14:40 Chepstow

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 58.59s

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Bluebell Time¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: M S Saunders| OR: 60| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 5/1, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Bath (5f, soft) 15 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 6567-84

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Connie's Rose²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 57| BF| C

11/2

Course winner. 4/1, below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, heavy) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3759-44

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Cloud Cuckoo²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Rooke| T: H Candy| OR: 57

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (6f, 33/1) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Could do a lot better now.

Form: 53-8

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Peachey Carnehan^v³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 56| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 38 days ago. Minimum trip likely to catch him out.

Form: 3-22983

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Toplight²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| BF| D

20/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 2/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 321884

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Fossos^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 53| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner. 20/1, below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Bath (5f, soft) on return 15 days ago. Shortlist material back here despite wide draw.

Form: 21331-6

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Red Allure^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 53| D

33/1

Third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 519-083

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Rhubarb¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: R J Price| OR: 53| CD

18/5

3-time C&D winner. 20/1, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Bath (5f, soft) 15 days ago, nearest finish. Interesting off a good mark.

Form: 30-9067

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Fair And Square^p,h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: R Harris| OR: 52

16/1

Remains a maiden after 33 Flat runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 20/1) 14 days ago. Hood back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 544637

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Good To Go^v1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 45

28/1

Poor maiden. 5/1, last of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, soft) 21 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 8-87738

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Silver Diva^t,v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: T E Whelan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 45

28/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 12/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Bath (5f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 35346-0

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Soldier's Son^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 45

22/1

Remains a maiden after 34 Flat runs. Below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, heavy, 33/1) 22 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 45757-5

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Bama Lama¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: B R Millman| OR: 45| D

16/5

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (6/1) at Leicester (6f, heavy) 17 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 380-545

Non-Runners

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On Edge²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: C Mason J: Mollie Phillips

Forecasts

Bama Lama (16/5), Rhubarb (18/5), Connie's Rose (11/2), Fossos (7/1), On Edge (7/1), Bluebell Time (9/1), Cloud Cuckoo (12/1), Peachey Carnehan (14/1), Fair And Square (16/1), Toplight (20/1), Soldier's Son (22/1), Silver Diva (28/1), Good To Go (28/1), Red Allure (33/1)

RHUBARB made hay here last term and gets the vote off a tempting mark after showing more at Bath. Fossos is another with a fine Chepstow record and is respected despite his high draw. Cloud Cuckoo could do a lot better now handicapping at a low level for Henry Candy.