15:35 Chepstow

Thursday 18 July 2024

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Network Productions Ltd Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 34.8s

(7)

Valkyrian⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 72| D

7/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 9/4) 9 days ago, well positioned but nicely on top at the finish. Should be very competitive under a penalty.

Form: 30-7621

(8)

Soi Dao³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 66| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Latest win at Nottingham in May. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good, 7/1) 34 days ago, particularly given she was drawn wide. Clearly arrives in good order.

Form: 673144

(1)

Milliterries⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Finley Marsh| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 71

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/3, fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 42 days ago. That was disappointing given the promise of her reappearance but there's a bigger performance in her over this trip.

Form: 453-25

(5)

Post Rider²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: P & O Cole| OR: 70| BF| D

3/1

Brighton novice winner who followed up on handicap debut at Nottingham in June. Evens, third of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 20 days ago despite being able to dictate. Back in distance.

Form: 2-46113

(6)

Night Lark²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 68

9/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 28 days ago. Up just 2 lb but certainly in the right hands to progress. Huge player.

Form: 4001

(3)

Mucha Muchacha²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 62

12/1

Big prices and just minor promise in 3 starts, fifth of 7 in novice event at Lingfield (7f, AW). Off 7 months. Makes handicap/turf debut and surely capable of better given yard she represents.

Form: 085-

Non-Runners

(4)

Bella Veneta⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: D Faulkner J: Ray Dawson

(2)

Placeholder²⁹⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Post Rider (3/1), Milliterries (3/1), Valkyrian (7/2), Night Lark (9/2), Soi Dao (7/1), Placeholder (8/1), Mucha Muchacha (12/1), Bella Veneta (12/1)

This trip is probably on the sharp side for NIGHT LARK but she's bred to be better than this grade and following a winning handicap debut at Wolverhampton she may well get away with it. Valkyrian and Milliterries are a couple of potential threats.