16:10 Chepstow

Monday 26 August 2024

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Win With Eco - The Eco Scheme Handicap

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 1m 22.50s

(13)

Porterinthejungle¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Zoe Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: T Faulkner| OR: 56| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 13/2, first run since leaving Deborah Faulkner when respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 818636

(1)

Gilt Edge^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 54| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 8/1) 11 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 310102

(9)

Romanovich^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 54| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in August. 13/8, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good) 6 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Shouldn't be far away.

Form: 334153

(7)

Judge Frank⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: J L Flint| OR: 57

11/2

50/1, last of 9 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, good) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Christian Williams. Others preferred.

Form: 96-6609

(8)

Marchetti⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie| T: J C Fox| OR: 51| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 12/1) 6 days ago, nearest finish. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 341602

(10)

Hk Fourteen³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, twelfth of 13 in novice at Leicester (10f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 900

(3)

Diamond Cottage⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M S Saunders| OR: 50| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 4/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 435526

(11)

Eccentric⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 55

80/1

Winner at Southwell in March. 40/1, first run since leaving Jamie Osborne when last of 12 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm) 40 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 109550

(2)

Maverick Style^b⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Finley Marsh| T: P & O Cole| OR: 53| D

7/1

12/1, creditable second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 45 days ago, slowly away. On a handy mark and could do better again.

Form: 457542

(4)

Ajrad¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: B R Millman| OR: 46| D

11/4

Unreliable sort. 5/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 076742

(12)

Ower Starlight^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 45

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm) 40 days ago. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 743038

(14)

Darcy's Rock^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Nicola Currie| T: P G Murphy| OR: 45| CD

28/1

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, good, 40/1) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6200-55

(6)

King's Conquest^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: S Lycett| OR: 45

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 9 in novice at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to do a lot more.

Form: 789

(5)

Mr Tibbs¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Saffie Osborne| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 49

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f). Off 170 days. Makes turf debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00-344

Forecasts

Ajrad (11/4), Judge Frank (11/2), Romanovich (13/2), Marchetti (7/1), Maverick Style (7/1), Gilt Edge (15/2), Ower Starlight (11/1), Diamond Cottage (12/1), Porterinthejungle (16/1), Darcy's Rock (28/1), Hk Fourteen (40/1), Mr Tibbs (40/1), Eccentric (80/1), King's Conquest (100/1)

GILT EDGE has a solid course record and arrives on the back of a good second over C&D, so he's marginally preferred to Marchetti, who finished well at Kempton last week. Romanovich is another obvious player in what looks quite a strong race for the grade.