15:55 Chepstow

Thursday 24 August 2023

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Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 1m 34.48s

(8)

Magnanimous Mehmus^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 67

5/1

7/1, first run since leaving Adrian Murray when respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and not ruled out.

Form: 3-62435

(3)

Peaceful Story²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 67

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Only sixth of 9 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good to soft, 10/1) 28 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 5-4376

(7)

Lunanera⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 66

9/4

Fair ex-French maiden. Posted a good third of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (8f, soft, 15/2) on UK debut 8 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 4763

(5)

Obama Army^v⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 66| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 9/1, second of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (8f, soft) 8 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Still in the mix.

Form: 252212

(9)

Lunar Landscape^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 64

11/4

Good second of 11 in handicap at Bath (8f, good, 9/4) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and he's not taken lightly.

Form: 054322

(6)

Miss Sarajevo⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 63

66/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 12/1) 77 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Richard Spencer. Others have achieved more.

Form: 14-4469

(4)

H Key Lails²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 63

16/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. Only fifth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (8f, heavy, 14/1) 22 days ago. More is required.

Form: 821265

(2)

Zalicia Fire²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 55

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 7 months before posting a below-par fourth of 5 to Believe You Me in handicap here (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 966-4

Non-Runners

(1)

Believe You Me²⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: H Main J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Lunanera (9/4), Lunar Landscape (11/4), Believe You Me (3/1), Obama Army (7/2), Magnanimous Mehmus (5/1), Peaceful Story (17/2), H Key Lails (16/1), Zalicia Fire (66/1), Miss Sarajevo (66/1)

BELIEVE YOU ME has a career-high mark to overcome but there was plenty to like about her recent course win so she looks the way to go with this longer trip also a likely plus. Lunar Landscape is feared most on the back of his good Bath second, ahead of Archie Watson's new recruit Lunanera.