20:30 Chepstow

Saturday 10 June 2023

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DragonBet The Bookmaker Of Wales Classified Stakes

Off time: 20:33 | Winning time: 1m 23.42s

(1)

Apache Portia⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D C Costello| T: R Brisland| OR: 43

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap (100/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 65 days ago. Makes turf debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 75-70

(6)

Ballet Blanc⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 46

50/1

Modest filly. First run since leaving Amanda Perrett when eleventh of 12 in minor event (20/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 72 days ago. Something to prove on the back of that.

Form: 070240

(14)

Epeius^v²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 43

20/1

Poor gelding. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. Last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 50/1) 25 days ago, very slowly away. Uphill task.

Form: 6534-00

(4)

Fact Or Fable^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 49| D

4/1

Modest gelding. Latest win at Brighton in May. 11/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, firm) 15 days ago, nearest finish. Back up in trip. Merits consideration in a weak affair.

Form: 340143

(7)

Hey Pretty³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Wingrove| OR: 43| D

5/1

Modest gelding. One win from 35 Flat runs. 20/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 39 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 60/730-4

(8)

Quarter Blue^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 44

8/1

Modest mare. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, firm, 18/1) 15 days ago, not clear run. Up in trip.

Form: 83540-9

(10)

Red Bravo²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 47| D

12/1

Poor gelding. Two wins from 49 Flat runs. Twenty six runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 25 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 268-778

(2)

San Juan^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D Wingrove| OR: 47

25/1

Modest gelding. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Mark Loughnane when twelfth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Chelmsford City (6f) 30 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 9-55390

(5)

Wiff Waff^p¹¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 40

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Last of 12 in handicap (150/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f), very slowly away. Off 119 days. Easily opposed.

Form: 8867-80

(9)

Dame Laura Knight^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 49

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 18 days ago. Makes turf debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 66934

(13)

La Mia Dutchessa⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 45

11/1

Modest filly. Last of 12 in handicap at Bath (8f, soft, 12/1) 40 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 59-4470

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(11)

Deacs Delight²⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: P & O Cole J: David Probert

(12)

Katie K¹⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J Gallagher J: Darragh Keenan

(3)

Say Grace¹⁷¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: G Harris J: Callum Hutchinson

Forecasts

Fact Or Fable (4/1), Dame Laura Knight (9/2), Deacs Delight (9/2), Hey Pretty (5/1), Quarter Blue (8/1), La Mia Dutchessa (11/1), Red Bravo (12/1), Say Grace (16/1), Epeius (20/1), San Juan (25/1), Katie K (33/1), Wiff Waff (40/1), Ballet Blanc (50/1), Apache Portia (50/1)

FACT OR FABLE arrives in good order and should be suited by the return to this trip, so he makes most appeal in a race where the majority have something to prove. Dame Laura Knight is still relatively unexposed and could do better for cheekpieces, so she's regarded as the main danger ahead of Deacs Delight.