Chepstow Friday

DRIVING rain and a pedestrian pace did not help, but the indications are that once again the Grade 2 Persian War Hurdle will throw up a few useful novices, and none more than winner Thyme Hill (Philip Hobbs/Richard Johnson) who justified 9/4 favouritism to beat Fiddlerontheroof (Colin Tizzard/Robbie Power) and Some Day Soon (Jamie Snowden/Gavin Sheehan) by two lengths and two and a quarter lengths.