20:00 Chepstow

Saturday 10 June 2023

All17:5018:2018:5519:3020:0020:3021:00

Reecer Properties Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 21.14s

(6)

Sir Winston¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Raul Da Silva| T: R Varian| OR: 80| D

6/4

Improved further to get off the mark in 7-runner handicap at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Up 5 lb but he's still relatively lightly raced and rates a player once more.

Form: 3/35-021

(5)

Little Boy Blue^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: W G M Turner| OR: 79| D

9/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable 2¼ lengths third of 7 to Sir Winston in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark so he must enter calculations.

Form: 1530-03

(7)

Winforglory^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Deon Le Roux⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

4/1

Arrives in good nick, third of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 28 days ago. Hood back on. Needs considering off an unchanged mark.

Form: 110-823

(9)

Flatley²³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A Wintle| OR: 75| D

11/1

Looked much more straightforward when winning 7f Wolverhampton handicap last September and not disgraced when fifth there following month. Not discounted on his reappearance.

Form: 425615-

(3)

Macs Dilemma^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 75| CD

7/2

C&D winner who comes here on the back of a creditable second of 11 in handicap here (6f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 4770-52

(1)

Shoot To Kill⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 74| D

10/1

Arrives below par, though he looked unsuited by the mud when fifth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f) 57 days ago. No forlorn hope off a falling mark.

Form: 0-00865

(4)

Bastogne³⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 74| BF

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time when last of 5 in claimer at Leicester (7f) 12 months ago on his final run for David Evans. Has lots to prove on his comeback.

Form: 424/685-

(2)

Iconic Knight²⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: William Cox| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70| CD

25/1

3-time C&D winner who posted a good second of 6 in handicap at this C&D when last seen out 9 months ago. Well in the mix if fully tuned up for his seasonal return.

Form: 362112-

Non-Runners

(8)

Liangel Hope²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: C Mason J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sir Winston (6/4), Macs Dilemma (7/2), Winforglory (4/1), Little Boy Blue (9/1), Shoot To Kill (10/1), Flatley (11/1), Liangel Hope (12/1), Bastogne (20/1), Iconic Knight (25/1)

Brighton-scorer SIR WINSTON arrives on an upward curve so looks the way to go despite having a career-high mark to overcome. There are plenty of dangers though to Roger Varian's 4-y-o with handily-weighted Liangel Hope and C&D winner Macs Dilemma appealing as the main threats in that order.