18:10 Chepstow

Tuesday 14 May 2024

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Tom Jones Live In July Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 44.05s

(9)

Thoughtful Gift^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: Jack Jones| OR: 61| BF| D

8/1

Three wins from 6 runs this year. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Bath (8f, soft, 5/2) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 231115

(8)

Ceilidh^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: George Baker| OR: 60| BF

17/2

9/2, below form 7¼ lengths sixth of 12 to Thoughtful Gift in handicap at Brighton (7f, good) 24 days ago. Should come on for that run and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 39311-6

(5)

Ravenglass¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 59| D

9/2

Twenty-two runs since last win in 2022. 3/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Bath (8f, soft) 16 days ago. Expected to be bang there once again.

Form: 8-63422

(3)

Lilandra^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 58| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Bath (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Opposable on the back of that low-key effort.

Form: 41221-0

(2)

Bantry^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 58

6/4

One win from 2 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (6/1) at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, very slowly away. 6 lb rise fair enough on the face of it and should be in the mix.

Form: 5545-51

(4)

Racing Demon^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: E De Giles| OR: 55| CD

12/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Bath (8f, soft, 7/1) 16 days ago, very slowly away. Readily passed over.

Form: 238-7U9

(7)

Albus Anne¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J C Fox| OR: 53| D

5/1

Bit below form fourth of 15 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, soft, 11/2), not ideally placed. Off 6 months and much depends on whether she is raring to go (will be a threat if fully tuned-up).

Form: 534124-

(6)

Star Of St James¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado| OR: 45| D

16/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 11/1) 15 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 9-07557

Non-Runners

(1)

Angel Of Antrim⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: P S McEntee J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bantry (6/4), Ravenglass (9/2), Albus Anne (5/1), Thoughtful Gift (8/1), Ceilidh (17/2), Racing Demon (12/1), Angel Of Antrim (14/1), Star Of St James (16/1), Lilandra (40/1)

Though his losing run is mounting up, RAVENGLASS has found just one too good on each of his last two starts at Bath and the 5-y-o is taken to deservedly get his head back in front. Ceilidh was only sixth in the Brighton handicap won by Thoughtful Gift last month but he was returning from a seven-month absence that day and, with that run under his belt, George Baker's charge is taken to reverse those placings and emerge as the main danger. Recent Doncaster winner Bantry is also shortlisted.