20:00 Chepstow

Saturday 5 June 2021

All18:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00

Shadow Scaffolding Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 21.01s

(8)

Thrill Seeker^p,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Jones| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80| D

6/1

Latest win at Kempton in February. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 8/1) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 221235

(2)

Theotherside²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 78

9/2

14/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 67-6766

(6)

Gambon^v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 77| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 13/2, good second of 9 in handicap at Leicester (6f, soft) 19 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 174-962

(7)

Delta River²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 73

12/1

150/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f, good) 27 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Katharine Davis. Below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 25/6-4

(9)

Fieldsman¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 71| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago, all out. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 624451

(1)

Sir Plato^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 70| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 16/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 738-718

(4)

Mabre²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P D Evans| OR: 69| BF

13/2

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, heavy, 11/2) 21 days ago, running on. Respected.

Form: 974994

Non-Runners

(3)

Top Secret²⁵⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: W Muir & C Grassick J: M Dwyer

(5)

Latent Heat⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Sir Plato (3/1), Fieldsman (9/2), Theotherside (9/2), Gambon (5/1), Thrill Seeker (6/1), Top Secret (6/1), Mabre (13/2), Delta River (12/1), Latent Heat (14/1)

FIELDSMAN did especially well under the circumstances when taking advantage of a drop in the weights at Wolverhampton 18 days ago, maintaining a strong pace under this rider, so is taken to defy a small rise. Gambon looked back to his best when runner-up at Leicester and rates a threat along with Thrill Seeker, who is often there or thereabouts.