CHEPSTOW
13 February 2026
Friday 13th February

Fakenham Tips

13:20 13:50 14:20 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:35

Kelso Tips

13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:35 16:10 16:45

Chepstow Tips

13:40 14:10 14:40 15:10 15:45 16:20 16:55

Dundalk (AW) Tips

16:28 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30

Wolverhampton (AW) Tips

17:15 17:45 18:15 18:45 19:15 19:45 20:15
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Chepstow 9th August Centenary Raceday Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 2m 7f 131y
  • Going: Soft
Chepstow
Runners
10

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Light rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
The Grey Man silk
The Grey Man
J: Sean Bowen
T: Harriet Dickin
Ran okay before unseating in a chase here last month; still unexposed as a stayer
66-47U
Age: 7
Weight: 12-0
OR: 100
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jan 26 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Sft 4HcCh 11-5 UR/16 Fat Faced Columbo () 12/1 101 104
15 Jan 26 Lud Ludlow 20f GS 5HcCh 11-8 7/12 Move With The Beat (25L) 6/1 102 90
28 Oct 25 Ffo Ffos Las 20f Sft 5HcH 11-12 4/13 Just Her Type (6L) 18/1 103 102
21 Apr 25 Chp Chepstow 19.5f Gd 4HcH 11-3 6/9 The Magus (12½L) 18/1 104 93
9 Mar 25 War Warwick 16f Gd 4HcH 11-1 6/7 Aggagio (23L) 11/4 105 91
7 Feb 25 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Sft 4HcH 11-6 3/11 New Found Fame (1¾L) 16/5 105 106
2
Face d'Music silk
Face d'Music b
J: Shane Quinlan 3
T: Katy Price
Kept on to make the frame on both starts in blinkers last month (2m7f/2m); each-way claims
PP4P43
Age: 7
Weight: 12-0
OR: 100
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jan 26 Ffo Ffos Las 16f Hy 4HcH 11-2 b 3/7 El Gavilan (8L) 12/1 101 97
16 Jan 26 Mar Market Rasen 23f GS 4HcH 11-3 b1 4/9 Heart Over Head (8L) 40/1 102 102
30 Dec 25 Tau Taunton 24f Gd 5HcH 11-6 p PU/9 Mask Of Zorro () 28/1 104 -
3 Dec 25 Lud Ludlow 24f GS 5HcH 12-0 p 4/7 Tzarmix (10½L) 22/1 105 101
8 Jul 25 Utt Uttoxeter 26f Gd 4HcCh 10-13 p PU/10 Art Of Diplomacy () 40/1 108 -
7 May 25 Nab Newton Abbot 26f Gd 4HcCh 11-2 p1 PU/5 Onethreefivenotout () 8/1 109 -
3
Hunting Percival silk
Hunting Percival t
J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt 7
T: Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
Absent since spring 2024 and can only be watched on this stable debut
304P6/
Age: 11
Weight: 12-0
OR: 100
Days: 670
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Apr 24 Plu Plumpton 25f Gd 3HcH 10-12 t 6/11 Transmission (20L) 22/1 108 92
22 Jan 24 Plu Plumpton 25f Sft 4HcH 11-10 t PU/10 I'm A Starman () 17/2 111 -
26 Dec 23 Wcn Wincanton 24.5f GS 2HcH 10-11 t 4/8 Goshhowposh (13L) 40/1 113 106
18 Nov 23 Chl Cheltenham 24f Sft 2HcH 10-2 t 10/15 Buddy One (63L) 150/1 121 64
11 Sep 23 Nab Newton Abbot 26.5f GS 2HcH 11-5 t 3/8 Slate Lane (23L) 28/1 114 106
31 Aug 23 Str Stratford 22f GS 3HcH 10-12 t 5/6 Bucko's Boy (17½L) 6/1 114 102
4
Delta Blues Belle silk
Delta Blues Belle
J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
Won without coming off the bridle at Huntingdon last week; 3lb well in under penalty
505971
Age: 6
Weight: 11-13
OR: 92
Days: 8
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Feb 26 Hun Huntingdon 25f Sft 5HcHM 11-8 1/6 Briery Butterfly (1L) 2/1F 92 105
1 Jan 26 Wdr Windsor 16f Gd 5NvHcH 11-12 7/11 Rukaana (20L) 28/1 95 84
12 Dec 25 Chl Cheltenham 17f GS 2NvH 10-7 9/10 Old Park Star (58L) 300/1 - 68
26 Nov 25 Wet Wetherby 16f Sft 4NvHM 10-11 5/5 Anariza (21L) 20/1 - 81
6 Nov 25 Nby Newbury 16.5f GS 2NvHM 11-0 12/13 Jackie Hobbs (49L) 150/1 - 63
10 May 25 Hex Hexham 16f Gd 4NHFM 11-2 5/6 Celestron Star (6L) 3/1 - 86
5
Klic Boum silk
Klic Boum
J: Miss Eleanor Williams 7
T: Evan Williams
0-13 over hurdles but was very respectable second when upped to 3m at Ffos Las last month
3-0532
Age: 6
Weight: 11-9
OR: 95
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Jan 26 Ffo Ffos Las 24f Hy 5HcH 11-5 2/10 Sparkling Duke (7½L) 7/2 96 94
10 Dec 25 Lei Leicester 20.5f Hy 5HcH 11-7 3/5 Lady Henrietta (3¾L) 2/1 96 94
21 Nov 25 Chp Chepstow 19.5f Sft 4HcH 10-9 5/11 High Tea (15L) 13/2 98 94
7 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 16.5f Gd 4HcH 10-10 11/17 Haas Boy (22L) 11/1 99 84
17 Apr 25 Ffo Ffos Las 16f GS 4HcH 10-5 3/5 Indeevar Bleu (4½L) 11/8 100 99
10 Mar 25 Str Stratford 16.5f GS 3HcH 10-4 3/7 Moon Chime (11L) 6/1 101 97
6
Milan Ac silk
Milan Ac b
J: Ben Jones
T: Rebecca Curtis
Managed only eighth of nine in first-time blinkers in December; now 0-6 over hurdles
27-P68
Age: 8
Weight: 11-9
OR: 95
Days: 45
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Dec 25 Tau Taunton 24f Gd 5HcH 11-9 b1 8/9 Mask Of Zorro (12½L) 50/1 100 92
3 Dec 25 Hay Haydock 24.5f GS 4HcH 11-9 6/7 Small Town Hero (77L) 25/1 105 43
5 Nov 25 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Gd 4HcCh 12-0 PU/7 Roe And Co () 10/1 105 -
29 Oct 24 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 23f Sft 4HcH 11-7 7/10 Butler's Brief (24L) 12/1 108 87
15 May 24 Ffo Ffos Las 20f Gd 4MdH 11-4 2/14 De Tellers Fortune (2L) 25/1 - 99
7 May 24 Ffo Ffos Las 22f GS 4NvH 11-3 8/14 Magical Escape (29L) 100/1 - 86
7
Hairy Potter silk
Hairy Potter p
J: Ciaran Gethings
T: Ben Case
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (27%)
Showed some promise in latest qualifying run; up from 2m5f for this handicap debut
57-865
Age: 6
Weight: 11-6
OR: 92
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 26 Lud Ludlow 21.5f GS 4MdH 11-10 p1 5/13 Catchintsavo (35L) 125/1 - 86
28 Nov 25 Don Doncaster 21f GS 4MdH 11-4 6/6 Matty's Getaway (68L) 100/1 - 59
31 Oct 25 Utt Uttoxeter 20f GS 4NvH 11-0 8/9 Home Made Hero (55L) 66/1 - 62
17 Feb 25 Sth Southwell 16f GS 5NHF 11-2 7/7 Unjeu Royal (23L) 18/1 - 83
31 Dec 24 War Warwick 16f Sft 5NHF 11-2 5/12 No Drama This End (14L) 22/1 - 96
8
No Rematch silk
C
D
No Rematch
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
Absent since struggling twice last summer and now well into the veteran stage
03-2P8
Age: 12
Weight: 11-3
OR: 89
Days: 204
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
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
27 Nov 24 Her Hereford 25f GS 4HcCh 10-9 p F/10 Face d'Music () 28/1 98 -
9
Lightonthewing silk
CD
D
Lightonthewing
J: Ciaran O'Shea 7
T: Sue Gardner
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Going Specialist - 3 wins from 5 starts on this ground (60%)
Won this race in 2025 and bagged a chase in December but has become very hard to predict
44-P1U
Age: 11
Weight: 11-3
OR: 89
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jan 26 Her Hereford 25f GS 5HcCh 10-10 UR/11 Ithaka () 15/2 87 -
16 Dec 25 Wcn Wincanton 25f Sft 5HcCh 10-3 1/10 Shot Boii (5L) 8/1 80 94
23 Nov 25 Exe Exeter 21.5f GS 5HcH 11-6 PU/12 Square Du Roule () 25/1 88 -
19 Apr 25 Nab Newton Abbot 26f Hy 5HcCh 11-0 4/8 Puddlesinthepark (26L) 100/30 85 68
10 Apr 25 Nab Newton Abbot 26.5f Gd 4HcH 10-10 4/6 Coconut Twist (24L) 12/1 92 80
6 Mar 25 Wcn Wincanton 25f GS 5HcCh 11-3 3/7 I See The Sea (44L) 5/2 89 72
10
Walkinthepresent silk
BF
Walkinthepresent p 1
J: Conor O'Farrell
T: Neil Mulholland
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (26%)
Pretty good third on recent handicap debut (2m4f); up in trip again with cheekpieces added
0683
Age: 6
Weight: 10-11
OR: 83
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 26 Utt Uttoxeter 20f Sft 5HcH 10-11 3/7 Eton Mes (6L) 5/2F 83 83
9 Dec 25 Utt Uttoxeter 16f Sft 4MdH 11-7 8/10 Baron Noir (50L) 250/1 - 71
16 Nov 25 Fon Fontwell 17.5f GS 4NvH 11-0 6/8 Crackerjacque (56L) 125/1 - 55
30 Oct 25 Str Stratford 16.5f GS 3NvH 11-0 12/14 Taurus Bay (59L) 100/1 - 52
Verdict

Dan Skelton's DELTA BLUES BELLE won with an indeterminate amount in hand at Huntingdon last week and could still be very well treated.

Verdict silk image
Delta Blues Belle

Betting Forecast:

4/5 Delta Blues Belle,

4/1 Walkinthepresent,

10/1 The Grey Man,

Klic Boum,

14/1 Face d'Music,

16/1 Hairy Potter,

Lightonthewing,

33/1 Milan Ac,

No Rematch,

50/1 Hunting Percival

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