20:45 Chepstow

Friday 8 July 2022

All18:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Reecer Group Handicap

Off time: 20:45 | Winning time: 1m 20.74s

(3)

Mountain Ash^v1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 54| BF

5/2

10/3, good second of 13 in handicap at this course (8.1f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Visor on 1st time and will be a danger to all if responding well to the new headgear.

Form: 229-042

(4)

Girl From Ipanema²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Stephens| OR: 53| D

22/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 80/1) 28 days ago, met some trouble. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 90-0R07

(2)

Costa Adeje²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 58

9/2

15/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 23 days ago. That represented a step back in the right direction and, though 0-13, he needs taking seriously off 2 lb lower here.

Form: 46-7054

(12)

Lilandra^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 50

10/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Winner at Bath in May. 14/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and others make more appeal.

Form: 013608

(11)

Diamond Cottage^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: M S Saunders| OR: 50| C

5/1

Course winner in June, her sole success from 29 Flat runs. 9/2, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (6.1f, good) 10 days ago. Possibilities if on-song

Form: 388519

(5)

Soldier's Son^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 46

6/1

14/1, good length second of 12 to Diamond Cottage in handicap at this course (6.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. However, record stands at 0-28 and he'll probably find one or two too good once more.

Form: 8-30762

(6)

Global Acclamation^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: D C Costello| T: P R Chamings| OR: 45| D

16/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 9/1) 17 days ago. 1 lb lower now and reproduction of that effort would give him an each-way chance.

Form: 359-084

(9)

Cents In The City^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L P Keniry| T: M Scudamore| OR: 45

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, soft, 22/1) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 736568

(1)

Grandstand^b1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 45| D

12/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at Brighton (8f, good) 17 days ago, hampered. Hopes pinned on first-time blinkers sparking a return to form.

Form: 08-6775

(10)

Makyon⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

11/1

Twenty-six runs since last win in 2019. Eyeshields on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 41 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 464408

(8)

Lili Wen Fach^t³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 45| C

25/1

Course winner back in 2019, which was her sole success from 30 Flat runs. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, good, 33/1) 3 days ago and she looks up against it.

Form: 090968

Non-Runners

(7)

Cliffs Of Freedom¹²⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: R Brisland J: Dylan Hogan

Forecasts

Mountain Ash (5/2), Costa Adeje (9/2), Diamond Cottage (5/1), Cliffs Of Freedom (11/2), Soldier's Son (6/1), Lilandra (10/1), Makyon (11/1), Grandstand (12/1), Global Acclamation (16/1), Girl From Ipanema (22/1), Lili Wen Fach (25/1), Cents In The City (33/1)

It could be worth siding with the 3-y-o COSTA ADEJE, who reproduced something akin to his peak 2021 form when fourth at Nottingham and, down another 2 lb and back up in trip here, a bold show could be on the way. Cliffs of Freedom was well backed and didn't shape at all badly back from a lengthy absence in March, and he is second choice ahead of Mountain Ash and Diamond Cottage.