16:00 Chepstow

Thursday 18 August 2022

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Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 1m 11.04s

(3)

Jastar¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L P Keniry| T: R Potter| OR: 57

80/1

125/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (7.4f, heavy) 16 days ago. Drops back in trip.

Form: 268670

(13)

Our Man In Havana¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 11/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces removed.

Form: 9-12856

(6)

Darcy's Rock¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 53| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Good second of 9 in handicap (11/4) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 10 days ago, reeled in only late. Could be tough to peg back returned to 6f.

Form: 065212

(10)

Creek Harbour³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 49| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 6/1, below form fifth of 9 in minor event at Leicester (6f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 575045

(8)

Hagia Sophia^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C Mason| OR: 49| D

15/8

Won 11-runner handicap (9/2) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago by ½ length from Epeius, always holding on. Same mark here so has to go on the shortlist.

Form: 809351

(16)

Pollinate¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H Candy| OR: 48| BF| D

11/1

Winner at Bath in June. 10/3, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Likely to bounce back.

Form: 824716

(7)

Bama Lama¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 48| D

16/1

Stuck to her task well when second of 6 in handicap at Ffos Las (5f, heavy, 5/2) 16 days ago. Back up in trip, which will help and she enters calculations.

Form: 00-0722

(4)

Dylan's Ruby⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47| D

10/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (10/1) at Ffos Las (6f, good) 44 days ago by short head from Bama Lama. Lightly raced as a sprinter.

Form: 080971

(11)

Clashaniska^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 47| D

10/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 7 in minor event (7/2) at Ffos Las (5f, good) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 303055

(5)

Soldier's Son^p,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 45| BF

14/1

Remains a maiden after 30 Flat runs. 9/4, fifth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (firm) 35 days ago, never really looking like justifying support.

Form: 076245

(1)

Lady Mander²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 45

11/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago.

Form: 7-63455

(15)

Epeius^v¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 45| D

15/2

Good ½-length second of 11 to Hagia Sophia in handicap (12/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Task is to now back that up.

Form: 8-60702

(12)

Castlerea Tess^p⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45| CD

50/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (5.1f, good to firm) 69 days ago.

Form: 00680-0

(9)

Go Poppy³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, firm, 14/1) 38 days ago, merely closing up late. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7866

(14)

On The Border¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Rooke| T: B R Millman| OR: 45

66/1

Fourth of 8 in handicap (80/1) at Brighton (6f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 708804

Non-Runners

(2)

Vincenzo Coccotti¹⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 10

T: P R Chamings J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Hagia Sophia (15/8), Darcy's Rock (5/1), Epeius (15/2), Clashaniska (10/1), Dylan's Ruby (10/1), Creek Harbour (10/1), Lady Mander (11/1), Pollinate (11/1), Soldier's Son (14/1), Bama Lama (16/1), Our Man In Havana (25/1), Vincenzo Coccotti (33/1), Go Poppy (50/1), Castlerea Tess (50/1), On The Border (66/1), Jastar (80/1)

DARCY'S ROCK has displayed plenty of zip over 7f of late, so with this return to 6f expected to suit, she makes as much appeal as any of these. Hagia Sophia and Epeius occupied the first 2 positions in a handicap at Windsor 10 days ago and they head the opposition.