21:00 Chepstow

Saturday 2 June 2018

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Dribuild Exteriors Handicap

Off time: 21:02 | Winning time: 59.33s

(10)

Quantum Dot^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E De Giles| OR: 55| CD

9/1

3-9 here and now 4lb lower than his C&D success a year ago. Would prefer quicker ground than forecast this evening.

Form: 336-037

(5)

David's Beauty^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: B P J Baugh| OR: 53| CD

5/2

Yet to run a poor race here and on a mark which usually sees her go close. Should give her running with all surfaces coming alike to her.

Form: 46-6224

(8)

Indiana Dawn^p¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 51

11/1

Drops considerably in trip for seasonal return. Weighted to give a good account in a poor race if proving as effective over 5f as she is at a mile.

Form: 534338-

(4)

Bonjour Steve¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 51| CD

5/2

Will be happy so long as the ground remains soft. His current performances are several pounds below last summer's levels, but he would be dangerous if bouncing back.

Form: 9-70034

(9)

Nuzha²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 49| D

10/1

Has dropped significantly in the weights since her sole success on fibresand but continues to blow her chances at the start. Ideally suited by the soft ground forecast for this evening.

Form: 0307-87

(1)

Minty Jones^v²³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 45| C| D

18/1

Record is 2-62 and he is too inconsistent to be recommended on his seasonal return. Almost three years since his last success.

Form: 722555-

(3)

Val's Magic Touch¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D C Costello| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 45

40/1

Continues to be well beaten at long odds in all her starts and hard to make a case for.

Form: 000-066

(6)

Rio Santos¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 46

4/1

Has been more competitive since dropping to this mark and now needs to run to a similar level on softer ground.

Form: 975-033

(7)

Spirit Of Ishy¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: M Dwyer| T: W S Kittow| OR: 45

8/1

Improved effort on handicap debut a month ago and unseated her rider having been knocked into a rail last time. Still has a bit to find and unproven on soft ground.

Form: 900-4U

Non-Runners

(2)

Navarra Princess²⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: D E Cantillon J: J Mitchell

Forecasts

David's Beauty (5/2), Bonjour Steve (5/2), Rio Santos (4/1), Navarra Princess (7/1), Spirit Of Ishy (8/1), Quantum Dot (9/1), Nuzha (10/1), Indiana Dawn (11/1), Minty Jones (18/1), Val's Magic Touch (40/1)

It would be no surprise to see support for Navarra Princess who has caught the eye before and lines up for a particularly weak contest over a new trip. DAVID'S BEAUTY is the most consistent of the remainder and is weighted to give another bold show on a track which seems to help her. Quantum Dot is to be feared if the ground dries out.