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CHEPSTOW
26 March 2026
Thursday 26th March

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NFRC South West Roofing Industry Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 2m 7f 131y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Chepstow
Runners
15

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Mostly cloudy

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Northern Symphonie silk
CD
D
Northern Symphonie
J: Miss Megan Bevan 7
T: Harriet Dickin
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
Will be suited by a return to good ground but needs to get her career back on track
1-12P6
Age: 6
Weight: 12-0
OR: 105
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Feb 26 Wet Wetherby 19.5f Sft 4HcHM 11-3 6/6 Just Call Me Lucy (14L) 40/1 106 96
6 Dec 25 San Sandown 20f Sft 3HcHM 10-8 PU/7 Sunset Marquesa () 28/1 107 -
14 Jun 25 Utt Uttoxeter 23.5f Gd 4HcHM 11-9 2/3 Laravie (8L) 13/8 107 105
22 May 25 Ffo Ffos Las 24f Gd 4HcH 11-2 1/4 Ri Na Cuirte (2½L) 100/30 102 105
25 Apr 25 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Gd 4HcHM 10-9 1/5 Dancingontheedge (2L) 7/2 98 99
10 Apr 25 Nab Newton Abbot 21.5f Gd 4MdHM 11-6 h 1/5 Jokers 'n' Clowns (2L) 15/2 92 99
2
Crystello silk
D
Crystello t
J: Paul O'Brien
T: Harry Derham
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 6 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (29%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (33%)
Clear of the others with a subsequent winner when scoring on handicap debut; big player
6451
Age: 5
Weight: 11-13
OR: 104
Days: 39
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 26 Mus Musselburgh 24f Sft 5HcH 12-0 t 1/6 Bollin Matilda (hd) 85/40F 100 102
30 Dec 25 Tau Taunton 19f Gd 4NvH 11-0 t1 5/13 Religous Cross (21L) 9/1 - 94
13 Dec 25 Lin Lingfield 16f GS 4MdH 11-6 4/7 Precious Metal (15L) 12/1 - 97
7 Nov 25 Fon Fontwell 17.5f GS 4MdH 11-4 6/14 Kocktail Bleu (21L) 40/1 - 94
3
Colonial Empire silk
Colonial Empire v
J: Mr Edward Vaughan 7
T: Tim Vaughan
More exposed than some of these but ran well in defeat on last two appearances
7-5P22
Age: 9
Weight: 11-12
OR: 103
Days: 55
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jan 26 Cat Catterick 25.5f Sft 4HcH 11-1 v 2/8 Born In The West (1¾L) 13/2 102 103
11 Dec 25 Tau Taunton 24f Gd 5HcH 11-7 v 2/16 Alright Dai (hd) 22/1 100 103
5 Jun 25 Ffo Ffos Las 24f GS 5HcH 11-7 v1 PU/7 Ferret Jeeter () 11/1 100 -
8 May 25 Str Stratford 18.5f Gd 5HcH 12-0 p1 5/5 Time Interval (81L) 7/1 104 39
21 Mar 25 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Gd 4HcH 11-11 7/9 Mount Washington (16L) 11/2 107 90
28 Feb 25 Nby Newbury 20.5f Sft 4HcH 11-5 6/7 King Of The Lake (41L) 12/1 109 79
4
Clondaw Royale silk
D
Clondaw Royale
J: Benjamin Macey 5
T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Exploited reduced mark at Wetherby in January and this quicker ground will also suit
768313
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: 103
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Mar 26 Ffo Ffos Las 24f Hy 5HcH 11-7 3/7 Sparkling Duke (9½L) 11/2 103 101
22 Jan 26 Wet Wetherby 24f Sft 5HcH 11-7 1/9 Cuillin Ridge (1¾L) 7/2F 99 105
30 Dec 25 Hay Haydock 24.5f Gd 4HcH 10-6 3/7 Kiss My Face (5¾L) 11/4 99 96
2 Jul 25 Wor Worcester 23f Gd 5HcH 12-0 8/10 Red Panda (85L) 20/1 103 30
5 Jun 25 Utt Uttoxeter 20f Gd 4HcH 11-8 6/6 Windsurfer (61L) 14/1 106 56
21 May 25 War Warwick 21f Gd 4HcH 11-7 7/7 Crystal Glance (64L) 8/1 108 52
5
Devon Dude silk
C
Devon Dude p 1
J: Harry Cobden
T: Mrs C Williams
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Needs to get career back on track but has new cheekpieces and Harry Cobden enlisted
-FP67P
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: 103
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 26 Her Hereford 21.5f Sft 5NvHcH 11-13 PU/7 On The Go () 13/2 103 -
20 Jan 26 Lei Leicester 22.5f GS 5HcCh 11-13 7/9 River Run Free (55L) 22/1 103 62
17 Dec 25 Lud Ludlow 20f GS 4HcCh 11-11 6/9 Followcato (44L) 22/1 107 80
3 Dec 25 Lud Ludlow 16f GS 4NvHcCh 12-0 PU/6 Supreme George () 15/8F 110 -
21 Nov 25 Chp Chepstow 19.5f GS 3HcCh 11-6 F/9 Ben Solo () 9/1 113 81
16 Apr 25 Ffo Ffos Las 20f Sft 4MdH 11-5 2/7 Akimos (1¼L) 10/11F 114 112
6
Rodney Bay silk
Rodney Bay p 1
J: Jack Quinlan
T: Nick Scholfield
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (25%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)
Had modest strike-rate in Ireland but worth a market check before this stable debut
88-98P
Age: 9
Weight: 11-9
OR: 100
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Feb 26 Thu Thurles 21.5f Sft/Hy HcCh 11-11 PU/16 Rideau Canal () 9/2 97 -
4 Oct 25 Gow Gowran Park 20f Y HcH 11-13 8/14 Ag Obair Go Crua (18L) 22/1 99 87
19 Sep 25 Dpt Downpatrick 18f Y HcH 12-0 9/15 Tir Og (48L) 13/2 100 61
28 Jan 25 Lim Limerick 21f Hy ClH 11-4 8/11 Robinstown (34L) 12/1 102 91
15 Dec 24 Nav Navan 25f Y/Sft HcH 11-2 8/18 Blaze The Way (13L) 33/1 104 95
12 Nov 24 Fai Fairyhouse 23.5f Gd HcH 11-4 7/14 Whatsavailable (17L) 20/1 106 95
7
Teorie silk
Teorie
J: Harry Reed
T: Daisy Hitchins
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
Took step back in right direction when back on better ground this month; not ruled out
505565
Age: 6
Weight: 11-9
OR: 100
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Mar 26 Wcn Wincanton 24.5f GS 4HcH 11-2 5/9 Crossgales King (8½L) 13/2 101 96
17 Feb 26 Nby Newbury 20.5f Sft 4HcH 11-1 6/12 De Kingpin (55L) 16/1 104 62
3 Feb 26 Tau Taunton 16.5f Hy 4HcH 11-1 5/7 Phoenix Risen (20L) 20/1 107 91
15 Jan 26 Wcn Wincanton 20f Sft 4HcH 10-10 5/12 Lucky Bere (21L) 18/1 109 96
16 Dec 25 Wcn Wincanton 15f Sft 4HcH 11-3 10/13 Poet Laureate (36L) 14/1 110 81
5 Sep 25 Wor Worcester 20f Gd 4HcH 10-13 p 5/8 Sixty Plus (10L) 10/1 112 101
8
Jack's Jury silk
Jack's Jury p
J: Callum Pritchard 3
T: Barry John Murphy
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 6 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (26%)
Won recent stable debut at Ffos Las; only due 4lb rise but takes chance under 7lb penalty
353661
Age: 6
Weight: 11-7
OR: 91
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Mar 26 Ffo Ffos Las 20f Sft 4HcH 10-6 tp1 1/8 Up To Trix (3½L) 9/1 91 95
1 Mar 26 Ffo Ffos Las 24f Hy 5HcH 11-2 t 6/7 Sparkling Duke (19L) 13/2 93 79
23 Sep 25 War Warwick 26f Gd 4HcH 10-12 t 6/7 My Gift To You (22L) 11/4F 94 77
9 Sep 25 Nab Newton Abbot 26.5f GS 4HcH 10-13 t 3/6 Hostile Hotelier (6¼L) 9/4F 95 92
27 Jul 25 Utt Uttoxeter 20f Gd 5HcH 11-0 t1 5/13 Chillhi (15L) 13/2 95 87
24 Jun 25 Nab Newton Abbot 26.5f Gd 4HcH 10-8 3/10 Keel Strand (7¼L) 11/1 95 90
9
Lion Of The Desert silk
Lion Of The Desert h
J: Joe Anderson 3
T: Grace Harris
Placed at big odds two starts ago but didn't really build on that effort last time
730934
Age: 6
Weight: 11-6
OR: 97
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 26 Her Hereford 21.5f Sft 5NvHcH 11-6 h 4/7 On The Go (15½L) 13/2 99 89
4 Feb 26 Lud Ludlow 21.5f Sft 5HcH 11-10 h 3/12 Windsor Blue (9¾L) 50/1 99 94
17 Jan 26 Tau Taunton 24f GS 5NvHcH 11-13 h 9/13 Kilworth (21L) 66/1 103 89
5 Dec 25 Exe Exeter 18.5f Sft 5NvHcH 11-10 h 12/14 Zainy Champ (59L) 40/1 104 50
2 Oct 25 Clo Clonmel 20f Gd MdH 11-5 3/12 Court Canyon (16½L) 12/1 97 95
20 Sep 25 Nav Navan 19f Y MdH 11-5 7/16 County Final (28L) 22/1 - 90
10
Bredon Hill Dart silk
Bredon Hill Dart
J: Ciaran O'Shea 7
T: Sue Gardner
Not always reliable but won at Exeter last month and was recently third in big field there
444143
Age: 7
Weight: 10-12
OR: 89
Days: 9
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Mar 26 Exe Exeter 23f GS 5HcH 10-10 3/17 Local Derby (5½L) 16/1 89 90
6 Mar 26 Exe Exeter 23f GS 5NvHcH 10-5 4/7 Harry Junior (16½L) 100/30 89 79
20 Feb 26 Exe Exeter 21.5f Hy 5HcH 10-5 1/7 Noble Blue (4L) 11/2 84 90
14 Feb 26 Wcn Wincanton 24.5f Hy 4NvHcH 9-13 p 4/6 Call Me Legend (25L) 7/1 84 65
12 Jan 26 Her Hereford 25.5f Sft 5NvHcH 11-5 p 4/7 Bollin Thou (38L) 12/1 86 67
20 Dec 25 Her Hereford 25.5f Sft 5NvHcH 11-0 p 4/11 Glengolly (10L) 14/1 86 83
11
No Rematch silk
C
D
No Rematch tp
J: Miss Imogen Mathias 7
T: Samuel Drinkwater
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Ran okay here last month, after a layoff, but slow ground seems to suit this veteran best
3-2P84
Age: 12
Weight: 10-11
OR: 88
Days: 41
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Feb 26 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Sft 5HcH 10-10 4/10 Face d'Music (17½L) 14/1 89 81
24 Jul 25 Wor Worcester 23f Gd 5HcH 11-1 tp 8/10 Jungle Wood (49L) 14/1 92 55
3 Jul 25 Per Perth 24f Gd 5HcH 11-3 tp PU/10 Dalileo () 10/1 93 -
14 May 25 Per Perth 26.5f Gd 4HcH 10-8 tp 2/4 Happy Index (1¾L) 8/1 92 93
31 Dec 24 Utt Uttoxeter 23.5f GS 5HcH 11-3 3/14 Ithaka (12L) 22/1 94 88
12 Dec 24 Tau Taunton 24f Gd 5HcH 11-2 10/15 Despereaux (32L) 40/1 96 77
12
Blue In The West silk
Blue In The West
J: Sean Bowen
T: Ben Lund
Not straightforward but has posted two good efforts this month and Sean Bowen rides today
474632
Age: 9
Weight: 10-11
OR: 88
Days: 9
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Mar 26 Exe Exeter 23f GS 5HcH 10-13 2/17 Local Derby (3¼L) 14/1 88 92
6 Mar 26 Exe Exeter 23f GS 5NvHcH 10-5 3/7 Harry Junior (1¼L) 20/1 85 85
10 Dec 25 Her Hereford 25.5f GS 4HcH 10-3 6/7 Despereaux (29L) 9/1 88 67
23 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 21.5f GS 5HcH 11-4 4/12 Square Du Roule (12½L) 50/1 89 82
21 Oct 25 Exe Exeter 23f GF 5HcH 11-0 7/7 Stage Show (42L) 9/1 91 57
13 Oct 25 Her Hereford 25.5f Gd 5NvHcH 11-3 4/8 Flash In The Pan (4¾L) 25/1 91 88
13
The Italian Fox silk
The Italian Fox
J: Brendan Powell
T: Joe Tizzard
Still unexposed over hurdles but was just a respectable fifth of nine on handicap debut
5-975
Age: 6
Weight: 10-8
OR: 85
Days: 86
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Dec 25 Tau Taunton 24f Gd 5HcH 10-10 5/9 Mask Of Zorro (8¾L) 25/1 87 81
6 Dec 25 Chp Chepstow 19.5f GS 4NvH 10-11 7/11 Modern Man (49L) 50/1 - 72
17 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 16.5f GS 4NvH 11-0 9/12 Harry Lowes (29L) 40/1 - 70
6 Mar 25 Wcn Wincanton 20f GS 4NvH 11-2 5/5 Regent's Stroll (50L) 20/1 - 66
14
Colby Mayfield silk
Colby Mayfield
J: Ellis Collier 5
T: John & Rhys Flint
Battled on for third when upped to 2m6f for recent handicap debut; needs to build on that
5893
Age: 6
Weight: 10-6
OR: 83
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Mar 26 Str Stratford 22f Sft 5NvHcH 10-10 3/9 Harbour Light (11L) 10/1 84 79
13 Feb 26 Chp Chepstow 16f Sft 4NvH 11-2 9/14 Bossman Jack (83L) 250/1 - 47
14 Jan 26 Nby Newbury 16.5f GS 3NvH 11-2 8/11 Sober Glory (78L) 150/1 - 51
18 Dec 25 Exe Exeter 16.5f Hy 4MdH 10-13 5/12 Blowers (42L) 80/1 - 71
15
Richardson silk
C
Richardson
J: Lee Edwards
T: Belinda Clarke
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Slow-ground specialist who is yet to strike form after three runs this season
11-55P
Age: 11
Weight: 10-3
OR: 80
Days: 41
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Feb 26 Chp Chepstow 19.5f Sft 5HcH 10-12 PU/11 Inion Tiogair () 10/1 80 -
24 Jan 26 Utt Uttoxeter 20f Sft 5HcH 10-11 5/7 Eton Mes (20L) 10/1 83 72
10 Dec 25 Lei Leicester 20.5f Hy 5HcH 11-4 5/5 Lady Henrietta (13½L) 12/1 86 75
26 Feb 25 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 19.5f Hy 5HcH 10-4 1/7 Rock Hurley (8L) 11/4F 79 85
9 Feb 25 Chp Chepstow 19.5f Sft 5HcH 10-2 1/12 Bobalot (1¼L) 16/1 74 81
7 May 24 Ffo Ffos Las 20f GS 5HcH 10-4 5/9 Jasmin De Grugy (27L) 22/1 76 61
Verdict

Unexposed 5yo CRYSTELLO (nap) scored on last month's handicap debut and had that form nicely boosted by the clear runner-up on Friday.

Verdict silk image
Crystello

Betting Forecast:

3/1 Crystello,

6/1 Jack's Jury,

Blue In The West,

7/1 Colonial Empire,

Rodney Bay,

10/1 Clondaw Royale,

12/1 Bredon Hill Dart,

The Italian Fox,

14/1 Devon Dude,

16/1 Colby Mayfield,

20/1 Teorie,

Lion Of The Desert,

33/1 No Rematch,

40/1 Northern Symphonie,

Richardson

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