15:30 Chepstow

Friday 30 April 2021

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Casumo Horse Racing & Sports Betting Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.9s

(3)

Emjaytwentythree³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Hannon| OR: 66

6/1

Modest maiden. Below-par sixth of 9 in maiden (15/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 32 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 0682-26

(4)

Holbache²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| C

6/1

Course winner. Lost all chance when rearing start in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Not discounted here.

Form: 52181-0

(11)

Joy Choi¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M S Saunders| OR: 64

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, below-form sixth of 14 in nursery at Nottingham (8.3f, soft) 6 months ago on final run for Richard Hannon. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9666-

(10)

Elland Road Boy^t⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: A West| OR: 63

16/1

Winner at Southwell in November. Tongue strap on for 1st time, only ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 11/1) 45 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 158-579

(7)

Mirror Kisses¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: M R Channon| OR: 63

40/1

50/1, last of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 8106-79

(6)

He Can Dance³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Keelan Baker⁽⁷⁾| T: S Kirk| OR: 62

18/1

Raced very wide when last of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 16/1) 30 days ago. Had been in good form prior to that, so enters calculations on his turf debut.

Form: 4-64250

(12)

Ooh Is It¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: P D Evans| OR: 62

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, didn't enjoy smooth run when fifth of 9 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Bold showing on the cards off 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 4265

(5)

Papas Girl^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: J S Moore| OR: 60

11/1

Not much room when ninth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm, 16/1) 18 days ago. Can't be ruled out in search of a first victory.

Form: 30-4559

(9)

Redheaded Stranger²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Loughnane| OR: 58

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, AW) 23 days ago. Not totally dismissed on her handicap debut.

Form: 365

(2)

Sixcor³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 55

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 00-7

(1)

Greycious Girl¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: B R Millman| OR: 54

9/2

Respectable third of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Bath (5.7f, good to firm) 14 days ago, needing stiffer test. No forlorn hope.

Form: 446-073

Non-Runners

(8)

Shimla Rolann²⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: C G Cox J: L P Keniry

Forecasts

Ooh Is It (3/1), Greycious Girl (9/2), Emjaytwentythree (6/1), Holbache (6/1), Shimla Rolann (6/1), Sixcor (11/1), Papas Girl (11/1), Joy Choi (12/1), Redheaded Stranger (12/1), Elland Road Boy (16/1), He Can Dance (18/1), Mirror Kisses (40/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which marginal preference is for OOH IS IT who has been given a chance by the assessor on the back of his recent Bath fifth and can gain his breakthrough win. He Can Dance didn't enjoy the rub of the green at Kempton last time and can bounce back here with Papas Girl another in the mix.