	-	183d	—	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Point form nothing to shout about, nor the form of his bumper win at Newton Abbot
5	Jaja Jimmy Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jo Davis	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jo Davis	154	t	635-	-	-	-	203d	—	—	+1	2.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Had three bumper runs and the third at Exeter was the standout effort
4	Harry Bright Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	154	—	6564-	-	109	59	202d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Beaten 10l and 18l in two novices and this looks stronger again
3	Getaway Sam Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	154	—	5-	-	-	-	303d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Beaten about 12l into midfield in a Hereford bumper last December; stable debut
10	Bombay Pete Grey J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	153	—	F-5	-	-	-	150d	—	—	-2	0.6	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Beaten when falling in his Irish point and finished well behind in a Worcester bumper
7	Kaviar Wood Chestnut J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	154	—	P2334-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+4	5.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Has looked limited in British points (0-8) and was purchased for £5,000 in May
13	Rapid Mission Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Syd Hosie	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Syd Hosie	153	—	5679-	87	88	64	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	+8	9.6	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Flat winner in Ireland but has struggled in Britain, on the Flat and over hurdles

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fasol	15/8	15/8	7/4
Frontier Prince	9/4	9/4	11/4
Tread Carefully	6/1	11/2	6/1
Unjeu Royal	8/1	9/1	8/1
Matty's Getaway	9/1	17/2	17/2
Karonacho	11/1	12/1	11/1
Little Ledgend	14/1	18/1	14/1
Louis Veron	18/1	25/1	18/1
Call Me Legend	40/1	33/1	33/1
Jaja Jimmy	100/1	66/1	80/1
Harry Bright	200/1	100/1	150/1
Getaway Sam	250/1	100/1	150/1
Bombay Pete	200/1	80/1	150/1
Kaviar Wood	300/1	100/1	250/1
Rapid Mission	500/1	200/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fasol

37.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Frontier Prince

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Matty's Getaway

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 8.2 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Rapid Mission

9.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

500/1

Tread Carefully

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Unjeu Royal

7.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Karonacho

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Kaviar Wood

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 4.8 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Jaja Jimmy

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Little Ledgend

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Louis Veron

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Call Me Legend

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Bombay Pete

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

200/1

Harry Bright

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Getaway Sam

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fasol	116	124	117
Rapid Mission	87	88	64
Frontier Prince	—	118	52
Tread Carefully	—	—	—
Unjeu Royal	—	—	—
Matty's Getaway	—	—	—
Karonacho	—	—	—
Little Ledgend	—	103	97
Louis Veron	—	—	—
Call Me Legend	—	—	—
Jaja Jimmy	—	—	—
Harry Bright	—	109	59
Getaway Sam	—	—	—
Bombay Pete	—	—	—
Kaviar Wood	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bombay Pete	150d ago	Long break
Frontier Prince	160d ago	Long break
Fasol	167d ago	Long break
Little Ledgend	176d ago	Long break
Call Me Legend	183d ago	Long break
Unjeu Royal	188d ago	Long break
Tread Carefully	195d ago	Long break
Harry Bright	202d ago	Long break
Jaja Jimmy	203d ago	Long break
Karonacho	208d ago	Long break
Getaway Sam	303d ago	Long break
Matty's Getaway	—	—
Louis Veron	—	—
Kaviar Wood	—	—
Rapid Mission	—	—