15:30 Chepstow

Monday 23 August 2021

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   5f 16y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:32  |   Winning time: 59.01s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(2)
Horse silk
Handytalk11
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-9| J: R Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR:  66| D
15/2
15/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, good) 11 days ago. Now 7 lb below last winning mark and he'll be a danger to all if on-song back at the minimum trip.
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Timeform
2
(8)
Horse silk
Secret Potionp13
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-7| J: T E Whelan| T: R Harris| OR:  64| CD
3/1
C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. Won 14-runner handicap (11/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Up 4 lb, but he's clearly in good nick and should be on the premises.
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Timeform
3
(9)
Horse silk
Bellevarde13
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-7| J: Angus Villiers(5)| T: R J Price| OR:  64| BF| CD
11/4
C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in August. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft, 6/4) 13 days ago. Likely to give another good account of herself.
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Timeform
4
(6)
Horse silk
Rocking Reg423
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: George Rooke(3)| T: R A Teal| OR:  63
33/1
Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, last of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, firm). Off 14 months and wellbeing needs taking on trust.
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Timeform
5
(1)
Horse silk
Atty's Edge11
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox(3)| T: C Mason| OR:  62| CD
5/1
Tricky customer. C&D winner in June. Respectable second of 6 in handicap (10/1) at Ffos Las (6f, good) 11 days ago, no match for winner. May again find one or two too good.
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Timeform
6
(5)
Horse silk
Fardb10
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-11| J: Thomas Greatrex(3)| T: M Blake| OR:  54
17/2
7/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 10 days ago. Hit the crossbar twice prior to that, including over this C&D, but his strike rate on turf (1-32) is rather off-putting.
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Timeform
7
(7)
Horse silk
Blue Venture19
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR:  53| CD
9/2
C&D winner in July. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Bath (5f, good to firm, 17/2) 19 days ago. Has work to do if she's to emerge on top.
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Timeform
9
(3)
Horse silk
Hot Hot Hot17
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: A W Carroll| OR:  45| D
50/1
18/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Now 0-8 on turf and she's needs to find a bit of improvement from somewhere.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

8
(4)
Horse silk
Edge Of The Bay19
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 4
T: C Mason  J: S Hitchcott
NR

Forecasts

Bellevarde (11/4), Secret Potion (3/1), Blue Venture (9/2), Atty's Edge (5/1), Handytalk (15/2), Fard (17/2), Edge Of The Bay (12/1), Rocking Reg (33/1), Hot Hot Hot (50/1)

Verdict

This looks trappy and the suggestion is HANDYTALK, who hasn't fired on his last 2 starts but the handicapper has relented (down to a career-low mark) and dropping back to the minimum trip here looks a good move. The hat-trick seeking Secret Potion has to be high on the shortlist, while Bellevarde is holding her form well and it'll be no surprise if she's again involved in the finish.

  1. HANDYTALK (IRE)
  2. SECRET POTION
  3. BELLEVARDE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £2,700.002nd: £1,268.003rd: £634.004th: £317.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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