3.20pm Chepstow Tips & Betting Preview 19/01/2018

IN SUMMARY: Fifteen year old Paddy The Oscar is no spring chicken but he arrives here in great heart despite his age, finishing a clear second at Warwick on his latest start. He’s on the same mark here and a repeat performance gives him leading claims, but he should be outgunned late on by BACK TO THE THATCH. He’s only run three times over fences thus far, with his best effort coming when second off this mark at Haydock two starts ago. He was unsuited by a drop in trip on his latest outing and now that he’s back up in trip, he should be a formidable force as he’s still unexposed.