16:35 Chepstow

Monday 28 August 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Noahs Journey Handicap

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 1m 23.68s

(10)

Roscioli^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 65

13/2

Latest win at Brighton in June. 17/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 355142

(3)

Ibiza Rocks^b1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 63| D

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 6/1, fifth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (7f) 25 days ago. First-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) need to have a positive effect.

Form: 350005

(7)

Thewaytothestars^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 63| BF| D

13/2

Won at Ffos Las (7f) and Windsor (1m) this month. Possibly couldn't cope with a quick turnaround when only fifth of 7 back at Ffos Las (1m) 12 days ago.

Form: 953115

(8)

Iconic Knight¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: William Cox| T: J L Flint| OR: 63| CD

12/1

Three-time C&D winner. Below par this year but not seen to best effect on recent stable debut and well handicapped if staging a revival. One to note in the betting.

Form: 2-89877

(2)

Pavlodar^p,t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Charles Bishop| T: A Ralph| OR: 62

15/2

Very good second of 9 in handicap over C&D (good to soft, 16/1) 31 days ago. Can make presence felt off an unchanged mark.

Form: 7-05562

(4)

Dourado^v³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 62| D

16/1

Winner of AW at Kempton in May and bounced straight back from a poor run at Lingfield when landing a 13-runner handicap at Windsor (1m, good, 16/1) 35 days ago. Should remain competitive up 4 lb.

Form: 808-171

(11)

Chindwin³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: S Kirk| OR: 65

22/1

Down the field in 3 handicaps this year. Mark on the slide but need to see a lot more.

Form: 667-080

(1)

Fact Or Fable^p⁴^{(ex 5)}

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

8/1

Three-time C&D winner this year, the latest in game fashion on Thursday. More on his plate under a 5 lb penalty but can't be discounted in his current mood.

Form: 178131

(9)

What A Whopper^b1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: B J Meehan| OR: 62

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (6f, good to soft, 80/1) 18 days ago. Blinkers on first time. Has work to do.

Form: 507-88

(5)

Star Map²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 62

25/1

Second in a 6f Doncaster maiden in May but well beaten on all 3 other starts, including Newcastle handicap debut 25 days ago. Is effectively 6 lb lower this time if Billy Loughnane's claims is taken into account.

Form: 6280

(12)

Coffeemeanscoffee^p⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 52| CD

6/4

C&D winner in July and followed up over 6f at Ffos Las 3 days later. Shaped as if still in good form when fifth over 1m here on Thursday and this return to 7f should be in her favour. Player.

Form: 09-0115

(6)

Patrioctic¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: George Rooke| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 45

150/1

No form of worth on Flat and pulled over hurdles when last seen in May.

Form: 0680/00-

Forecasts

Coffeemeanscoffee (6/4), Thewaytothestars (13/2), Roscioli (13/2), Pavlodar (15/2), Fact Or Fable (8/1), Iconic Knight (12/1), Ibiza Rocks (14/1), Dourado (16/1), Chindwin (22/1), Star Map (25/1), What A Whopper (33/1), Patrioctic (150/1)

COFFEEMEANSCOFFEE was possibly stretched by 1m here last week and is narrowly preferred to last-time-out C&D second Pavlodar. Fact Or Fable may not be obviously well treated under a 5 lb penalty for Thursday's C&D win but his very good record here this year makes him a must for the shortlist.