19:35 Chepstow

Friday 14 August 2020

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HopeEdenRacing Enter Our Twitter Competition Handicap

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 2m 34.58s

(8)

Twpsyn^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| D

22/1

Latest win at Kempton in February. Below par over hurdles last time but was a good second at Newmarket prior to that.

Form: 18-4152

(11)

Throckley^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: Katy Price| OR: 67| D

80/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to firm, 66/1) 25 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 7247/59-

(9)

Ascot Day^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Charlie Price⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 67| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 7/2, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. Encouraging signs last time and could be ready to strike.

Form: 4506-92

(5)

Galactic Spirit¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Raul Da Silva| T: H J Evans| OR: 67

25/1

Unreliable sort. 50/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 14 days ago, very slowly away. Difficult ride.

Form: 38254-0

(3)

French Riviera^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Levey| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 67

7/2

All the better for return when good second of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, good to firm) 28 days ago, well positioned. Winner has won since and has good chance on form.

Form: 3/207-32

(4)

Queen's Soldier⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: A Ralph| OR: 66

40/1

Fair winner on the Flat for Andrew Balding but has struggled over hurdles for this yard.

Form: 332321-

(13)

Magic Shuffle¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S Bowen| T: S Curran| OR: 64

12/1

Struggled back over hurdles last time but was in good form on the Flat for this yard prior to that so respected.

Form: 047-413

(6)

Social City¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: A W Carroll| OR: 63

18/1

Can race lazily but not beaten far when third of 5 in handicap at Chelmsford (16f) latest. Off 161 days. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 23-1373

(10)

Triple Nickle^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 62

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Windsor in June. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 36 days ago. Going through a good spell at the moment.

Form: 619-413

(7)

Agent Gibbs^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Ciaran McKee| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 61| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2016. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Bath (14f, good to firm, 11/2) 23 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 4346-24

(1)

Hammy End^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M Dwyer| T: W R Muir| OR: 60| C

3/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Pontefract (12f, good) 14 days ago, running on. In good heart at the moment.

Form: 6-22232

(12)

Ocean Reach¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 52

5/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 13/2, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good) 18 days ago, left behind gradually.

Form: 5-02246

Non-Runners

(2)

Azari¹⁹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Charles Bishop

Forecasts

Hammy End (3/1), French Riviera (7/2), Ascot Day (5/1), Ocean Reach (5/1), Triple Nickle (7/1), Magic Shuffle (12/1), Social City (18/1), Twpsyn (22/1), Agent Gibbs (22/1), Galactic Spirit (25/1), Azari (33/1), Queen's Soldier (40/1), Throckley (80/1)

FRENCH RIVIERA stepped up markedly on her reappearance run when runner-up behind a subsequent winner here last month and remains low mileage for her age. She shades the vote over Ascot Day who has a good record here. Hammy End and Magic Shuffle are others to consider.