Chepstow, Friday 24 April 2026: Evening Card Tips

Chepstow, Friday 24 April 2026: Evening Card Tips

Three races on a compact evening card at Chepstow, good to soft underfoot and conditions that will suit those horses with a proven fondness for cut. The Welsh track rewards galloping types, and with small fields across all three races the market is tighter than you'd like, but there are angles worth playing.

4:55 — Sun Trade Windows Final Pride Handicap Chase (3m2f, Good To Soft)

Six runners over the marathon trip and a race that looks to hinge on one question: has Inflexible come back better than he left? The evidence from Uttoxeter last month suggests yes. Sixteen months on the sidelines would finish plenty of horses, but this eight-year-old returned to win a Class 4 over 3m on good to soft, just holding on under David Bass. The form hasn't been stress-tested yet, but the 4lb rise the handicapper has applied looks fair rather than punishing, and Bass stays in the saddle, which is always a good sign.

The price of 5/2 with Bet365 is shorter than ideal, but at 3.65 on the Betfair Exchange there's a small edge. The going suits, the trip suits, and Bass is a smart jockey to have on board over big fences. The joint-trainer yard of Killahena and McPherson reads 1/12 over the last fortnight, which is a low strike rate, but the form of the Uttoxeter win is all you need to focus on here.

Broomfields Cave at 11/4 is the obvious danger. A 5-length win at Wincanton this month was convincing, Bradley Harris claims 3lb, and Neil Mulholland's yard is ticking over at 3/25. He's on a career-high mark but the 4lb rise doesn't look alarming. This race could easily go his way if Inflexible is found to need the run.

Selection: Inflexible at 5/2 Bet365 (3.65 Exchange). Fit, proven on this going, and Bass stays aboard.

6:37 — Dunraven Windows Gats And Co Handicap Chase (2m, Good To Soft)

Four runners, a short price favourite, and a race that demands a closer look at the market. Torneo is sent off at 5/4 by the layers, and Jamie Snowden's yard is in decent nick at 5/31. The C&D win last year is a genuine positive, and his run of low-130s RPRs before the jumping blunder here last time reads well in this company. The issue is he's 9lb above the highest mark he's ever won off, and that's a stubborn fact the price doesn't fully account for.

The value play is Hypotenus at 9/4 with Bet365 or William Hill. Neil Mulholland runs him fresh off a new yard, and the drop back to within 2lb of the mark he won off at Taunton in January is significant. That Taunton win came over 2m on good ground, he has the course form to respect, and wind ops in the past have produced a spike in performance. He's 1 from 14 over fences, which won't fill you with confidence, but at more than double the price of Torneo with a genuine angle into the race, this is where the value sits.

Charlie Longsdon's Parramount is 0/15 over the last fortnight for the trainer and the chase debut at Wetherby was far from encouraging. Swerve.

Selection: Hypotenus at 9/4 Bet365 or William Hill. New yard, back near his winning mark, value over the odds-on favourite.

7:07 — Sun Trade Windows Cherry Gold Handicap Hurdle (2m, Good To Soft)

Five runners over two miles on the hurdles track, and this is the race of the night. The Kemble Brewery is the 5/4 favourite but the angle here is not with him. Yes, he ran well over C&D a fortnight ago, and the cheekpieces are a positive addition, but 5/4 for a horse whose last four runs include a pulled-up chase debut, a fall, and a placed effort, is too short for the level of risk involved.

Razzle Dazzle Boy at 4/1 with Bet365 and William Hill catches the eye. His two C&D placed efforts are the first thing you notice, and Chepstow's galloping track clearly suits. The Leicester win in January came on heavy, and the drying forecast is flagged as a concern in his profile, which is a fair point. If the ground eases at all overnight, he improves. Lorcan Williams takes the ride, and Tim Vaughan's 0/4 with the yard over the last fortnight is the one blemish on this selection.

The alternative is American Land Each-Way at 9/1 with Bet365 or William Hill. Joe Tizzard's eight-year-old won a hat-trick last spring on good or quicker, and the drying forecast plays directly into his hands. The errors on his recent return here are a concern, but at 9/1 with two places on offer, there is each-way value if you believe he can return to that form. The price compensates for the risk.

Selection: Razzle Dazzle Boy at 4/1. C&D course form, suits the track shape, and at four times the price of the favourite, he represents the value play in this five-runner affair.

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