13:10 Chepstow

Thursday 19 August 2021

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Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 1m 34.35s

(4)

El Camino¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| D

13/8

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Brian Meehan when a winning 5-runner handicap at Brighton (8f, good to soft, 3/1) 13 days ago, digging deep. 4 lb rise fair and couldn't rule out.

Form: 87-031

(5)

Almost An Angel¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P D Evans| OR: 64| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win here in July. 11/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 11 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 736124

(2)

Go Oscar Go^p1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 64

40/1

40/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (8f, firm) 33 days ago. Likely to come up short once more, unless the first-time cheekpieces happen to spark improvement.

Form: 940-475

(6)

Accrington Stanley^t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: Paul George| OR: 64

10/3

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 4/1) 31 days ago. Earns top marks for consistency and should give another good account.

Form: 342223

(3)

Bearwith⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 60| BF

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/8, last of 8 in minor event at Yarmouth (8f, good) 70 days ago. Runner-up at Brighton on penultimate start, and a reproduction of that form would give him a real chance.

Form: 96028

(8)

Alba De Tormes^v1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T E Whelan| T: K R Burke| OR: 58| D

14/1

Winner at Newcastle in March. Tenth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 38 days ago. Visor on 1st time and he probably needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 126060

(1)

Adace^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 55

7/1

9/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Brighton (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago, slowly away. Nudged up just 1 lb and no surprise were she to follow up here.

Form: 6-86201

(9)

Beryl Burton²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 46

25/1

First run since leaving Harry Dunlop when last of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 64907-0

Non-Runners

(7)

Hot Desert²⁰

Weight: 8-2| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Mollie Phillips

Forecasts

El Camino (13/8), Accrington Stanley (10/3), Almost An Angel (9/2), Adace (7/1), Bearwith (17/2), Alba De Tormes (14/1), Beryl Burton (25/1), Go Oscar Go (40/1), Hot Desert (100/1)

This step back up in trip shouldn't be an issue for ADACE, who opened her account over 7f at Brighton recently and she's only been handed a 1 lb rise for that. Accrington Stanley is now 0-18, but he's found just one too good on no less than seven occasions and it's not hard to envisage another bold show from Paul George's charge. El Camino and Bearwith are others to consider.