15:20 Chepstow

Friday 5 May 2017

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Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 35.2s

(6)

War Chief²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Sweeney| T: A King| OR: 80

5/2

Slowly away when off the mark at the second time of asking over 7f at Salisbury (good-to-soft) in October last year. Won easily on that occasion but didn't appear to be the strongest maiden event. Makes his handicap debut today.

Form: 31-

(9)

Fastnet Spin^v¹⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Katherine Begley⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 77

33/1

Successful twice already including in a first time visor over 7f at Salisbury (good-to-soft) last year. Finished a close fourth of four off a 1lb higher mark over an extended 1m at Windsor in October though well beaten at Kempton subsequently. Makes her seasonal debut today.

Form: 12047-5

(1)

Gold Award¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: M R Channon| OR: 77

9/2

Winner at Goodwood over 6f (good) first time out last October. Well held in a Group 3 contest over 7f on good-to-soft ground at Newbury subsequently and an interesting runner on his handicap and seasonal debut here.

Form: 10-

(5)

Quandary Peak²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Jones| T: J S Moore| OR: 75

50/1

Surprise winner of her second outing at Lingfield over 7f on the AW last June but failed to beat a rival home in three subsequent outings including in a couple of decent races in France. Making her seasonal debut today.

Form: 01866-

(8)

Habbad¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 75

5/2

Victorious over 1m on the AW at Kempton when making his handicap debut in November last year. Has been raised 5lb for that effort and making his turf debut in this contest.

Form: 4341-

(3)

Hisar^h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: R Harris| OR: 73

25/1

Finished runner-up over 6f in a first time hood on his first run since being gelded at Kempton in March. Beaten 2¾L when finishing fourth over 7f at the same course last time out and makes his handicap debut today.

Form: 0-2646

(2)

Arctic Sea³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: P & O Cole| OR: 72

9/2

Signs of promise in three maiden outings and registered a first success when winning over 1m at Kempton a month ago. Races off a 3lb higher mark and likely to run well here if handling underfoot conditions on his turf debut.

Form: 4-5311

(4)

Daimochi²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S Hitchcott| T: C G Cox| OR: 71

9/1

Beaten ¼L when finishing third over this distance on the AW at Lingfield on his second outing in maiden company. Well beaten on his seasonal debut over the same C&D last month and makes his first start in a handicap today.

Form: 83-73

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(7)

Salamah²²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: S & E Crisford J: Non Runner

Forecasts

War Chief (5/2), Habbad (5/2), Arctic Sea (9/2), Gold Award (9/2), Salamah (6/1), Daimochi (9/1), Hisar (25/1), Fastnet Spin (33/1), Quandary Peak (50/1)

ARCTIC SEA is taken to make a winning turf debut in this three-year-old handicap over 1m. Paul Cole's charge broke his maiden on handicap debut on Kempton's AW surface a month ago and is taken to get the better of the impressive Salisbury maiden winner War Chief. Of the others in this contest Habbad is another to have won on the AW last time out while Quandary Peak was contesting much better races than this when last seen in action in France last summer.

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