15:40 Chepstow

Thursday 15 July 2021

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Secure IT Handicap

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 1m 9.30s

(4)

Some Nightmare^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 60| CD

7/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap at this C&D (firm, 5/1) 16 days ago, better placed than most. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 34-7151

(1)

Rockingham Jill¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R A Teal| OR: 60

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, firm, 15/2) 15 days ago. Fewer miles on the clock than some in here and she can't be ruled out.

Form: 2/453-4

(8)

Tawaafoq^h²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Wintle| OR: 58| CD

11/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 5/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (firm) 24 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 10-1788

(11)

Secret Potion^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher⁽⁵⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 57| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Bath in May. Ninth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 021439

(6)

I'm Watching You^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: R Harris| OR: 57| D

6/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (firm, 15/2) 24 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 166433

(14)

Red Bravo¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 57| D

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, soft) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 044357

(10)

Our Man In Havana¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 56| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Below form 6 lengths eighth of 17 to Some Nightmare in handicap at this C&D (firm, 8/1) 16 days ago. Poorly drawn that day and he could bounce back here.

Form: 730218

(3)

Colden's Passion^p,t1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 62

40/1

50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good) 14 days ago. Down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 47-4960

(13)

Alba Del Sole^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 52| D

66/1

Unreliable individual. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 22/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, firm) 15 days ago, very slowly away. Something to find on form.

Form: 5669-50

(5)

Pastfact^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: M S Saunders| OR: 50| CD

7/1

Blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/2) 9 days ago, not clear run. Cheekpieces back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 936640

(12)

Glamorous Crescent^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 48| C

14/1

Course winner. 13/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (firm) 24 days ago. More needed here.

Form: 59-5600

(2)

Rhubarb^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 45

9/1

7/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, soft) 10 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 8-49535

(7)

Castlerea Tess^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45| CD

33/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. 25/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (firm) 24 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 50-7006

Non-Runners

(9)

Miss Trixie¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Steph Hollinshead J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Some Nightmare (7/2), I'm Watching You (6/1), Pastfact (7/1), Our Man In Havana (15/2), Rockingham Jill (8/1), Miss Trixie (8/1), Rhubarb (9/1), Secret Potion (10/1), Tawaafoq (11/1), Red Bravo (12/1), Glamorous Crescent (14/1), Castlerea Tess (33/1), Colden's Passion (40/1), Alba Del Sole (66/1)

This is wide open and not many can be ruled out. OUR MAN IN HAVANA has a good record at this venue though and has a fair chance of making it 3 wins over C&D from a double digit berth today. Rockingham Jill has been running creditably and she is less exposed than most here so has to be respected. Tawaafoq can't be ruled out either.