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Going - Good to soft-good in places. 

Formscan  - THE ITALIAN FOX had plenty in hand when winning over C&D last week and is hard to ignore back here under a penalty. That was only his second start in a handicap and a repeat dose could suffice in this weaker-looking race. Groom De Cotte hasn't had much racing over the past year or so, although the 10-year-old showed plenty of zest when second at Huntingdon most recently. He has gone well fresh and cannot be ruled out. Home And Dry and Galassian are each-way alternatives.

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-6P5
Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK101111.00

25th Feb 26 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 7f 32yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 105 13/2 11-2 Toby Wynne 5th of 5 runners, 30.75L behind Twistthenightaway

24th Jan 26 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 110 18/1 11-6 Stan Sheppard pulled up of 8 runners, in race won by Warriors Destiny

31st Dec 25 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 114 10/1 11-4 Toby Wynne 6th of 8 runners, 44.25L behind John Barbour

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21-4
Groom De Cotte (FR) 10,b g 11-12

Tiger Groom (GB)-Traviata Valtat(Jimble)

(131) d1 (Mr N Byrne)
Rated 98

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK22265.50

22nd Nov 25 Huntingdon(3m 1f 10yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 97 15/2 11-6 Callum Pritchard (5) 4th of 8 runners, 2L behind Lelantos

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2nd Mar 25 Huntingdon(2m 7f 129yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in Places)) Rated 89 11/2 11-9 R P McLernon 1st of 8 runners, by 9.5L and 12L from Sir Rock and Pep Talking

10th Dec 24 Fontwell(2m 5f 164yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in Places)) Rated 95 9/2 10-11 Isabelle Ryder (7) 2nd of 9 runners, 0.5L behind All Under Control

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Groom De Cotte (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Bobalot (GB)1
22nd Nov 2025 Huntingdon(3m 1f 10yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Bobalot (GB) 3rd (4/1 11-5 Rated 98) Mr S P O'Connor .25L in front of Groom De Cotte (FR) 4th (15/2 11-6 Rated 97) Callum Pritchard (8 ran)
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Home And Dry (IRE) 8,ch g 11-12

Sea The Stars (IRE)-Pale Mimosa(Singspiel)

cp4(161) (Mr T Faulkner)
Rated 98

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK400-4.00

23rd Oct 25 Chelmsford City(2m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 55 4/1 9-12 Cieren Fallon 1st of 5 runners, by shd and 1.5L from Sapphire Sirocco and Jack Langley

5th Jun 25 Lingfield(1m 7f 169yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 57 5/1 8-10 S De Sousa 3rd of 5 runners, nk and 2.5L behind Star Legend and Poncho

23rd Feb 25 Hereford(2m 5f 163yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 100 22/1 11-11 Callum Pritchard (3) 4th of 6 runners, 32.5L behind Nollyador

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44U4
Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK500-5.00

16th Mar 26 Ffos Las(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 99 9/1 11-13 Callum Pritchard 4th of 6 runners, 4.75L behind Hellfire Princess

25th Feb 26 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 99 11/2 11-6 Miss Megan Bevan (7) unseated rider(7 ran) in race won by Little Venice

27th Jan 26 Chepstow(2m 16yds Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) 80/1 10-9 Miss Megan Bevan (7) 4th of 10 runners, 15.75L behind Charisma Cat

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333R
Bobalot (GB) 9,gr g 11-7

Camelot (GB)-Riva Snows(Dalakhani)

ts+cp+(44) cd1 (Fusion Racing Club)
Rated 93 Won When Rated 94-96-103

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK3039-9.50

17th Feb 26 Market Rasen(2m 7f 191yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 95 13/2 12-0 R T Dunne refused of 6 runners, in race won by Scottish King

2nd Feb 26 Southwell(3m 60yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 97 9/1 11-4 Mr S P O Connor (7) 3rd of 7 runners, 15L and 1.75L behind La Higuera and Check The Score

11th Jan 26 Fontwell(3m 1f 166yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 98 9/1 11-5 Benjamin Macey (7) 3rd of 11 runners, 3L and 7L behind Mr Griffiths and Woodythewoodpecker

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Bobalot (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Groom De Cotte (FR)1
22nd Nov 2025 Huntingdon(3m 1f 10yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Bobalot (GB) 3rd (4/1 11-5 Rated 98) Mr S P O'Connor .25L in front of Groom De Cotte (FR) 4th (15/2 11-6 Rated 97) Callum Pritchard (8 ran)
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9751
The Italian Fox (IRE) 6,b g 11-6 (Incl 7lbs Penalty)

Milan (GB)-Moonlight Fox(Flemensfirth)

(7) cd1 (The Ftc 2 Syndicate)
Rated 99 Won When Rated 85

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK5105.00

26th Mar 26 Chepstow(2m 7f 131yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 85 9/1 10-8 Brendan Powell 1st of 15 runners, by 14L and 1.5L from Richardson and Jack s Jury

30th Dec 25 Taunton(2m 7f 198yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 87 25/1 10-10 Freddie Gingell 5th of 9 runners, 8.56L behind Mask Of Zorro

6th Dec 25 Chepstow(2m 3f 100yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places) 50/1 10-11 Ben Bromley (5) 7th of 11 runners, 49L behind Modern Man

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Dessie Haze (GB) 8,b g 11-2

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)-Bella Haze(Midnight Legend)

(16) (Mr P Dando)
Rated 88

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK801-8.00

17th Mar 26 Exeter(2m 7f 25yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 90 50/1 11-4 C V Ring 6th of 17 runners, 17.5L behind Local Derby

27th Jan 26 Chepstow(2m 3f 100yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 91 50/1 11-5 C V Ring 7th of 10 runners, 39L behind Highbury Hill

6th May 25 Ffos Las(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 91 25/1 11-5 C V Ring 4th of 11 runners, 6.5L behind The Wire Flyer

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4P-7
Kingston Kid (IRE) 9,gr g 10-10

Kingston Hill (GB)-Millys Gesture(Milan)

ts+bl2(35) (Ms G Howell)
Rated 82 Won When Rated 90

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2415-11.00
UK400-4.00

26th Feb 26 Ludlow(2m 5f 55yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 86 150/1 10-12 Tabitha Worsley (3) 7th of 8 runners, 47.25L behind An Buachaill Rua

8th Nov 24 Fontwell(3m 1f 166yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 95 100/1 10-10 Tabitha Worsley (3) pulled up of 10 runners, in race won by Ri Na Cuirte

27th May 24 Huntingdon(3m 1f 10yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 100 16/1 11-7 Tabitha Worsley 4th of 6 runners, 80.5L behind Off To A Flyer

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-PPP
Ffree Pedro (IRE) 10,b g 10-4

Yeats (IRE)-Ain't Misbehavin(Trempolino)

bl3(7) d3 (Miss S Cameron)
Rated 73

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK1001-10.00

26th Mar 26 Warwick(3m 2f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 76 20/1 11-2 Dylan Johnston pulled up of 7 runners, in race won by Kampari

7th Mar 26 Hereford(3m 1f 119yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 82 33/1 11-2 Dylan Johnston pulled up of 6 runners, in race won by Jack The Savage

28th Dec 25 Leicester(2m 4f 25yds Hcap Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places; Chase: Good to Soft) Rated 86 50/1 11-0 Benjamin Poste pulled up of 8 runners, in race won by Ballymackie

Probable SP 4/7 The Italian Fox, 13/2 Groom De Cotte, 8/1 Galassian, 10/1 Home And Dry, 14/1 Bobalot, Man Maid, 25/1 Ffree Pedro, 50/1 Dessie Haze, Kingston Kid.

Symbols Explained

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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Joe Tizzard/Brendan Powell
3
28
10

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Joe Tizzard
5
43
11

Miss L Horsfall
2
6
33

T Faulkner
2
15
13

Mrs Melanie Rowley
1
15
6

Harriet Dickin
1
15
6

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Callum Pritchard
9
31
29

James Best
4
36
11

Brendan Powell
3
38
7

Isabelle Ryder
2
12
16

C V Ring
2
21
9

Mr D I J Andrews
1
7
14

R P McLernon
1
31
3

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Chepstow

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Joe Tizzard
6
83
7

P C Dando
2
47
4

Harriet Dickin
2
37
5

Mrs Melanie Rowley
2
17
12

G Brown
1
18
6

Miss L Horsfall
1
6
17

T Faulkner
0
13
0

Ms G Howell
0
10
0

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Chepstow

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
James Best
23
293
8

Brendan Powell
15
235
6

C V Ring
10
189
5

Benjamin Poste
7
147
5

R P McLernon
5
148
3

Callum Pritchard
3
40
8

Isabelle Ryder
0
7
0

Tabitha Worsley
0
32
0

Mr D I J Andrews
0
3
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Chepstow

Horse
Wins
Runs
Groom De Cotte (FR)
0
1
Home And Dry (IRE)
0
1
Man Maid (GB)
0
1
Bobalot (GB)
1
4
The Italian Fox (IRE)
1
2
Dessie Haze (GB)
0
2