14:20 Chepstow

Thursday 21 March 2019

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Faucets Deliver Rada From Stock Next Day Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 3.5s

Agent Westy³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 99

12/1

Good-looking horse that's slowly but surely getting the hang of things in novice hurdles, showing a bit more last time out. Goes into handicaps on a realistic enough mark and no surprise if improvement was forthcoming here.

Form: 4776

Stephanie Sunshine²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 98

17/2

Only second start for new yard, not disgraced in the first of them at Ludlow last month and it's possible this slower ground may help her cause a bit. Unexposed enough to improve and not totally discounted.

Form: 9F5-4U5

Dartagnan Le Dun^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 97

10/1

No win in 13 starts a concern, but is very well handicapped on the best of his form and yard's horses just starting to come back into some form. Needs a bit of a leap of faith but a better effort wouldn't be the biggest surprise.

Form: P77-U49

Hold Me Tight^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Gundry| OR: 97

16/1

Not showing much at present and although fourth in a similar handicap at Wincanton last time, never threatened and was well beaten. Plenty to do to get involved here.

Form: 625-P4

Rollercoster¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: L Heard| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 97

16/1

Her seventh to The Some Dance Kid at Bangor in December is working out pretty well, and she didn't seem to get 20f at Hereford last time, so this drop back in trip no bad thing. More to come from her and a market move makes her very interesting.

Form: P21-758

Flight To Nowhere^t⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J E Moore| T: R J Price| OR: 95| CD

10/1

Has some plus points to her name, not least the fact she won this last year (from a 7lb lower mark), looks to have been readied with another crack at this in mind but her run on the Flat at Wolverhampton in January left a bit to be desired.

Form: 48146-P

Big Chip And Pin²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: James Bowen| T: Christian Williams| OR: 94

6/1

Hadn't been seen out for the best part of two years before reappearing at Sedgefield last month (debut for this yard) and wasn't unfancied. In retrospect, may have needed that and needs keeping onside here, especially if strong in the market.

Form: 70344/4

He Is Rosy²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Lucy Gardner⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 88

25/1

Not doing a lot at the moment but it's early days and he simply didn't stay 3m last time out. Yard capable of landing leftfield gambles with horses that are seemingly out of form, so watch the market is the advice.

Form: 1/6687-P

Boutan²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 83| C

5/1

Very hard to win with but on a fair mark on the best of her form, and has an interesting jockey booking. Trip and ground no issue and a reproduction of her close third at Warwick in January would give her a squeak here.

Form: 26-3U40

Dragon Khan^t²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 82| D

11/2

Pretty consistent efforts in the main, although very hard to win with (just 2 wins in 51 starts). Handles all ground, trip fine and looks on the way back to form after a close fourth at Uttoxeter last time. Place chances again.

Form: 5324-94

Flanagans Field^b¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Price⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 75| D

5/1

Just 2 wins in 32 starts an obvious enough concern, and despite being quite well backed last couple of starts has shown very little. Well handicapped but a risky proposition at the best of times.

Form: 637374

Top Of The Rocks^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: Mrs K Stephens| OR: 73

11/1

Was going nowhere quickly until putting in a better effort at Wincanton last time, beaten less than 3l in a blanket finish. Different ground to cope with here is the worry, but at least that was a step in the right direction.

Form: 7588-05

Non-Runners

Baratineur²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: A Wintle J: R Johnson

Richardofdoccombe¹⁴

Weight: 10-6| Age: 13

T: Miss G Haywood J: David Noonan

Forecasts

Flanagans Field (5/1), Boutan (5/1), Dragon Khan (11/2), Big Chip And Pin (6/1), Stephanie Sunshine (17/2), Flight To Nowhere (10/1), Dartagnan Le Dun (10/1), Baratineur (10/1), Top Of The Rocks (11/1), Agent Westy (12/1), Rollercoster (16/1), Hold Me Tight (16/1), Richardofdoccombe (16/1), He Is Rosy (25/1)

This won't take a lot of winning. Big Chip And Pin ran well enough on his reappearance after two years away to think there's race to be won with him, and any market move for him would make him very interesting. However, both Agent Westy and ROLLERCOASTER are potential improvers now they go handicapping and both have shown enough to think they can be competitive here. Preference is for Rollercoaster, who won't mind the ground at all and Henry Oliver has a decent record at getting them ready first time for handicaps.