15:30 Chepstow

Monday 23 August 2021

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Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 59.01s

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Handytalk¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Ross 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.

Form: 472265

(8)

Secret Potion^p¹³

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.

Form: 439311

(9)

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.

Form: 332513

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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.

Form: 522/85-

(1)

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.

Form: 9-43152

(5)

Fard^b¹⁰

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.

Form: 276226

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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.

Form: 457-916

(3)

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.

Form: 8-04837

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Edge Of The Bay¹⁹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: C Mason J: S Hitchcott

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)

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.