16:30 Chepstow
Monday 26 June 2017
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Happy Birthday Stuart Ash Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 6 | 6f 16y | Good to Firm | 13 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 10.14s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Four times a winner including twice over this distance in April. Most recent of those successes came at Windsor (good-to-firm) off a 3lb lower mark though she's disappointed twice since.
Twice run well so far in 2017 including when fourth at Goodwood (good) last time out. Races off the same mark here and an interesting runner in this contest.
Finished runner-up on his final start for Stuart Williams at Chelmsford last month. Well held on his debut for this stable earlier this month and needs to bounce back today.
Winner over 6f at Catterick (good-to-firm) on her penultimate outing earlier this month. Well held off this mark having been slowly away at Pontefract (good) subsequently and likely to run her race once more.
Pulled up over this distance on two of his last four starts and beaten 26L at Yarmouth (soft) over 1m last time. Others make more appeal here.
Well beaten in all four starts since joining this yard and cheekpieces worn last time are replaced with blinkers today. Probably best watched at present.
Beaten 1L into fourth over an extended 5f at Bath (good-to-firm) off this mark earlier this month. Has won off much higher handicap marks in the past and is worth a check in the market today.
Finished third over C&D on good-to-soft ground on his penultimate outing last month. Disappointed on good-to-firm back here subsequently and races off a mark 5lb lower than for that most recent placed effort here.
Wearing blinkers for the first time when finishing third over an extended 5f at Bath (firm) last month. Well beaten in them over 7f next time and visor failed to spark any improvement over C&D last time. Cheekpieces return here.
16 race maiden and well held in two starts so far this season. Beaten 6½L over an extended 5f at Bath (firm) nine days ago and others make more appeal here.
18 race maiden who best efforts have come over this distance. Well beaten over further recently and an interesting runner returning from a break here.
Maiden after 16 starts including under an amateur rider the last twice. Beaten 9L over 6f at Hamilton (good) last time out and looks likely to struggle today.
Yet to placed in eight careers starts including in claiming and selling company. Had just two handicap starts but others make more appeal in this contest.
Non-Runners
6
(9)
Champagne Bob16
Weight: 9-7| Age: 5
T: R J Price J: Katherine Begley
NR
11
(13)
Allen's Folly68
Weight: 8-9| Age: 4
T: P W Hiatt J: Molly King
NR
Forecasts
Quite A Story (11/4), Go Amber Go (7/2), Castlerea Tess (4/1), Champagne Bob (9/2), Spellmaker (8/1), Bold Grove (12/1), Jacksonfire (14/1), Kaaber (14/1), Doctor Parkes (16/1), Allen's Folly (16/1), Louis Vee (18/1), The Perfect Show (20/1), Tilsworth Micky (33/1), She's Rosanna (40/1), Tally's Song (50/1)
With a couple of horses who have led in recent starts in this contest it may pay to side with CHAMPAGNE BOB who usually races from off the pace and ran well when finishing third over this C&D on soft ground earlier this month. The selection raced with one other rival on that occasion and is taken to win here at the chief expense of Castlerea Tess who was slowly away when disappointing last time out while Spellmaker is well handicapped on his old form and can take third.
- Champagne Bob
- Castlerea Tess
- Spellmaker
Prize Money
1st: £2,588.002nd: £770.003rd: £385.004th: £192.00
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