Chepstow’s Jump Season Opener steps up another gear on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Racing, as champion trainer Paul Nicholls chases victory in the Silver Trophy and unleashes an exciting novice chaser.
4.02 Chepstow – Knappers Hill takes on Zabeel Champion
A competitive field of 10 head to post for a top renewal of the Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (4.02).
Perhaps surprisingly, given he likes to target this meeting, Nicholls has not won this prize for 16 years, but arrives with one of his strongest hands yet in Knappers Hill.
The six-year-old made a winning start over hurdles here last year, going on to take a valuable prize at Sandown at the end of the season.
Trainer Jonjo O’Neill won this in 2007 and sends Haydock winner Zabeel Champion, who gets in as bottom weight off a potentially lenient mark of 120.
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