Chepstow Holds No Fears For Fayette County

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THE ground is forecast to be soft in south Wales for 's competitive jumps card beginning with a Novices' Hurdle over 2m 4f. Conditions hold no fears for heavy ground scorer Fayette County (2.00) and he is taken to defy a penalty although it won't be easy with any number of unexposed sorts in the field it what looks a most informative event.

The selection won a Bumper in his native Ireland last March and has had only the two starts for Tim Vaughan since being sold the following month. Emma Lavelle's Milanese was in the process of running a cracker when coming down three out over 3m here back in December and the booking of Richard Johnson is encouraging.

The trained Call The Cops may need a sounder surface and Cool George might prove the biggest danger although he has been campaigned almost exclusively right-handed and pulled up on his sole start left-handed although that was the Bumper of 2012.

Our Phylli Vera (3.35) can land the hat-trick for Alan King in the Mares' Handicap Hurdle having been only raised 4lbs for her last success at Plumpton. The form of her previous success has been franked by the subsequent victories of the runner up Clonusker and the selection is open to further improvement.

Tolkeins Tango (4.45) has only had the two starts over fences and showed the benefit of his initial start over the larger obstacles here over 3m when scoring at (2m 5f) last time. The Victor Dartnall yard are slowly finding their feet and I would be disappointed if there wasn't more to come now that he has got his head in front.

Alan King could easily have a winner on the level at where his once raced Hurricane Run 4-y-old Ridgeway Storm (2.50) is taken to land what looks a weak maiden. The selection only raced once for Lady Cecil but wasn't beaten far and this half-brother to five winners, including over hurdles, is likely to be seen jumping sooner rather than later.

Sheila's Heart came home well over a furlong shorter here back in January but the winner has been well held off a mark of 66 and the Catterick heavy ground Bumper winner Philosofy might be a bigger danger for David O'Meara.
Sir Frank Morgan has been a revelation since sent handicapping over 2 miles winning both starts in recent days and his hat-trick looks a formality although his ability to act on fibres and must be taken on trust as both wins have been gained on polytrack.

At Fontwell I think Keltic Rhythm (2.40) is best forgiven a modest run at (soft) last time and as long as there is no deterioration in conditions he can defy top-weight in the Handicap Chase. He likes to bowl along up front but there are a number of who like to race prominently and the hope is they don't cut each other's throat and set it up for those ridden off the pace.

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