15:40 Chepstow

Friday 27 May 2022

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Plan A Consulting Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 8.22s

(1)

Roscioli^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| D

6/1

14/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good to firm) 27 days ago, meeting some trouble and needing a stronger gallop. Can step up again from that effort.

Form: 2157-04

(7)

Commonsensical^b1²³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 79

11/2

Seventh of 8 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, heavy, 12/1). Trained by Tom Dascombe prior to this year. Needs to get back on track after 7 months off. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 311237-

(5)

Tiger Beetle²³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 78| BF

2/1

Upped in trip, only third of 8 in maiden (7/5) at Pontefract (12f, heavy). Off 7 months. Could do better under less testing conditions back down in distance.

Form: 532233-

(3)

Way Of Life¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: J G Portman| OR: 78

7/4

3 wins from 3 runs this year. 11/2, continued progress when completing 5-timer in 15-runner handicap at Newbury (12f, good) 14 days ago, shade cosily. The one to beat.

Form: 611-111

(6)

New Exceed^t1²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Keniry| T: J Tuite| OR: 75

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in handicap (well-backed 6/1) at Haydock (8.2f, firm). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Up in trip with tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 22400-

(2)

Daphne May^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: A West| OR: 71

9/1

1 win from 2 runs this year, successful at Lingfield in April. Not discredited when third of 7 in handicap (7/2) at the same course (8f, AW) 24 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: 6878-13

Non-Runners

(4)

Dickens⁵⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: A King J: David Probert

Forecasts

Way Of Life (7/4), Tiger Beetle (2/1), Commonsensical (11/2), Roscioli (6/1), Daphne May (9/1), Dickens (10/1), New Exceed (40/1)

WAY OF LIFE has been thriving for Jonathan Portman, completing a 5-timer at Newbury 14 days ago, and will continue to take all the beating. The 4-y-o won a shade cosily last time so another 7 lb rise in the weights might not be enough to prevent him extending his winning sequence. Roscioli could be the one to give him most to think about down in grade, while Tiger Beetle can do better for Sir Michael Stoute.