16:05 Chepstow

Thursday 18 July 2024

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Johns Electrics Stakes 2024 Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 1m 9.63s

(8)

Ultramarine²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Alexandra McDonnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 70| D

12/1

Shaped well at Salisbury on his penultimate start but unable to build on that when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. This represents a drop in class, at least.

Form: 697870

(6)

Beyond Equal^v²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: W S Kittow| OR: 69| BF| D

4/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. 10/3, seventh of 8 in handicap at Salisbury (5f, good to firm) 22 days ago but had excuses given he was hampered at the start. Needs treating as though still in form.

Form: 644227

(9)

Jax Edge²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 68| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 7/1, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner novice event at Ffos Las (6f, good) 22 days ago, pushed out. More needed back in a handicap.

Form: 25-7391

(4)

Airshow^p,h¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 67| D

7/1

Latest win at Chelmsford in March. 9/1, good fourth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago and he's now below his last winning mark.

Form: 126674

(10)

Hurricane Power³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Finley Marsh| T: P & O Cole| OR: 71

8/1

5/2 and cheekpieces on for first time, last of 7 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 33 days ago, weakening quickly. Can bounce back minus the headgear.

Form: 2378-37

(5)

Professor Tickle^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 70| D

25/1

AW winner in December but low-key start to this season, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Chester (7f, good to soft, 18/1) 6 days ago. Blinkers back on, which could prompt a revival.

Form: 2615-80

(7)

Howzak⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: D Faulkner| OR: 62| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 6/4, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (5.1f, good) 6 days ago. That was a disappointing effort bur he usually gives his running here.

Form: 432215

(2)

Vape^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: J L Flint| OR: 61| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 6 lengths fifth of 6 to Howzak in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 7/1) 24 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark if able to shrug that off.

Form: 757-725

(3)

Endowed^p,t³⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: George Rooke| T: J L Flint| OR: 59| D

50/1

50/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Newbury (6f, good to firm). Off 12 months and market may guide as to expectations.

Form: 560/779-

Non-Runners

(1)

Alcazan¹⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: R A Teal J: Callum Hutchinson

Forecasts

Howzak (5/2), Beyond Equal (4/1), Jax Edge (4/1), Airshow (7/1), Hurricane Power (8/1), Vape (11/1), Ultramarine (12/1), Alcazan (12/1), Professor Tickle (25/1), Endowed (50/1)

This looks trappy with many of these needing to shrug of a lesser effort. BEYOND EQUAL, though, did have a ready excuse at Salisbury given he was hampered and a couple of runner-up efforts prior to that read pretty well in the context of this. Airshow and course-regular Howzak are a couple of potential dangers.