18:25 Chepstow

Friday 12 July 2024

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Cruises Chase Handicap

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 57.52s

(4)

Sugar Hill Babe¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Joey Haynes| T: L Williamson| OR: 66| D

9/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 16/1) 14 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 6-12756

(2)

So Smart^t,p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: G Harris| OR: 66| D

11/2

Latest win at Bath in June. Creditable third of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Bath (5f, firm) 18 days ago. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 475713

(3)

Betweenthesticks^v¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 64| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Bath (5f, firm) 18 days ago. Claims if reproducing the form of his good second at Ripon 3 starts back.

Form: 68-7207

(6)

Sovereign Slipper³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy| OR: 64

7/2

Fourth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm, 7/1) 32 days ago. Appears to be coming back to the boil judged on that effort and he's of strong interest off the same mark here.

Form: 02/7-064

(7)

Thismydream^p⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Bradley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 63| D

22/1

Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 16/1) 71 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 341627

(5)

Howzak¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: William Cox| T: D Faulkner| OR: 62| C| D

6/4

Six wins from 23 Flat runs. 11/8, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner handicap at this course (6.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. 3 lb rise manageable and likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 543221

(1)

Neptune Legend¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52

16/1

Three wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Bath in June. 5/1 and visored for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 065187

Non-Runners

(9)

Bama Lama²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: B R Millman J: Jack Doughty

(8)

Rhubarb²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: R J Price J: L Morris

Forecasts

Howzak (6/4), Sovereign Slipper (7/2), Bama Lama (4/1), So Smart (11/2), Betweenthesticks (6/1), Rhubarb (6/1), Sugar Hill Babe (9/1), Neptune Legend (16/1), Thismydream (22/1)

SOVEREIGN SLIPPER shaped well back on turf at Windsor, leaving the impression that he is coming to hand, and the 6-y-o is taken to resume winning ways. Rhubarb will have a good chance of reversing Wednesday's Ffos Las placings with Bama Lama, assuming that they both go to post, on 5 lb better terms, while recent course winner Howzak is also shortlisted.