16:00 Chepstow

Monday 25 June 2018

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188Bet Hayley Moore Super Woman Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 10.17s

(8)

Storm Melody²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: M Harley| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 67| D

5/1

Record now reads 1-23 so it is hard to describe his mark as attractive following two tame efforts this term.

Form: 4528-09

(11)

Oliveraie⁹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mat Salaman| OR: 65| D

14/1

Awarded a Curragh handicap when last seen in 2015. It will be a great training performance to have him ready to win and he is probably best observed.

Form: 470041/

(3)

Mooroverthebridge⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁷⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 63| D

5/1

Has gone off the boil since her back to back successes in May. Reunited with last winning rider for an uncompetitive looking contest.

Form: 6-41157

(1)

Jaalboot^v1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 63

3/1

Does not appear to be progressing but a reproduction of his latest run might be good enough for this. Visor fitted and right man on board to overcome an unhelpful draw.

Form: 74-4483

(9)

Chicago School^p⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: George Downing| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 56| D

66/1

Won twice at Dundalk in Ireland this winter for previous connections but has shown little so far in this country and looks to face a tough task off his current mark.

Form: 700706

(2)

Dodgy Bob⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 56| D

8/1

Landed back to back races last autumn but has been a long way below those levels since and weighted accordingly.

Form: 7-85678

(10)

Aquadabra⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh⁽⁵⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 62

20/1

Reached a higher standard than this in 14 runs for Mick Channon last year. Can be considered well-handicapped but only when proving she has trained on. Her three runs this term are yet to show she has.

Form: 824-686

(4)

Dalness Express^p,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 52| D

11/2

Usually gives his best for this rider as was the case when winning a poor 6f Kempton race. Has faced some stiff tasks at the weights since, but he is more fairly treated this time and back to his optimum trip.

Form: 233543

(7)

Compton Prince^b⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: T E Whelan| T: J M Bradley| OR: 48| D

40/1

Had the door closed on him at Bath last time when shaping better than in his six previous starts following his last success in December. Could cause a surprise if building on that.

Form: 999706

(6)

Monarch Maid¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Hiatt| OR: 46| D

4/1

Consistent mare who looks set to be in the front line once again. Her latest form entitles to go close in a race which is no stronger than her recent races.

Form: 458223

(5)

Rising Sunshine^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

40/1

Now 1-31 and switch to sprinting saw his lack of pace exposed two weeks ago. Hard to fancy despite good claimer in the saddle.

Form: 405965

Forecasts

Jaalboot (3/1), Monarch Maid (4/1), Storm Melody (5/1), Mooroverthebridge (5/1), Dalness Express (11/2), Dodgy Bob (8/1), Oliveraie (14/1), Aquadabra (20/1), Rising Sunshine (40/1), Compton Prince (40/1), Chicago School (66/1)

Pretty mediocre stuff to close the card and any one of these could land it on a going day. Admittedly, for most, that is a rare occurrence but DALNESS EXPRESS and Monarch Maid have proved more consistent than most of late. The latter is a front-runner who should give the selection a nice tow into the race. Trainer John O'Shea has secured Luke Morris, who won on him earlier in the year, and drops back to his optimum trip of 6f. In a race with few evident positives he looks the most likely winner.