13:22 Chepstow tips
Novice Hurdleclass 42mgood to soft10 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Kings Scholar is our pick, though Cooltobecareless is not far behind. It edges it on the way its price has been shortening.
Novice Hurdle over 2m on good to soft going. Kings Scholar heads our ratings. We rate 6 of the 10 declared; the other 4 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
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Cooltobecareless
Harry Skelton / Dan Skelton
13/4
- Averages a 65% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 181 days, well beyond its usual 90-day gap.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
No Hard Feelings
Gavin Sheehan / Matt Sheppard
21/1
- Averages a 61% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 267 days, well beyond its usual 24-day gap.
20/1 to 50/1: 2.0% win, -43% return over 1,150 tracked. Our weakest band.
Not rated: Goliath Flight, Herbies Sock, Lady Bam, Poets Pearl — too little recent form to judge.