15:25 Chepstow

Thursday 24 August 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:30

Network Productions Handicap

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 1m 22.81s

(12)

Gilt Edge^p⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 57| C

7/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 67 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 26-7655

(13)

Diamondsinthesand^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 56

2/1

10/1, very good second of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, heavy) 24 days ago, missing break. Shortlist material.

Form: 600032

(8)

Fact Or Fable^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 54| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 18 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 117813

(9)

Flagman²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D C Costello| T: D Faulkner| OR: 54

40/1

Unreliable individual. Winner at Kempton in May. Last of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 14/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 9-19699

(7)

Letter Of The Law^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 52| D

7/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 27 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 224254

(4)

Ticket To Alaska^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C G Cox| OR: 53

5/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Newbury (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 324464

(3)

Silver Diva^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Joshua Bryan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 48

9/1

Remains a maiden after 28 Flat runs. Very good third of 10 in minor event at Brighton (7f, good, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 044563

(5)

Tilt At Windmills⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 52

125/1

Last of 7 in handicap at Wetherby (7f, good to firm, 25/1) 79 days ago. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke.

Form: 33-7897

(2)

Wiff Waff^p⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 46

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, last of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (7.4f, good to firm) 60 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 67-8030

(11)

Latent Heat^p1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| D

8/1

Temperamental sort. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/2, bit below form fifth of 10 in minor event at this course (8.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 594545

(14)

Runner Bean³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon| T: E De Giles| OR: 45WS

25/1

9 lengths tenth of 12 to Fact Or Fable in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 22/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 847680

(10)

Barleybrown^p³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 50

14/1

12/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 079-730

(1)

Spanish Storm⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 45

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good to firm, 50/1) 72 days ago.

Form: 94-88

Non-Runners

(6)

Gonzaga³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: J Bennett J: Morgan Cole

Forecasts

Diamondsinthesand (2/1), Ticket To Alaska (5/1), Gilt Edge (7/1), Letter Of The Law (7/1), Latent Heat (8/1), Silver Diva (9/1), Fact Or Fable (12/1), Gonzaga (12/1), Barleybrown (14/1), Runner Bean (25/1), Flagman (40/1), Wiff Waff (80/1), Spanish Storm (80/1), Tilt At Windmills (125/1)

DIAMONDSINTHESAND has made a positive start for this yard and can make amends for his unlucky defeat at Ffos Las. Ticket To Alaska and Letter of The Law are feared most.