14:15 Chepstow

Thursday 19 August 2021

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Crapper & Sons Royal Wootton Bassett Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 58.14s

(6)

Blue Moonrise³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 67| D

9/4

6/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on Monday. Contender under a penalty if coping with the quick turnaround.

Form: 228931

(3)

Flip Mode⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 63| CD

9/4

Dual C&D winner in spring and has continued the good work, scoring comfortably at Ffos Las a week ago. 5 lb penalty doesn't look enough to prevent another win.

Form: 114141

(2)

Prince of Rome^e/s⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 65| D

9/1

Fared a bit better than of late when fourth of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft, 18/1) 9 days ago. Eyeshields back on. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 380674

(8)

We're Reunited²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: R Harris| OR: 63| D

10/1

Latest win at Bath in June but below par at the same venue on both outings since.

Form: 684167

(5)

Toptime¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 60| BF

11/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (5f, good, 7/2) 17 days ago. Operating a little below his best at present.

Form: 334665

(9)

Katherine Place^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: W G M Turner| OR: 57| D

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020 but did go close at Wolverhampton (5f) last time. On the shortlist here.

Form: 444342

(10)

Alba Del Sole^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 50| D

20/1

Unreliable type. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 66/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm) 35 days ago, lost all chance at start.

Form: 669-500

(4)

Oh So Nice^t1⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

18/1

Third over C&D in June. Better than result at Bath (5f, firm) since. Returns from a short break with a tongue strap added.

Form: 067830

(7)

Aquadabra¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 45| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 324986

(1)

La Chica Lobo^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

80/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 125/1, fourth of 8 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good to firm) 33 days ago.

Form: 057-804

Forecasts

Blue Moonrise (9/4), Flip Mode (9/4), Katherine Place (7/1), Prince of Rome (9/1), We're Reunited (10/1), Toptime (11/1), Oh So Nice (18/1), Alba Del Sole (20/1), Aquadabra (22/1), La Chica Lobo (80/1)

It's hard to ignore the claims of FLIP MODE, who scored readily at Ffos Las a week ago and can make light of a penalty back at the scene of his first 2 wins of the year. Fellow recent winner Blue Moonrise is feared most ahead of Bill Turner's last-time-out AW runner-up Katherine Place.