17:05 Chepstow

Friday 30 April 2021

All13:1513:5014:2014:5515:3016:0016:3017:05

Gamble Responsibly With Casumo Handicap

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 1m 36.40s

(2)

Roller^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 69| D

16/1

Latest win at Kempton in February but only seventh of 8 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm, 14/1) 14 days ago. Untrustworthy individual.

Form: 521367

(3)

Sir Plato^v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 66| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Not ideally placed when seventh of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 33/1) 18 days ago, Visor back on and well in the mix.

Form: 57738-7

(5)

Selecto³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 65

9/1

10/1, first run since leaving Roger Charlton when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 34 days ago. Down in trip and needs to bounce back if he's to gain his first win.

Form: 73929-0

(6)

Woodcock¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: H Candy| OR: 65

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Bath (8f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Sure to go well off an unchanged mark.

Form: 0430-2

(4)

Hedging^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 56| C| D

4/1

Course winner who arrives on back of good fifth of 10 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Blinkers back on, and one for the shortlist.

Form: 8644-65

(1)

Sherwood Forrester²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: Paul George| OR: 53

13/2

Still a maiden, and respectable third of 8 in handicap at Windsor (10f, heavy) 47 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 4900/33-

(7)

Air Of York^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: G Harris| OR: 47| C| D

20/1

Latest win at Kempton in January and creditable eighth of 14 in handicap (40/1) there 21 days ago. Course winner but has bit to find from 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 317878

Forecasts

Woodcock (9/4), Sir Plato (5/2), Hedging (4/1), Sherwood Forrester (13/2), Selecto (9/1), Roller (16/1), Air Of York (20/1)

Henry Candy's lightly-raced WOODCOCK returned with an excellent second at Bath ealier in the month and can race off the same mark here so is taken to open his account. C&D winner Sir Plato is feared most now the headgear goes back on, with in-form course-winner Hedging another who is not taken lighlty.