16:47 Chepstow

Sunday 16 March 2025

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DragonBet Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 4m 53.12s

Monbari^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 99

5/1

Fair form on standout run over hurdles but failed to complete on first 2 starts over fences this season. However, ran one of his better races when fourth of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (19.4f, heavy) 16 days ago. Task is now to build on his latest effort.

Form: P26-PP4

Ideallko³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 96| BF| D

11/4

Won a pair of handicap chases in 2023/24 and has bettered that form this season, winning his first 3 starts (over hurdles on second occasion). Ran well in defeat when second at Catterick (19.2f, good to soft) last month and he's respected.

Form: 24-1112

Kap Auteuil^v²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes| OR: 96| D

12/1

Useful chaser at best but losing run stretches back to March 2022 and, having offered little in a light 2023/24 campaign, he fared no better after another 4 months off when fourth of 5 at Doncaster (20.5f, good) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9567-P4

Stony Man^p⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Clarke⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 96

12/1

Maiden hurdle winner in spring 2022. Failed to complete next 5 starts but revitalised initially by switch to chasing when fourth at Southwell (24.3f) final outing last season. However, after 7 months off he ran poorly on first start since leaving Gary Hanmer in January.

Form: PP4-468

Tribesmans Glory¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: James Davies| T: C J Down| OR: 83

12/1

Ended losing run with a narrow success over fences at Warwick (20f) in May and ran well on his first 2 starts back from a break. However, his form has gone backwards the last twice, pulled up reverted to hurdling at Taunton (19f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 61266P

Yes And Yes³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Lee Edwards| T: B Clarke| OR: 80

8/1

Maiden hurdler and ran to similar level when fourth of 8 in handicap at Ludlow (23.8f, heavy) on chase debut last season. After almost a year off, possibly needed the run when filling the same position at Leicester last month, but more needed to get off the mark.

Form: 84894-4

El Rojo Grande⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Katy Price| OR: 77

5/2

Winning Irish pointer but didn't offer much over hurdles and failed to complete all 3 starts in 2022/23 (over fences on second 2 occasions). However, after 22 months off he showed more when third in handicap chase at Taunton (18.2f, soft) 40 days ago. One to note.

Form: 34PPF/3

Side Stepper²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 72| BF

8/1

Little impact in bumper/first 4 starts over hurdles, but proved a different proposition upped in trip when third on handicap debut at Newton Abbot (26.5f) in June. Placed again on next start, but well beaten at Stratford when last seen in July. Makes chase debut.

Form: 99-7335

Non-Runners

Palawan Du Mazet⁴⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: A E Jones J: Philip Armson

Orbys River³¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: S Allwood J: Toby Wynne

Forecasts

Palawan Du Mazet (9/4), El Rojo Grande (5/2), Ideallko (11/4), Monbari (5/1), Yes And Yes (8/1), Side Stepper (8/1), Tribesmans Glory (12/1), Kap Auteuil (12/1), Stony Man (12/1), Orbys River (12/1)

PALAWAN DU MAZET showed improved form sent chasing when getting off the mark at Taunton last month, form boosted by the runner-up winning next time, so he is taken to follow up with further improvement to come. Ideallko has been thriving this season and isn't taken lightly, while Orbys River could fare better as she goes back up in trip.