15:10 Chepstow

Thursday 19 July 2018

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Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 11.07s

(4)

Critical Data¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamus Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 84

5/2

Wide-margin winner at Lingfield before finishing a distant third to a promising sort at Haydock, both races over 7f. Drop in trip should not be an issue judged on his earlier form.

Form: 4313

(1)

Rockin Roy²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 91

1/2

Winner on debut at Beverley and ran a fine race to be seventh of 28 in the 5f Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. The form choice if able to cope with this first attempt at 6f.

Form: 1227

(6)

Headland⁷⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Meade

9/1

Harbour Watch colt out of a Zebedee mare who won over 6f as a two-year-old. Mid-division on debut at Bath and needs to improve to trouble a couple of these rivals.

Form: 6

(7)

Sir Victor⁹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Jones| T: Tom Dascombe

20/1

By Sir Prancealot out of an unraced dam, he cost €40,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to six winners. Not disgraced when quite well backed on debut at Bath, but needs to take a step forward for last year's winning stable.

Form: 6

(3)

Esque Amore¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Rossa Ryan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans

100/1

Beaten a long way on both starts at Windsor and Wolverhampton. Qualifies for a handicap mark after this and that looks the best way forward for her.

Form: 09

(2)

Nagging Doubt⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll

100/1

Stimulation filly who cost £4,000 as a yearling and is a half-sister to three winners from 5f to 1m. Last of 12 on debut at Lingfield and needs to make huge improvement to figure.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(5)

One Kiss⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: P D Evans J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Rockin Roy (1/2), Critical Data (5/2), One Kiss (4/1), Headland (9/1), Sir Victor (20/1), Esque Amore (100/1), Nagging Doubt (100/1)

Headland and Sir Victor should build on respectable debuts, but have plenty of improvement to find if they are to trouble Critical Data and ROCKING ROY, who both boast a useful level of form. The selection ran well at Royal Ascot last time and ought to be able to cope with this step up to 6f