Race cards · Mon 27 Dec
Monday 27 December · Chepstow, Wales
15:55 Coral Committed To Safer Gambling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 11y
- Going
- Soft (Heavy in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 7500
- Runners
- 13
Race preview
Rated as high as 101 in his peak on the level, ALTERNATIVE FACT is exactly the type of ex-Flat horse that Alan King excels with. He may not have been a winning machine with Ed Dunlop but he did have a liking for soft ground, which he gets here, and he receives the vote ahead of Mister Marbles, who is bound to improve for an excellent runner-up effort at Taunton earlier in the month. A drop in trip is likely to suit Seventeen O Four, having travelled over further here last time, while Halifax is not to be underestimated either.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seventeen O Four | 4 | Fergus Gillard | D Pipe | 10 12 | 2-1 | |
| 2 | Rossbeigh Strand | P1/9- | Daniel Hiskett | R T Phillips | 10 12 | 33-1 | |
| 3 | Thanksforthehelp | 4 | T Scudamore | D Pipe | 10 12 | 17-2 | |
| 4 | Cardano | 80 | C J Todd | Ian Williams | 10 12 | 12-1 | |
| 5 | Mister Marbles | 52 | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White | 10 12 | 10-3 | |
| 6 | Post No Bills | 331-212 | Lorcan Williams | R Potter | 10 12 | 18-1 | |
| 7 | The Changing Man | 77 | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard | 10 12 | 28-1 | |
| 8 | Camembert Electric | 4949 | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey | 10 5 | 50-1 | |
| 9 | Jesse's Lady | 058/ | Charlie Price | D Faulkner | 10 5 | 100-1 | |
| 10 | Halifax | 5-3 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 10 12 | 6-1 | |
| 11 | Alternative Fact | Thomas Bellamy | A King | 10 12 | 6-1 | ||
| 12 | Magic Venture | 9-6F0 | Benjamin Poste | Katy Price | 10 12 | 250-1 | |
| 13 | Broadoak | P | James Best | Mrs F M Shaw | 10 12 | 150-1 |