17:00 Chepstow

Friday 3 May 2019

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2517:00

Network Productions Handicap

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 3m 35.42s

(10)

Norab^b⁵⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: L P Keniry| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 65

25/1

1-20 on the Flat and it remains to be seen if he is as good as he was following an 18 month absence.

Form: 738456/

(2)

Fitzwilly⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 65| D

4/1

Usually a reliable stayer and would make short work of these at his best. On the down side his last three efforts have been underwhelming.

Form: 0328-70

(13)

Omotesando^b1³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 63

10/1

His last three runs on the Flat have seen him either finish last or fail to complete. Blinkers tried now and reunited with a rider who has coaxed him to some of his best recent efforts.

Form: 342-5P9

(5)

Queen Of Paris^t,v1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: W J Knight| OR: 64

6/1

Consistent enough filly who generally arrives too late to threaten a win. Visor applied on turf debut and this will take little winning.

Form: 35-4648

(3)

Late Shipment^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 63| C

25/1

Last Flat victory came five years ago on fast ground at Newmarket. Has since proved himself to be a reliable staying handicapper over hurdles who likes testing conditions. Scored here in March and arrives in better shape than most.

Form: 62808/9-

(11)

Three Star General^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 62

15/8

Flat mark has tumbled in line with his hurdles rating and that could be good news as he seems to have found his level. However, he remains difficult to win with and does not relish a struggle.

Form: 3330/75-

(4)

Mustaaqeem^b¹⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 60

25/1

Quirky sort on the Flat who was a winner on 2nd start for Sir Michael Stoute but all of that is a long time ago now and he's only modest in this sphere these days.

Form: 545700-

(7)

Normandy Blue²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: L Allan| OR: 58

12/1

Low-grade handicapper still seeking his first win after 20 starts. Likes Chelmsford so hard to reconcile a turf mark which is 14lb higher than that on AW.

Form: 00-4395

(6)

Sin Sin⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Hayley Turner| T: N J Hawke| OR: 56

16/1

A very modest handicapper on the Flat for Jim Bolger in Ireland and it's been much the same since the mare joined her current yard. Tailed off on most recent start and hard to fancy.

Form: 20933/0

(9)

Panatos¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 57

5/1

Performed at a low level in France and little sign he is ready to shed his maiden tag in two poor races at Southwell. Current stable form is a positive in a race where clues are few and far between.

Form: 75-4774

Non-Runners

(12)

Zenafire³³²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 10

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: Jane Elliott

(8)

Doesyourdogbite³⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: J & A O'Neill J: L Morris

(1)

Deja Bougg¹²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: J Farrelly J: David Probert

Forecasts

Three Star General (15/8), Fitzwilly (4/1), Doesyourdogbite (9/2), Panatos (5/1), Queen Of Paris (6/1), Omotesando (10/1), Normandy Blue (12/1), Sin Sin (16/1), Zenafire (16/1), Deja Bougg (20/1), Mustaaqeem (25/1), Norab (25/1), Late Shipment (25/1)

Only Three Star General can be said to come here in reasonable shape and he is a horse who is notoriously difficult to win with. Doesyourdogbite makes plenty of appeal on his best form but he too is unreliable nowadays. Fitzwilly needs to rebound from some poor recent performances, whilst Panatos makes little appeal on form but his yard are having a good spell. Late Shipment is a thorough stayer who scored over hurdles here in March and needs rain. QUEEN OF PARIS is relatively low mileage but she has shown she possesses plenty of stamina. If a visor helps her find top gear a little bit quicker, then she may be good enough to land a poor race.