20:40 Chepstow

Tuesday 14 May 2024

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Cuffe And Taylor Company Handicap

Off time: 20:40 | Winning time: 2m 47.11s

(2)

Adrian^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 65| D

7/1

16/1, last of 4 in handicap at Ayr (15f, good) 12 days ago. Dropped 5 lb on the back of that but this 7-y-o is worth taking on all the same.

Form: 80-9564

(3)

Louisiana Bay³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 65| BF| D

7/2

Latest win at Lingfield in April. 5/6, respectable second of 10 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 32 days ago. Well held sole previous start on turf, which is a worry, but she will be a threat if able to replicate her recent AW form now back on grass.

Form: 441212

(5)

Taritino^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 64

6/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good) 20 days ago. Latest effort in this sphere was respectable but not good enough to suggest he'll be up to winning this.

Form: 06680-8

(10)

Chester Tonik^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 63

22/1

Unreliable type. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f, good, 150/1) 23 days ago. Fair on the Flat but will need to pull out more tried in cheekpieces if he's to play a leading role here.

Form: 53182-9

(7)

Fred Bear¹⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Keniry| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 62

18/1

Below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (25.5f, good to soft, 5/1) 175 days ago. Absent since and drops in trip here. Unlikely he'll be far away if fully tuned-up for this.

Form: 113583-

(8)

Cherryhawk¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 62

85/40

20/1, first run since leaving Dominic Ffrench Davis when creditable second of 11 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, soft) 16 days ago. Likely to make a bold bid to go one better here.

Form: 79323-2

(1)

Merry Minister¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Laura Pearson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 56

15/2

Latest win at Lingfield in February. 4/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 12 days ago. Just 1 lb higher back on turf. Place possibilities.

Form: 551732

(4)

Mardoof^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: William Cox| T: M Hunt| OR: 56

8/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Exeter (18.5f, heavy, 28/1) 37 days ago. Below form on latest appearance in this sphere some 570 days ago.

Form: 553240/

Non-Runners

(9)

The Pug⁴⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: S Kirk J: Tom Marquand

(6)

Starfighter³⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: D M Loughnane J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Cherryhawk (85/40), Louisiana Bay (7/2), Taritino (6/1), Adrian (7/1), The Pug (7/1), Merry Minister (15/2), Mardoof (8/1), Starfighter (16/1), Fred Bear (18/1), Chester Tonik (22/1)

It could be worth chancing STARFIGHTER, who hasn't scored on turf for the best part of two years but he's able to ply his trade off a pretty attractive mark these days and the 8-y-o shaped as though his turn was near when third at Kempton on his penultimate start. Cherryhawk put in a good shift on debut for new yard at Bath recently and she is feared most. If Louisiana Bay is able to back up her recent all-weather form now returned to turf she will be a threat, too.