14:30 Chepstow

Thursday 20 July 2023

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Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 58.28s

(5)

Level Up^v⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 73| D

9/1

4 wins from 13 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (11/2) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 8 days ago, just holding on. Carries penalty. This will be tougher but he's clearly thriving.

Form: 672211

(3)

Some Nightmare^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Ryan Sexton| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 77| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Chased home an improving rival when second of 6 in handicap (7/2) at this course (6.1f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 10-7242

(1)

Four Adaay¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Loughnane| T: B R Millman| OR: 73| D

7/2

Made most of good opportunity to win at Newmarket in June. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good to firm, 5/1) 14 days ago. Place claims.

Form: 215414

(2)

Gannon Glory^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 71| D

4/1

Attracted support and bounced back to his best with cheekpieces applied when winning 14-runner handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 17 days ago, running on. First run for yard after leaving Richard Fahey. Plaer with good-value claimer aboard.

Form: 256331

(8)

Penguin Island¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: H Candy| OR: 70

5/1

Back to best when creditable ½-length third of 10 to Level Up in handicap at Newbury (5.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Hard to knock her attitude despite her maiden status and she could make presence felt.

Form: 422-243

(4)

Connie's Rose²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: G Harris| OR: 70| CD

5/2

Four-time course winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. 6/5, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Bath (5f, firm) 22 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 125121

(7)

Wiley Post^b⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Mollie Phillips| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Ran well at Windsor on his penultimate outing but was possibly amiss and failed to beat a rival home in a 6-runner handicap at Brighton (6f, good to firm) 51 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 609-536

(6)

Flip Mode^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 60| CD

33/1

Dual C&D winner back in 2021 but has shown precious little in a pair of recent outings following a 22-month absence.

Form: 1319/87

Forecasts

Connie's Rose (5/2), Four Adaay (7/2), Gannon Glory (4/1), Penguin Island (5/1), Some Nightmare (11/2), Level Up (9/1), Flip Mode (33/1), Wiley Post (40/1)

CONNIE'S ROSE has already won twice over C&D this year and resumed winning ways at Bath last time, so is fancied to continue her good spell and notch a fourth win of the campaign. Gannon Glory was back to his best on his final outing for Richard Fahey last time and is interesting now with the Archie Watson yard, with Penguin Island and the in-form Level Up others to consider.