13:35 Chepstow

Friday 10 June 2022

All13:0013:3514:1014:4015:1015:4516:20

Shadow Rigging Supports Brain Tumour Research Handicap

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 1m 22.30s

(2)

Society Lion^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 77| D

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 11/2, third of 5 in handicap at Brighton (6f, good) 14 days ago. Return to 7f will suit and this is a drop in class.

Form: 7-04373

(1)

Eton College²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: F Norton| T: J A Osborne| OR: 76| D

16/1

14/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 339566-

(8)

Helm Rock^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 76| D

10/11

Shaped well when fifth of 20 in handicap at York (7f, good to soft) 20 days ago, running on having been denied a clear run. Shortlist material having been eased 1 lb.

Form: 472-325

(5)

Bhubezi⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Keniry| T: P R Chamings| OR: 72| C| D

16/1

Course winner. First run since leaving Eve Johnson Houghton when respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Brighton (7f, good) 45 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 13745-4

(10)

Macs Dilemma^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 71| C| D

6/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this course (6.1f, good to firm, 11/4) 31 days ago, completing hat-trick in the process. Clearly thriving.

Form: 243111

(6)

Arcadian Nights⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ross Coakley| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 69| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at this course (8.1f, good) 43 days ago. Lower turf mark does look justified.

Form: 85-8524

(7)

Sir Plato^b⁶^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 61| CD

10/3

Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 6 days ago, pushed out. Penalty makes life harder but he's very effective at his track.

Form: 70-8261

(3)

Eye Of The Water¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carson| T: R Harris| OR: 64| D

16/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2019. Fourth of 7 in handicap (8/1) at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago.

Form: 353394

(4)

Girl From Ipanema³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 54| D

80/1

150/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (8.1f, good to firm) 31 days ago. 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: 190-0R0

Non-Runners

(9)

Mercurius Power²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Helm Rock (10/11), Sir Plato (10/3), Macs Dilemma (6/1), Mercurius Power (8/1), Society Lion (12/1), Eye Of The Water (16/1), Eton College (16/1), Bhubezi (16/1), Arcadian Nights (18/1), Girl From Ipanema (80/1)

HELM ROCK would have finished closer with a clear run in a deeper handicap than this at York 3 weeks ago and having been dropped 1 lb, he now looks ready to strike. Course specialists Macs Dilemma and Sir Plato head the opposition.