14:50 Chepstow

Monday 28 August 2017

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Rise Helicopters Handicap

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 10.49s

(8)

Baron Bolt^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: David Egan⁽⁵⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 85

3/1

Put in a few decent performances in better races than this so far this season but failed to take advantage of a drop in grade when sixth at Kempton last time out. Dropped 2lb for his latest effort.

Form: 5-83536

(6)

Mamillius^p1⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Fran Berry| T: George Baker| OR: 85

9/1

Leicester (7f, good-to-firm) winner on his penultimate outing but finished last at Ascot thereafter. Interesting runner on his return from a break today.

Form: 100-419

(1)

Moonraker²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S W Kelly| T: M R Channon| OR: 83| D

8/1

Well held in two starts since finishing third over 6f at Newcastle early last month. Drops in grade today and latest victory came off a 15lb higher mark.

Form: 207398

(7)

Bahamian Dollar²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 82| CD

5/2

C&D winner on good ground last month and a couple of respectable efforts off this mark since. Finished a close fifth at Newmarket (good-to-firm) on the most recent of those and likely to run his race once more.

Form: 218135

(2)

Letmestopyouthere¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR: 83

8/1

Decent effort when 1L third at Windsor in June but held in two subsequent starts including on soft ground at Haydock last time out. Has won off a 2lb higher mark in the past.

Form: 768338

(3)

Tanasoq^b1⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 77| D

7/2

Sole success came in a Salisbury maiden over 6f on good-to-firm ground in July last year. Finished in the frame the last twice and wears blinkers on his first run since finishing third at Lingfield (good-to-firm) in early June.

Form: 1427-23

(5)

Major Valentine¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 75| D

12/1

Eight time winner most recently over 5f at Ffos Las (good) last month. Ran well in three subsequent outings and tackles this trip for the first time since winning at Catterick (good-to-firm) in April.

Form: 141323

Non-Runners

(4)

Bonjour Steve¹¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: R J Price J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Bahamian Dollar (5/2), Baron Bolt (3/1), Tanasoq (7/2), Letmestopyouthere (8/1), Moonraker (8/1), Mamillius (9/1), Bonjour Steve (10/1), Major Valentine (12/1)

The application of blinkers for the first time can see TANASOQ register his first victory of the season here. The selection has run well in two previous efforts and with trainer Owen Burrows' horses in flying form with a 44% strike-rate (4/9) of late he is taken to get the better of the consistent Bahamian Dollar who finished a close fifth last time out. Of the remainder Major Valentine is another to have been in decent form of late and he can claim third here.